Writing for the web is different than textbooks. The web safe fonts are sans-serif, without feet, whereas textbooks and newspaper use serif fonts.
Remember: No more than 3 different fonts on a page.
Serif Fonts
Bookman Oldstyle Times New Roman Courier New Lucinda Bright New York Garamond Georgia Baskerville Helvetica Lucida Sans New Century Schoolbook Palatino Verdana Trebuchet MS
Sans-Serif Fonts
Arial Avant Garde Verdana Helvetica Impact Tahoma Optima Chicago Gill Sans Cooperplate Futura Charcoal
Cursive Fonts
Comic Sans MS Textile Zapfino Papyrus Helculanum Brush Script MT