content/posts/2024-06-02-vim-books.md: add example page from epub rendered by kindle app

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 While perusing [Vim scripts][], I noticed that there are several [Vim
-books][].  Even though I have been using [Vim][] for over 20 years a
-couple of them piqued my interest:
+books][].  A couple of them piqued my interest:
 
 - [Practical Vim][]
 - [Modern Vim][]
 
-As of this writing I'm about 300 pages into [Practical Vim][] and it's
-great.  I have even learned a few things; for example, I did not
-know about [the `\v` "very magic" prefix for patterns][very-magic].
+I bought both books and I'm about 300 pages into [Practical Vim][].  So
+far it's great.  I have been using [Vim][] for over 20 years but I still
+learned a few things; for example, I did not know about [the `\v` "very
+magic" prefix for patterns][very-magic].
 
-If you buy the books from [the publisher][pragprog] you can download the
-[eBooks][] as [DRM][]-free [PDF][], [EPUB][], and MOBI files.  I read
-the [PDFs][pdf] on my desktop and the [EPUBs][epub] in the [Kindle
-app][] on my phone (imported via [Send to Kindle][]).
+If you buy the books from [the publisher][pragprog] instead of
+[Amazon][] you can download the [eBooks][] as [DRM][]-free [PDF][],
+[EPUB][], and MOBI files.  I read the [PDFs][pdf] on my desktop and the
+[EPUBs][epub] in the [Kindle app][] on my phone (imported via [Send to
+Kindle][]).
+
+Unlike many technical books, the [EPUBs][epub] render very nicely in the
+[Kindle app][].  Example:
+
+[Page from "Practical Vim" rendered by the Kindle app on a Pixel 8
+Pro][example]
 
 [pragprog]: https://pragprog.com/
   "The Pragmatic Bookshelf"
@@ -46,3 +53,9 @@ app][] on my phone (imported via [Send to Kindle][]).
   "Vim books"
 [vim scripts]: https://www.vim.org/scripts/
   "Scripts for Vim"
+[amazon]: https://amazon.com/
+  "Amazon"
+[example]: /files/posts/vim-books/practical-vim-epub-example-page.png
+  "Page from \"Practical Vim\" EPUB rendered in Kindle App"
+[pixel 8 pro]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_8
+  "Pixel 8 Pro"
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