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I've never dog-earred a book haha. I consistently read in the tub, too, so I have a couple water damaged ones, although putting them in the freezer can really help take out the moisture. I have a lot of really old books, but most of them are in fairly good condition.
The only books I jot things in are psychological books and text books, depending on the book.
Please don't hate me...
I get chocolate fingerprints in my books
I get breadcrumbs in the page cracks
I underline my favorite parts of a book
I yellow out important things in textbooks
I sometimes put books open upside down when I'm not reading them.
...and I don't feel like stopping any of the above. :D
You, sir, have made a powerful enemy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Levian
I assume you all think it's a sin to fold back the front cover of a book behind it while you're reading it so only the right page is visible? Cuz I do that all the time too :jess:
I only dog ear when I can't find a bookmark. Usually I just use a folded post-it note for a bookmark. I like to keep my books in good condition but I'm not bothered that much if they get a little beat up.
I usually just remember where I left off or use receipts as bookmarks. Since I work at a book store I always have plenty of them on hand. Oddly although I hate dog-earing books I don't have as much of a problem with the spine being bent, although I don't do it as much as I used to.
I ALWAYS lose my bookmarks! x.x
Oh, God. Not only does that sound very damaging, but terribly impractical. I'd rather just have to keep turning the pages, it's less work and less damaging.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moon Rabbits
Whether or not it's impractical depends on the position you're in when you're reading. It's definitely much more comfortable to bend the book back if you're laying on your back as you'll only use one hand to hold the book instead of two.
I just remember where I stopped reading :p
At the beginning of every school year, I used to get terribly nervous and didn't really know how to makes friends, so I would literally always have a book on me. I would read whenever the teacher was talking, when we were supposed to be doing school work, yada yada. I always just tore a piece of paper out of my notebook to use. But even that wasn't enough, I had to actually write 'Book Mark' on my piece of paper, and I usually doodled on it too.
I never ever dog-ear my books. I do have a habit of breaking the spines on the paper backs though. Because I usually just flip them over, and they don't want to stay down, so I bend the spine and make it stay. I'd never ever do that to my hardback books though.
I highlight the heck out of my textbooks though, and I have various post-it notes all through them. While my index is pretty good, it's easier just to flip the page with a post it note and find the highlighted section than search my index. I keep all my textbooks too. Cause yeah, no one would buy them with all my highlightedness.
I apparently really like the word 'though'.
I won't even use bookmarks, I just remember where I am in a book. No damage what so ever!
I don't read, so hah! Just kidding, I don't dog-ear at all. I have scraps of paper laying all over my desk and stuff, so I can make a quick bookmark.
I'm full capable of holding open a book with only one hand. o_OQuote:
Originally Posted by Levian