What is the strangest, most bizarre thing you do with your books?

[Lára]

I let my plants consume them (grow on them).

[Sarah]

I absolutely love the idea about picking a book from the "A's", etc. it's such a difficult decision!

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Ellie wrote: "I hadn't even realized smelling them was weird.

Doesn't everyone do this?

;)"

I do

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Suzanne wrote: "1) I have ritual when I finish a book. I have 3 different apps on facebook and this website that I like to update when I finish a book. Why don't I just stick this site? I have no idea...

2) ..."

sounds like we are about the same. what other aps on facebook do you use?

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I use return address stickers, have books in alphabetical order. buy bookmarks. I also keep index cards in my books for when I last read them.

[Joseph]

Tammy wrote: "I use return address stickers, have books in alphabetical order. buy bookmarks. I also keep index cards in my books for when I last read them."

I've been tempted to put address labels in my books. The only thing really keeping me from doing so is I've got a over 5000 books I'd have to label. :-)

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

I used to love bookplates but they are too pricey and hard to find for all my books, so I bought a few bookstamps from a company called Asspocket productions on Etsy.

Here are the two I bought:

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

I bought this one this year for my best friend Melissa as a birthday gift

[Kristy]

I don't know if this is too strange but I carry a book around with me almost all the time. Sometimes I carry one with me even though I know, on some level, that I won't likely be able to read it while out.

[Stefanie]

I have a lot of unread books. I once made a wall out of them. I also made towers out of them and pretend it's mini New York.

[Shannon]

Darkly wrote: "I don't know if this is too strange but I carry a book around with me almost all the time. Sometimes I carry one with me even though I know, on some level, that I won't likely be able to read it wh..."

I always have one with me too. Thought the Kindle app on my phone greatly helps with me dragging physical books around all the time. You never know when you may come across a few spare moments to read.

[ஐ Katya (Book Queen)ஐ]

Erin wrote: "I used to love bookplates but they are too pricey and hard to find for all my books, so I bought a few bookstamps from a company called Asspocket productions on Etsy.

Here are the two I bought:"

They look great. Thanks
I bought a return address stamp from them.
I'm thinking about a book stamp, but having 6k books, I'm not sure I want to stamp them all.

[Mary]

Darkly wrote: "I don't know if this is too strange but I carry a book around with me almost all the time. Sometimes I carry one with me even though I know, on some level, that I won't likely be able to read it wh..."

I do the same thing. I take the bus - so I always take a book along with me just in case I might get a chance to read. If I go somewhere that I have an appointment - I always come early so that I will be able to read before my appointment time.

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The appointments dont seem to take as long when you have a book with you.

[Mary]

Tammy wrote: "The appointments dont seem to take as long when you have a book with you."

I never mind if the doctor is late if I have a book.

[Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*]

ஐ Briansgirl (Book Sale Queen)ஐ wrote: "I'm thinking about a book stamp, but having 6k books, I'm not sure I want to stamp them all. "

You certainly beat me on book count. What I did was take down different shelves at a time and put them by me in the chair and stamp while watching tv shows. Im too lazy to sit in there and stamp or do all at once. It took a few weeks and I did it at leisure, but I enjoy dorky activities.

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Stefanie wrote: "I have a lot of unread books. I once a wall out of time. I also made towers out of them and pretend it mini New York."

HA HA like it..:+)

[Christine]

Linda wrote: "On the odd side, I have a friend who does not use bookmarks at all. She remembers where she was. This is very weird to me."

HA! I al ways lose bookmarks so I hardly ever use them. When I do use them, I always use strange objects like pens or photos or business cards. And I only bend the pages if there is something on that page I want to remember, never to mark my place.

[Maggie the Muskoka Library Mouse]

I bring a book with me on every car trip, regardless if it's only to the corner store!