Nook rejecting embedded fonts ePubs

Clark Kenyon

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- October 21, 2013 at 10:19 pm #65907
  
  Clark Kenyon
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  I have had two clients tell me that ePubs created with embedded fonts (“Include Embeddable Fonts” under Advanced) were rejected by Nook Press. Another told me that Lightning Source rejected his ePub for the same reason. Has anyone else run into this problem? These were made using CC.
- October 22, 2013 at 5:57 am #65911
  
  Anne-Marie Concepcion
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  Do their publishing guidelines say they allow embedded fonts?
- October 23, 2013 at 6:06 am #65923
  
  Clark Kenyon
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  Looking more closely at their ePub formatting guidelines it says they do not allow embedded fonts. Guess that answers my question.
  - October 27, 2013 at 10:37 pm #65998
    
    Pooja Agrawal
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    Here is the guidance from NookPress support:
    Embedded fonts are allowed, but the publisher should own the right to include licensed fonts. Encrypted fonts are not allowed. If your .epub file is rejected by NOOK Press with an error message saying “Encrypted .epubs cannot be imported into NOOK Press”, it usually means your file contains one or more encrypted fonts.
    If the software you use to create your .epub file has the ability to encrypt fonts, you must make sure your software does not include an encrypted font in the .epub file
    
    As per the last line, Nook has problem with encrypted font and not embedded font. Open your EPUB in Sigil(open source epub editor) and set font obfuscation to None. Save and then try submitting your epub again. I think it should work.
    
    Regards,
    Pooja
  - January 9, 2017 at 11:53 pm #91100
    
    Nada Qamber
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    Hi Pooja
    
    I’m having trouble with an ePub file for a client. Nook seems to be rejecting it. It’s saying “Encrypted .epubs cannot be imported into NOOK Press.” I used custom fonts and created the ePub with InDesign.
    
    I’ve been looking around to see if anything works, so I was just wondering if what you said,
    
    “As per the last line, Nook has problem with encrypted font and not embedded font. Open your EPUB in Sigil(open source epub editor) and set font obfuscation to None. Save and then try submitting your epub again. I think it should work.”
    
    Does this work? Am I supposed to put all the fonts under Font Obfuscation – None?
    
    I hope it works.
  - January 10, 2017 at 4:08 am #91106
    
    Nada Qamber
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    Wait I just did it! Putting the Font Obfuscation” to None worked perfectly. Thank you so much!
- February 10, 2017 at 12:20 pm #92104
  
  Patricia Marshall
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  Where do you find the Font Obfuscation setting in Sigil?
  - February 11, 2017 at 1:13 am #92133
    
    Nada Qamber
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    Hey Patricia,
    
    When you open your ePub on Sigil, on the Book Browser on the left side, there is a “Fonts” folder on there.
    Open that folder, and you’ll see the fonts that are used on the ePub. Select the fonts and right click “Font Obfuscation” and set it to “None.”
    
    Let me know how it goes! :D
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