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May 14, 2015 11:00 AM UTC
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Are Adobe fonts licensed for use in ebooks?

Can anybody confirm that Adobe fonts - specifically Minion Pro - are licensed for use in ebooks as well as print books? i.e. there is no need to buy the font twice - once with a license for print, and another with a license for ebooks.

I have a client who is prepared to purchase the font with an ebook license, but on MyFonts the only option is 'desktop'. I know the permission for the font is 'Editable embedding', but we aren't sure exactly what this means.

Many thanks in advance.

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    Dov Isaacs
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    Legend
    May 14, 2015 11:57 AM UTC

    Minion Pro and any other fonts licensed from Adobe may be embedded in ePub and PDF files.

               - Dov

    - Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)

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    Dov Isaacs
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    Legend
    May 14, 2015 11:57 AM UTC

    Minion Pro and any other fonts licensed from Adobe may be embedded in ePub and PDF files.

               - Dov

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    - Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
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    May 14, 2015 12:33 PM UTC

    Thanks so much, Dov. I contacted MyFonts directly with the question, and they didn't know the answer!

    Best wishes,

    Ed.

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    Dov Isaacs
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    May 14, 2015 12:45 PM UTC

    Be very careful. If you license from MyFonts, especially for non-Adobe fonts, you may find very different licensing terms from what Adobe directly offers.

             - Dov

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    - Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)