Hi Deena,

The font conversion in ebooks has definitely been one of the more difficult things to educate users about. The main challenge is conveying the use of approximately 20 fonts not as a restriction, but as a feature. This is because most ebooks converted outside of Blurb are typically converted to a single default font (like Times New Roman or Arial) unless quite a lot of money is spent on including a custom font.

Ebook font licensing differs than that of the fonts used to create a printed book from BookSmart. I can’t say we’ll never add more fonts for ebook, but it’s unlikely to include more than the current offering for some time.

-Craig

I have to say, this lack of licensed fonts is a total deal breaker for me. I choose and integrate fonts as a critical part of my book’s design. Captions, body text and headlines are all very relevant in the creation of a fine art book. The very few standard fonts that Blurb offers for the eBooks is in line with an amateur venue but not something that would ever be acceptable to any serious designer. What a bummer to not be able to do eBooks without totally redesigning what I’ve already put countless hundreds of hours into.