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[Zeromus_X]

I usually bend the corners to mark my place. Dog-earing doesn't really bother me unless the book has pictures in it.

[BardTard]

I do it all the time to books I read, but if I'm borrowing something I respect their property and use a bookmark since not everybody is so carefree with their property.

[fire_of_avalon]

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[Iceglow]

No, it is never acceptable to dog ear the corners of the pages on my books, I don't use bookmarks either though if friends borrow a book I will generally slip one of mine in there as well or just a folded up piece of paper with the words "I'm a bookmark, use me well" written on it then again, my friends know I'm a bit particular when it comes to books. Now some people will be sitting there thinking, "how the heck without dog earing the page or a bookmark does Iceglow remember where he is in a book?" The answer is simple, I memorize the page number by reading it aloud once even under my breath will allow me to then remember the page next time I open the book. A very useful skill learnt when living at my mom's because my darling niece Charley loved my bookmarks so much so that she wouldn't dare touch the book itself but she'd tug the bookmark from between it's pages.

[Necronopticous]

Absolutely under no circumstances. Why not just take a dump on the page you were at?

[Badge]

I don't do it and I also can't bend spines until I necessarily have to due to not being able to read the damn book. If I borrow a book from the library and it has dog ears in it I have to de-dog ear them . It looks messy D:

[Madame Adequate]

I don't understand why the hell people would be happy to deface a textbook but not a normal book. That really does make no sense to me. A textbook should be treated with even more respect, not less.

[blackmage_nuke]

People tend to underline, highlight and write notes all over their text books anyway so a few dog ears would be the least of their worries.

[Badge]

I don't understand why the hell people would be happy to deface a textbook but not a normal book. That really does make no sense to me. A textbook should be treated with even more respect, not less.

Textbooks don't have equal rights, clearly.

[Rye]

I take care of my textbooks really well, since I tend not to use them aside from assignments in the textbook. I even keep the plastic, so I can put them back in and seal them up and pretend like I never used them. The best thing about college is when I get to sell my books and get a nice $100 or so dollars.

[Jiro]

I have roughly 80 different bookmarks lying around, yet I still find myself using unbent paperclips, scraps of paper and my memory to hold the markers (yes my brain is so small it fits inside the books )

[Loony BoB]

Most textbooks I received were paid for by the schools I was at and many were already dog-eared repeatedly anyway. I wouldn't gain any monetary benefits from such a thing, so, well, yeah.

[Rodarian]

Absolutely not. Even if the book is old and tatty I won't do it (Would you believe I feel guilty about it xD).

When I was younger I actually went through a stage of collecting and making my own bookmarks so I normally have one on hand if needed. If I don't then I use a piece of paper.

I don't like folding my textbooks, especially if they're new/newish ones (I like that clean, just bought look :3 ) So, if I need to bookmark a certain page for a reference or whatever, then I'll use a post-it note - Certainly saves ruining the book :P

xD But thats just my opinion

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My rule of thumb.

Library Reference Books: Dog ears.
Old Magazines: Dog Ears


Everything else: Book Marks!!

[Marshall Banana]

Absolutely under no circumstances. Why not just take a dump on the page you were at?

I plan to fold at least one page in every book I find when I visit you next!

[Miriel]

You can tell from just looking at my books, which ones have been read a billion times. They're literally coming apart at the seams and I have to hold loose sheets of paper and stick 'em back into the book as I'm reading.

I'm not gentle with my books at all. I dog ear them, I chuck 'em around, a lot of them have ink stains or marks where I spilled water, etc. Unless it's some rare edition, I don't see the point in being super careful with my books. A huge chunk of my books come from used book stores and so they're already beat up as it is, and I don't mind. Last weekend, Del Murder and I bought like 11 books for $30 at our local bookstore. If I bang up these copies, I'll just go back and drop another $30. In the scheme of things, that's really not a lot to pay to support a local business and I'm happy to do it.