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Nichole ~Bookaholic~ wrote: "I highlight good quotes....the one's I want to remember..."

Ditto.

The question for me would be, "Do you ever go back and read/use your bookmarks." Nope...

I luv to highlight. Typos, grammar mistakes, favorite passages. I'm an equal opportunity highlighter!

I only have the free version of Aldiko, so it doesn't let me highlight. What I do is simply screenshot the page, then crop my favorite quotes out.

Only when I'm reading text books and then I highlight so much it defeats the purpose. Now when I read for pleasure I dog ear pages that I want to read again. But once again, too many dog ears.

I don't highlight on e-reader or on physical books, unless its for research.

i do highlight important points in order to jute down important points

I highlight in my Bible and any non-fiction books I may be reading, such as a study type book. I never highlight in any fiction that I am reading.

No, I don't

I might be characterized as an obsessive highlighter - ok, I admit it. But I find that highlighting and bookmarking in my Kindle greatly (Greatly!!!) facilitates retrieval of relevant material. Couple highlighting with Amazon's Clippings Converter and you have almost a ready made index of subjects that interest you in every book!

call me a dinosaur but i won't have an E Reader
i prefer proper books lol

I never highlight but I will try to do it from now on. I don't like my favorite book get dirty with color.

I never spoil the original look.

Didn't know you could highlight. I usually just use bookmark to keep my place day to day.

Yes. Bookmarking with a paper tag i use to do. But highlight - i can't bear to do that.

Michael wrote: "call me a dinosaur but i won't have an E Reader
i prefer proper books lol"

Yes. Absolute correct. eReading will not give me that "physical belonging" sense.

No matter what type of book I am reading, including guilty pleasure fiction, I will highlight something if it appeals to me, is something I want to remember, &/or is something I want to mention to someone else.

I typically highlight passages that are particularly insightful into human nature. With an e reader it is so convenient to be able to quickly review interesting passages.

When I used to read novels for college classes, I highlighted quotes to use in papers or important things to remember. Now, post-college, I mostly just occasionally highlight quotes that I like and I want to save.

Yes, I highlight. Both passages that appeal to me in my pleasure reading, and key facts/concepts/ideas in my reading for research.

If there was (not "were" as "were" implies it could never happen and I'm hoping it does!) a way to download one's highlights (with the appropriate attributions automatically attached for the generation of footnotes) to a file for use in creating research papers, that would be a HUGE boon to anyone using their e-readers for research as well as for pleasure reading!

I don't know what Highlight is

Laurie wrote: "Yes, I highlight. Both passages that appeal to me in my pleasure reading, and key facts/concepts/ideas in my reading for research.

If there was (not "were" as "were" implies it could never happ..."
A nice idea. Programmers may notice to action this good idea.

Zoë wrote: "I don't know what Highlight is"

A highlight is a particular paragraph/ line etc painted with a colour sketchpen: where you'd sometime later want to return.

I'm always highlighting passages in my Kindle—about every 3 or 4 pages usually—because you can later go to "Your Highlights" on Amazon and get an overview there of the gist of what you read.

Especially useful for non-fiction, but great for memorable passages of fiction as well.

I like to highlight and bookmark in my Kindle. I really like that you can do this with e-books without altering the book like you do with print books. Overall it's an option that makes e-books that much more appealing.

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I do highlight frequently - a turn of phrase I found clever; a factoid I want to check; references to other work I want to explore. This in no way suggests I actually *use* these highlights . . . but I always plan to.

V wrote: "I never did this with real books, but I'm somewhat addicted to it with my kindle.

I like going back and reading over my highlights later - it brings me back to the mindset I had while first readin..."

I like to do just the same. And I was to careful with real printed books, so I never highlighted any of them.

Excessively

I rarely will highlight books that I read for information or a particular quote. For the most part, though, I do not highlight, especially in a printed book. I like my books clean.

I never marked a physical book - it felt like sacrilege - so I'm a marker 'virgin'. However, ereader's have changed this. I now highlight to my heart's content and love being able to find those special phrases again.

It depends on what I'm reading. Fiction, no, hardly ever, but something like The Complete Artist's Way : Creativity as a Spiritual Practice is something that I highlight extensively because it helps me improve myself. I also like highlighting most philosophical works, when I find something that truly speaks to me. It helps me to remember it, just like writing it down.

I highlight both hard copy and ebooks. If I archive an ebook, I might go through settings and clear them.

Don't forget that Michael asked if you highlight, not how much you highlight, or how often you highlight. If he wanted to know more he probably would have asked a more profound question than simply "do you highlight". According to his question submitted, there should only be the answers provided. So, even if you only highlight "sometimes," your answer is still "yes." Don't complicate the simple. :)

Are you kidding me? Of course! I was switched on to ebooks precisely because of the ease to organize highlights and notes digitally.

I like to highlight good quotes but I mainly do it for books that I'm reading for my bookclub so I can remember to discuss certain sections.

I highlight names of characters, and passages/quotes I like.

I highlight to bookmark favorite sections/quotations in a book.

wish I had a ereader. I think I would highlight with an e reader. I do write down quotes and stuff in a notebook I keep just for that

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I highlight and have a 'book quotes' notebook.

I only highlight if I want to share it with someone or use in a review

I don't highlight. I read to escape the world around me and dive head first into high action fun lives of the characters I read about. I read because it fulfills the emptiness I've inside. Reading brings me thrills and pleasure. Because I can experience things through a character. In life I would never take the risks the characters I read about have taken. So, call me crazy or say I've not lived...doesn't bother me. I'd rather live the life I've than really 'live' and possibly die tomorrow.

I'm a writer and critical thinker and as such, I highlight things. I highlight passages in fiction that I admire and try to break down the structure, the parts of a sentence that make it flow, the rhythm, it's nature. For science and math books I highlight passages I want to further research. With an iPad and Marvin app I can go directly to Wikipedia from the app or to Safari to search further, then double-tap the home button on my iPad to return to reading. Best investment I've made. Marvin costs money now but I got it when it was free. Best app on any platform if you want more than just a reader.

I highlight when my edition doesn't come with chapter breaks. So I use the highlighter/note feature for each chapter in case I need to get back to a chapter in the future.

I don't have an Ereader but I use to highlight on my kindle when it worked.

Wayne wrote: "I treat reading as a task, and as such, that places it within the remit of research. So yes, I highlight a lot, with notes explaining why."

I do the same. There are times I highlight for no other reason than to point out why I don't like a certain character.

I highlight often to keep track of the main focus. It helps with great note taking!

I highlight new or cool words.

I rarely highlight in paper books - I'm not comfortable marring them. One of the features I love about eBooks is that I can highlight them without feeling like I have irreparably altered the text.

I have highlighted before, but I don't do it much. I didn't like to highlight in my textbooks in college either. I found taking notes more effective for my learning.