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30-day Challenge! - Day 27: Reading gear! What do you use for a bookmark?
ps - Only three more left until 30 questions are reached!!I have in mind a question for the next one. Any suggestions from anyone for the last two? I don't want to leave on the table a great question that I just failed to think of :D
I use post cards, business cards etc that I come across :-)
Julie wrote: "I use post cards, business cards etc that I come across :-)"ahh, I forgot to answer! I use whatever's handy. Receipts, yes, postcards, free library bookmarks, napkins, you name it :p. No fancy/special one tho.
I use a real book mark or a postcard. I pick them up wherever I see them-- mostly at the library. Sometimes if I visit a museum with a gift shop, I'll buy a book mark bec they are so pretty. I can't stand turning the edge of a page to mark my place.
Whatever is handy. A receipt, a scrap of paper, business card, a dollar bill, etc. I tend to leave the book marks in the book when I'm done (unless it's money, of course, or unless the book is from the library)I especially like receipts because if I re-read the book later they sometimes remind me of what I was doing when I read the book the first time.
It's always fun getting someone else's random bookmarks too. I've found anything from pressed and dried leaves to 50 year old love letters in some of my used books.
Melanti wrote: "...It's always fun getting someone else's random bookmarks too. I've found anything from pressed and dried leaves to 50 year old love letters in some of my used books. "That happened to me last month! Mary Stewart's The Crystal Cave arrived from the library with a very sweet love letter, encouraging someone on their new job, and wishing them success.
I felt bad throwing it out! But, I figured, it wouldn't do any good to return it with the book, because it hadn't been checked out when I requested a hold on it, so whoever left it in there last, hadn't *just* returned it, so they'd have had time to get it back already.
Currently im using sticky notes. i used to have a bookmark that you enclosed over the page you stopped at and there were magnets on the bottom and came together so it held and you kept your place... but i think i accidentally donated that to the libary lol
I got the love letter from a book off the clearance rack at an old bookstore. There wasn't a name or address on the letter other than a first name, no inscription on the title page, nada. Not even a date on the letter. I'm guessing it was about as old as the book because it was so browned and brittle, but there's no way of knowing. So since I couldn't return it to the owner, I just tucked it back in the book when I was done and put it back on my bookshelf for the next reader to find.Maybe reading it will make them smile too.
Ohh, fun, Alissa! Melanti, that's what I should have done. I should have put the letter back in. bummer
I've started using a plastic butterfly-shaped fridge magnet.
Day 27 entry: I use a bookmark that I made during an arts and craft fun night with friends. However, if I am reading a library book, I use the library receipt. It helps me remember when my books are due back.
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I have several books opened and began, so I need several book marks. Never do I turn the page down.
And of course the Kindle just remembers where I am without much help from me.
I collect bookmarks and I've putted all of them into this vase from which I choose the bookmark best fitting to the book I'm reading at the time. By this I mean the size of the book, does it need small or big bookmark, because small bookmarks in a big book tend to get lost. I also look at the design of the bookmark, if it fits to the books theme :D.I only use a small ammount of my collected bookmarks, simply because some of them are way too big to fit into any normal sized book the way I want them to fit. Also a few special bookmarks, which I don't want to lose, are not in use (just because I lost one of them by using it). Most of the bookmarks I own I've gotten free from various places and only some are storebought.
My daughters made me bookmarks with their pictures on them when they were in second grade, so I use those. I alternate the bookmarks, switching them each time I start a new book.
oooohh, super cute on the kidlet's ones, Kelly :)
I bought this magnetic bookmark (so it doesn't fall out in your purse or something) and it has this sort of pin-up style picture of a woman lying in bed and it says something like: It must be so exhausting to be fabulous all the time! I like it. :D
I ALWAYS use a bookmark. I have built up quite the collection of them, and if I don't have one within reach, I use a Kleenex, business card, paperclip, or something of that nature. I am a firm believer in NOT dog-earing pages. As to a favourite, I don't have one. I switch them up every few books. :)
I used to use whatever was handy, though there were a couple that were especially good for it. Nowadays I mainly use magnetic bookmarks, I have seven at the moment. (Though I would need only about four but the second set was so cute.) And a couple of ordinary ones with kitties or something.
Then I have one leather cover for paperbacks and it includes a ribbon, very nice for books you might want to carry around (includes an elastic band). Also I have one bookmark with an elastic band, too. I used it while interrailing because it kept the book closed in the backpack but I don't really use it now. And... also a couple that are made of medal and go over the back of the book. I would mainly use those for books I shelf for some reason because it shows they haven't been finished or something.
I have so many books on the go at one time that I run out of proper bookmarks. I then use some little inspirational card that a friend has sent me or receipts. I like the idea of postcards though.
I collect bookmarks from places that I visit, so I have tons of them. Also, when family members or friends go on a holiday I always ask for bookmarks as souvenirs :D. My favourite bookmark is a magnetic one that I bought in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. It's very beautiful. It has the Garden with Courting Couples on it.
I dog-ear my paperbacks. But since I don't like to sell or give away my paperbacks, that's alright because I keep them and nobody else has to put up with the dog ears.For hardbacks I use whatever is at hand - mostly some scrap of paper.
Reading through your comments here made me think I should invest in some nicer bookmarks :)
Pre-ebook....I used a genuine bookmark. Don't know when, where I picked it up, but it has a story about the trojan horse on it. At other times, whatever I can find. I once used a $5 bill, and then forgot about it. Stumbled upon it years later. It'd be a better story had it been a $100 bill.
I use my library slip, a little card that says what being a friend is about, and a picture of a friend and I! I don't know why I have three haha I just do
I actually sort of collect bookmarks, but more often than not I get my books from the library. I usually just fold the library receipt into a little triangle sort of like a newspaper hat and fit it over the corner of the page.
I kind of collect bookmarks also. And I tend to want the bookmark to match the book I'm reading! I've tried the magnetic bookmarks and the corner-of-the-page bookmarks, but I just like a plain old bookmark that I can stick between the pages :)
It depends. If it's a library book I usually use whatever is around (business cards, Mass cards, blow ins from magazines, etc.). If it's a hardcover book that I own then I use the book cover as a book marker! :)
Whatever is handy.
Anything. I put into the pages whatever is closest.
I use the post it note/file tabs (the stiffer ones) pretty much exclusively. ;-)
Whatever is the closest thing to me. Anything. Absolutely anything. The awesome edition of Les Miserables I have has a ribbon- love that.
I have a wide array of bookmarks. Some are beautiful, some are sentimental, some are business cards, and then some are simply receipts that are close to hand. I never dog-ear pages.
A strip of newspaper. Stays safely in place.
Now I have made it a habit of using proper bookmarks... earlier I did have the nasty habit of dog earing the pages .
An actual bookmark with "I like big books and I cannot lie!" written on it. Just had to pick it up when I saw it.
Maggie, I have a wide variety of bookmarks too, including those that used to belong to my daughters when they were small. Both are parents now, so I have had them for a long time.
I have a friend who brings back bookmarks from her travels. However, some are so thick, they fall out. I also tend to leave them in the book I’ve just finished, or somewhere around the house. I prefer receipts.
I have a large collection of BEAUTIFUL bookmarks but I don’t want to use them lol. Especially since most of my books come from the library. So I use worn out free bookmarks the library provided at one point for special programs and such. The one I’m using now is geared towards early readers because I took it from my nephew’s grab bag they gave out as a summer reading promotion.
I mostly use magnetic bookmarks--they come in a lot of fun designs. I also have a handful of free bookmarks acquired from various bookstores that I will use if I run out of magnetic ones, or if the pages are too delicate.
I just joined the Challenge and want to respond one day at a time, but could not resist on this topic. I am afraid that bookmarks have become something of a ritual for me. I like for the colors to match the cover, or for it to make sense thematically - for instance Anne of Green Gables and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm must have a floral theme. Snow Falling on Cedars of course has a snowy Christmas card bookmark. Since I am a teacher and I have bulletin board borders available, I sometimes use a small odd bit for a book mark. This has become a sentimental thing for me. I will come across an old piece of border from a previous year's classroom. There are also bookmarks galore in our school library, but I prefer the cards. I usually remember who sent the card even without the writing. Sometimes I buy a box of cards pretending that I will send them to friends but knowing there will be several bookmarks made from them. And, final embarrassing admission, I sometimes use my special wavy scissors when cutting the card edges. I have even decided on which book to read next based upon available materials for bookmarks!
Last thing - once a bookmark is in a book, that is the bookmark's home. Books I have read keep their bookmarks. New books get new bookmarks.
Tara wrote: "I mostly use magnetic bookmarks--they come in a lot of fun designs. I also have a handful of free bookmarks acquired from various bookstores that I will use if I run out of magnetic ones, or if the..."I cannot picture how a magnetic bookmark would work. I guess it has two parts: one for the front of the page and one for the back? They aren't bulky?
I use cards because as I am reading I pull the card down the page to keep my eyes on the correct line. It is an old speed reading technique. - of course there is an internet entry about it LOL
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Alissa wrote: "Currently im using sticky notes. i used to have a bookmark that you enclosed over the page you stopped at and there were magnets on the bottom and came together so it held and you kept your place....."I think sticky notes are great! I hand out sticky notes to the children (third grade) to use as bookmarks when they are reading library or classroom books.
Victor wrote: "I actually sort of collect bookmarks, but more often than not I get my books from the library. I usually just fold the library receipt into a little triangle sort of like a newspaper hat and fit it..."This is so cool. I have never heard of anyone doing an origami corner like this.
Old postcards from friends or souvenirs.
Lynn wrote: "I just joined the Challenge and want to respond one day at a time, but could not resist on this topic. I am afraid that bookmarks have become something of a ritual for me. I like for the colors to ..."Lynn, it's lovely how you've made this into a ritual and brought your teacher's eye and tools to it. Inspiring!
I have some magnetic bookmarks that are pretty but too heavy, and feel too harsh. I like thin paper but the library slip is too thin (picky picky).
I have a set of favorite bookmarks with a variety of designs that I keep in an Edgar Allen Poe mug: an embroidered one my mom gave me as a kid, some from favorite bookstores, gifts from friends, even two I found in library books (is that stealing?).
I too like to match them with the read or my mood (or yes, sometimes the color of the cover), and it's a fun part of the ritual of beginning a new book.
Receipts. Easiest way to keep track of notable places/quotes I wish to refer to for my reviews. Easily acquirable, too.
I recently got a book from the library that had a double-magnet narwhal bookmark. I thought of it as a a special gift just for me❣️It is now my favorite and only bookmark.
Catching up on Classics (and lots more!)
Books mentioned in this topic
Snow Falling on Cedars (other topics)Anne of Green Gables (other topics)
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (other topics)
The Crystal Cave (other topics)
Do you have a favorite, beautiful bookmark? Do you grab whatever's handy? Do you use freebies from the bookstore or library? Do you .... DOG-EAR YOUR BOOK!?
Ereader users have this easy. They point and save. :D. But, how do you mark your place in your treebooks?
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