Optimizing the output for e-book readers

A traditional book comprises a set of pages; LaTeX, too, follows this tradition. However, today, e-book reading devices, such as Kindle and iPad, and even smartphones have gained popularity for reading documents.

In this recipe, we will see how to make a document e-book-friendly.

How to do it...

We will set up a preamble for a document that could nicely be read on an electronic device such as a tablet reader. Perform the following steps:

1. Choose a suitable document class. Choose small headings and a small inter-paragraph skip instead of paragraph indentation. The latter costs too much space on an already narrow display. Use this:

   \documentclass[fontsize=11pt,headings=small,
     parskip=half]{scrreprt}

2. Set a small paper size matching a common screen ratio, and choose a small margin:

   \usepackage[papersize={3.6in,4.8in},
     margin=0.2in]{geometry}

3. Choose a well-designed font that is also easily readable on...