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Originally Posted by DrMoze
I hate people who write in books!  I have bought a lot of used books in my day, and some have random notes/markings/etc. (Textbooks are understandable, although I never hacked mine up.) Don't people realize that defacing books like that ruins it for all future owners/readers? (OK, maybe it is noit such a crime for eBooks, but--why?) I buy/borrow books to read.  A simple bookmark holds my place. A tiny colored sticky flag can mark a page for future reference. The ink is already on the pages--no need to add to it!!!!  |
I don't care for random writings in books. And I thought I'd never like it. But several years ago, someone who was well-known in the local Pagan community died, and donated his entire library to the community, to be kept accessible for people to read. His books are extensively marked up, highlighted, underlined, with comments in the margins... and for a lot of people, it's like having a conversation with him.
They're not just books; they're
Collin's books, a unique collection that no other library can match.