Do you like to write notes in books?

[Juliette]

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

I always took my books wherever I went. In my jacket pocket, in my bag, stuffed somewhere in a backpack, underneath my pillow, in the bathtub, on the beach, etc.

They did get scuffed, but that was mostly the cover. And that's why a book has a cover, right? But the pages were always in perfect state. No text in it except from the publisher and no earmarks (at least, none made by purpose). If you go and stand in front of my library, you can pick out my most favourite books withous problem. (but I try never to break a spine!)

I agree on a book well-worn is a book well-loved. But that's only on the outside. On the inside, you should be able to read a story exactly like you did when the book was new.

Mine don't usually look scruffed on the outside, or the inside- note-taking doesn't have to be destructive (even when the text is outrageous, you know, spluttering reaction and so on) I was thinking about it just a moment ago- a printed text is by definition reproducible, while notes are unique. I can buy another copy but I can't reproduce exactly that first-time encounter (or any successive one) with the text that goes with notes.

Just one opinion

[Sweetpea]

I never felt the need to make notes during my reading. And during my college days, I preferred using a notebook as that was much easier to find notes back.

[Ea]

Originally Posted by Juliette

Maybe that's one of the origins of the personal choice- depending on country/school, the ownership of textbooks. I owned my schoolbooks, for example, since first grade (for primary school it's free, then it's up to you if you want to buy it new or second-hand), even some dictionaries if you were in humanities high school (and annotations on dictionaries for, say, lemma in Latin or Greek will save you a lot of times). So I feel no problem if you want to annotate, add, comment, doodle and so on (unless it's a text you would have needed at an exam, but some professors actually encouraged annotations- shows that you've worked on it).

I think you have a good point. For my first twelve years of schooling I didn't own my books and weren't allowed to make notes in them. I've always made notes on seperate paper. Later, making notes in books never worked out for me when I tried. Firstly there's not enough room, and secondly the types of paper used in those books were generally uncomfortable to write on. I've never gotten any worth out of notes in books, while I learn a lot more from writing extensive notes on note-paper.

Apart from that, I'm just naturally fussy about my books. That's why e-books are great. They don't get scuffed, bend, cracked or dirty

[Daithi]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

i don't write notes in paper books, because i feel that i am defacing them and it will possibly spoil the pleasure of reading them for myself and others (although i did when i was reading them for classes at university). however i love to write notes in ebooks because i can hide the notes and it doesn't spoil anything. i like to highlight quotes that i want to remember or come back to, vocabulary words i don't know, and also errors to correct (which i do correct, if it's a book i've made or a book i know i'll want to read again).

I do pretty much like Zelda does. I never write in paper books, but I do with ebooks. Actually I don't bother with notes most of the time; I usually just highlight passages that I may want to reference in the future.

[kaan]

What? No option for "I'm too lazy" ?

[krisk]

I'm having a hell of a time cleaning my escreen what with all of the highlighting and note taking I do

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by krisk

I'm having a hell of a time cleaning my escreen what with all of the highlighting and note taking I do

...too much tippex ?

[GeoffC]

*groans*

[krisk]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

...too much tippex ?

what's tippex?

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by krisk

what's tippex?

white correction fluid. what do you call it ?

[krisk]

white out... now see, if I was writing OVER my notes, then of course I would be having a huge problem with that! there are days I can barely see what is on my computer screen what with all the white out on it. thank goodness we have office cleaners once a week!

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by krisk

white out... now see, if I was writing OVER my notes, then of course I would be having a huge problem with that! there are days I can barely see what is on my computer screen what with all the white out on it. thank goodness we have office cleaners once a week!

[vivaldirules]

[pedantry]

Actually, it's called Wite Out which is the brand name. But most people refer to it as White Out.

[/pedantry]

[krisk]

phbbbbbttttttt~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[GeoffC]

Tipex