Fonts when creating eBooks

Not sure if this is the right place, but I can't really find any other forum...
I'm trying to create an eBook for Amazon and I can't work out how to keep the fonts from my original. I'm starting with an rtf file, which I export as html. In html all the fonts are fine - right size, and I use serif and sans serif (I don't really care which are eventually used, but for the record I use Baskerville and Verdana).
However, when I convert to an eBook using Amazon's KindleGen, the font sizes and styles are lost. The only thing I don't seem to lose are the italics.
Any suggestions? The problem is, apart from KindleGen, I can't find an eBook creation software for Mac. Amazon recommends MobiPocket Creator, but it's PC only.

For other software, take a look at this list - it's a little old, and it's focused on the 'ePub' format (used by Nook, iBook, Sony Readers, etc. - just about everything except Kindle). Still some of this software will export or convert to the Kindle or "mobi" format:
http://www.lexcycle.com/faq/how_to_create_epub
I recommend starting with Calibre.
And I'm not familiar with the Kindle ebook format, but I know that with the ePub format you need to include the font file in the epub package and reference it correctly in the CSS file (ePub format is basically just a packaged web site, so if you know web design that will make sense).
You'll probably get better advice at the www.mobileread.com forums.

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