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Originally Posted by j.p.s
I ended up checking out (and renewing a couple of times) the paper version of 1491 from my local library to look at the illustrations from time to time. I read it over (many) lunches, so I didn't encounter very many on any given read. When I was in the vicinity of the pbook version and I thought of it, I would locate the illustrations and look at them for a bit.
Not perfect, but I got the advatanges of both and never had to lug around a huge book. Not very practical for books always on hold, but I read it last year and it worked well for me. I've done it with a couple of other books as well.
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Yeah I've done that at times, other times I've used my phone or laptop to google the subject. Maybe not the exact same maps/photos as in the book, but often close enough. I thought when I got my paperwhite with its HD screen, maps and such would show up better than on my K3. But photos are only as good as their resolution. I'm reading Almost a Miracle by John Ferling now, and the maps are still fuzzy due to the low-res images included in the ebook.
1491 is a fantastic book btw.