DK History Books: Nature's Treasures: Tales Of More Than 100 Extraordinary Objects

ReluctantSupervisor

Nov 23, 2024 6:53 PM

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Very nice selection of books. Thanks OP

oh and I bought waaay too many of these. haha cheers

Last edited by ReluctantSupervisor November 23, 2024 at 11:08 AM.

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giantbruin

Nov 23, 2024 7:05 PM

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Great prices. If I had the time to read them all and the space to keep them I would buy all.

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shayniferd

Nov 23, 2024 8:36 PM

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Quote from ReluctantSupervisor

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Very nice selection of books. Thanks OP

oh and I bought waaay too many of these. haha cheers

Same.... Same....

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shaddowplay

Nov 23, 2024 9:18 PM

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shaddowplayNov 23, 2024 9:18 PM

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Battles Map by Map on sale too if you wanted to add it WWII Map by Map and History of the World Map by Map (from previous fp sales)

https://www.amazon.com/Battles-Ma...103&sr=8-1

Last edited by shaddowplay November 23, 2024 at 01:21 PM.

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Gully_Foyle

Nov 23, 2024 11:35 PM

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Gully_FoyleNov 23, 2024 11:35 PM

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The perfect thing for a frugal nerd like me, thanks!

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Samwise Gamgee

Nov 24, 2024 12:26 AM

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Samwise GamgeeNov 24, 2024 12:26 AM

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World War III will be out next year.

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dsixfiddy

Nov 24, 2024 1:05 AM

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Quote from Samwise Gamgee

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World War III will be out next year.

Since I won't have to wait that long , I'll wait for the WWIII map by map.

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CloudS

Nov 24, 2024 1:36 AM

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CloudSNov 24, 2024 1:36 AM

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Needs more Pan Flute in here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YnBgRex3K8

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nc10

Nov 24, 2024 3:17 AM

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Amazon offers the kindle versions of these books for $2 or so once or twice a year. If you're interested and willing to wait, put them on a price tracker. I got the WW2 kindle book 2 years ago for $2.

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WatsYourDeal

Nov 24, 2024 4:19 AM

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Quote from nc10

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Amazon offers the kindle versions of these books for $2 or so once or twice a year. If you're interested and willing to wait, put them on a price tracker. I got the WW2 kindle book 2 years ago for $2.

I'm a fan of these DK illustrated books and although I had bought both formats and I love the hardcover quality, the Kindle versions don't render at a good resolution. I stocked up on a bunch of $2 DK ebook deals and when I got around to reading them on a Galaxy S9 Ultra tab, I was shocked at how bad the quality of this is. It's readable and not that bad, but you do see pixelated images.

To be clear, those $2 Ebooks are great deals and I will continue to buy when titles that interest me go on sale, but I wish they at least provide an option to download higher res ebooks at the cost of more storage.

Also, some of those ebooks are optimized for Kindle (has flexible layout, you can resize text, and text flows around as per your device screen resolution) while some are not (they have a fixed layout and you'd need to zoom-in to read each section). The preference between them is personal, but for DK illustrated books (unlike text-heavy books), I generally prefer the fixed-layout version (latter) because they are simply a digital copy of whatever is published on the physical copies. You'd need a large display to read them comfortably though - like a high res tablet or on a monitor. Kindle-optimized versions mess up the layout and spoil the reading experience IMO.

Before you buy a Kindle version, read the sample and see if the resolution is adequate for your reading device and you like the visual experience.

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FeistyBike8803

Nov 24, 2024 6:45 PM

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FeistyBike8803Nov 24, 2024 6:45 PM

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Great for the kids! I'm in for some, thanks for sharing!

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armedmetallica

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Quote from Samwise Gamgee

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World War III will be out next year.

But will you survive to read it ?

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NoMSRPForMe

Nov 24, 2024 8:50 PM

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Quote from ReluctantSupervisor

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Very nice selection of books. Thanks OP

oh and I bought waaay too many of these. haha cheers

I fear if I show these to my mom, she'll go wild with her coffee table book addiction 😂

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JudgeSchmellz

Nov 25, 2024 1:24 AM

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Quote from Samwise Gamgee

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World War III will be out next year.

I heard WWIII was overrated. I will wait for the movie.

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LonW

Nov 25, 2024 4:44 AM

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LonWNov 25, 2024 4:44 AM

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Quote from ReluctantSupervisor

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Very nice selection of books. Thanks OP

oh and I bought waaay too many of these. haha cheers

One can never have "too many" real actual books, well,.....possibly with the exception of if ever it comes time to move.

I also found quite a few of these irresistible, especially at the sale price.

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