Walter Sibbons answers “Question for the publisher - will you...”

Colleen asked this question about The Ink Black Heart (Cormoran Strike, #6):

Question for the publisher - will you please publish an edition for Kindle that allows us sight-challenged readers to increase the font size for the online chats? They are necessary for the plot and the print is about a 3 or less on my Kindle - unreadable for me.

Walter Sibbons There is now an update available (for Kindle) which addresses this issue!

I was originally annoyed that the font on the "in game" chat was so small and…moreThere is now an update available (for Kindle) which addresses this issue!

I was originally annoyed that the font on the "in game" chat was so small and couldn't be shown to match the desired font size. But I have since learned the reason why. Those chat logs show one to three (often two or three) simultaneous chats. By seeing them side-by-side you can follow the timing of who says what to who when. I don't think the timing of the simultaneous chats is a big (or even small) factor on the overall plot, but I'm only at around 35% of the book.

So, there was no way to show them in a larger font and maintain the multiple simultaneous timelines (ie. columns).

The new update solves the issue by still showing the original chat pages as images as before, but then follows them with the chats one by one in the book's normal font size. So you lose the exact timing of when each message is sent in respect to other simultaneous chats, but you can now read them. I think this is the best solution to making the entire book readable on Kindle.(less)

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