bookmark or fold ?

September 5, 2007 6:35pm CST
upon reaching a certain page of a novel/book while reading, where you have to pause or take a break, what normally do you do - BOOKMARK or FOLD that page? does it apply to any kinds of book you read? (novels, schoolbooks, borrowed library books,etc..)
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@Lifeless (2635)
• India
6 Sep 07
It matters.. I only use bookmarks for novels and the like.. For my study books, I prefer folding the corners of the pages as there no single page which I need to highlight upon...
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7 Sep 07
bookmark=12 fold=4 stop smoking you. you look to young to smoke...lol..
@muscare (3068)
• Australia
6 Sep 07
Definitely a bookmark. You can't get rid of a crease in the page from a fold. I like to try and keep my books in top condition, and even if I don't own the book, I still treat it with respect!
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@muscare (3068)
• Australia
10 Sep 07
Watching your count, it's nice to see bookmarks are still out in front!
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10 Sep 07
yep! it's riding high..!
7 Sep 07
bookmark=13 fold=4 pencil mark=1 I look high on you man! Good day.!
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
6 Sep 07
i prefer to use a bookmark. i dont like the pages of my book having fold marks, sometimes it ruins the letters. and besides, i have a lot of cute bookmarks. ^__^
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
7 Sep 07
you can borrow my bookmarks only if you have something to barter with! haha.. what can i borrow from you??? 0_o awwww.. thanks! im not really cute though.. im pretty! LOL kidding. ^__^;;
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6 Sep 07
bookmark=4 fold=2 can you lend me your bookmarks? i promise to return them back before Christmas!(I don't know what year but it'll be before Christmas..lol..)...^__^ (you are cute too..^__^)
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10 Sep 07
I've got nothing interesting to barter with...let me see...monkeys, lots of them...snakes...wild fruits...mosquitoes,..waterfall...which one would you like...lol... anyway, you're PRETTY CUTE!
@cefaz_21 (2596)
• Philippines
10 Sep 07
I am for bookmark too, but I can't help but fold a certain part of the page when I ran out of bookmark, I mean when my other bookmarks is still bookmarking another unfinished reading..LOL I admit,I am having hard time finishing all my current readings now..
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10 Sep 07
bookmark=17 fold=7 pencil mark=1 stripes= 1 ha ha ha...while you're an avid reader busy reading lots of materials, I'm on the other hand is an extremely slow reader...one page per week...ha ha ha..:P
@mamasan34 (6518)
• United States
7 Sep 07
I tend to fold the tip of the corner on the page I stop on. I don't know when I started this habit, but even if I have a bookmark I tend to fold the corner of the page.
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10 Sep 07
bookmark=16 fold=6 pencil mark=1 could it be it's because you feel it's a little messy with bookmarks?...i do feel this way when i borrowed books. but when i bought one favorite novel recently, i thought it's a bad idea to continue this folding habit and stopped ever since. i just don't want my own book not to last long.
@katkat (2378)
• Philippines
7 Sep 07
I prefer to use bookmarks because I don't want to ruin by folding it. Especially if I just borrowed it to a friend, I won't dare to fold even a single page. I also find bookmarks quite enticing since it comes with different designs.
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10 Sep 07
bookmark=16 fold=5 pencil mark=1 how many books can we save if everybody thinks the same as you? = ALL!...lol.. thanks katkat!
@fredgame (1260)
• China
6 Sep 07
THERE are many ways by which i mark the point where i've taken a break, 1.use a pencil to mark the page and paragraph where i stopped. 2. use a paper to insert in that page. 3.fold it.
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7 Sep 07
bookmark=12 fold=4 pencil mark=1 you just broke the 'law of the nature'...lol...
@wonderful1 (2075)
• China
7 Sep 07
i will use a bookmark, i had never fold the page of a book. i often keep the book clean and tidy. frankly, i like books, and i respect them. if i find my favorite books are dirty or be fold, i don't buy them although they are too cheap. so i had never lent books to my friends or classmates, although they will be angry, but i don't believe that they will keep my books clean. i had never made notes on my studying books.
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7 Sep 07
bookmark=15 fold=5 pencil mark=1 and i don't mind lending you my books. WONDERFUL!!!!
@wiccania (3360)
• United States
6 Sep 07
I use a bookmate, which holds the book open at the page I'm on. If I decide to close the book, the bookmate has a bookmark on it I can use. But 9 times out of 10 I just leave it open, so I can just pick it up and read. It's a nice option to have when you don't have a lot of time to read. When I read books that don't fit in the bookmate (the one I have only fits mass market paperbacks), I make a mental note of the page before I close the book. My son has a habit of flushing bookmarks down the toilet, and I don't really like folding down the corner of the page.
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7 Sep 07
bookmark=8 fold=2 keep all bookmarks away from children in the house!..lol..
@sugarfloss (2139)
• Malaysia
6 Sep 07
hey singlepixel!Upon reaching a certain chapter (I always stop at a new chapter hehe),I'll usually bookmark the pages. I seldom fold the pages,just incase I need to sell it off to get some cash.I read mostly,self help books,non fiction,autobiographies,schoolbooks(I'm studying for a Master's Degree in Biotechnology) & yes,sometimes library books too!Thanks singlepixel!
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7 Sep 07
bookmark=11 fold=3 hi sugarfloss. mmhh...good course. bright people with good deeds...I'm glad you dropped by. thank you.
• Malaysia
6 Sep 07
I always bookmark them. I used to fold them, but I stopped doing that years ago. I don't usually use proper bookmarks because I would just lose them anyway. I use any piece of paper I have as bookmarks.
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7 Sep 07
bookmark=14 fold=4 pencil mark=1 i still say, that's very creative and kind of you. thank 13th! for dropping by.
@math0117 (11)
• China
6 Sep 07
i like the person who loves the book because i also am the one who loves the book.
7 Sep 07
bookmark=7 fold=2 that makes you a 'bookmaker'...thank you..
@maybebaby (1230)
• Canada
6 Sep 07
I always use book marks in books but I sometimes fold in magazines. It just never felt right to fold the pages of a book, even if it is a textbook or library book.
7 Sep 07
bookmark=9 fold=2 wonderful maybebaby!
@PearlGrace (3171)
• United States
6 Sep 07
I definitely use bookmarks. I have used pretty much anything, the torn corner of a sheet of typing paper, my business card, or a "real" bookmark. I don't like bent pages!
7 Sep 07
bookmark=6 fold=2 good on you. I'm glad you think that way.
@balasri (26537)
• India
6 Sep 07
I have several book marks of different shapes and colors.So do my daughter.It is become a habit of folding the page corner because those beautiful book marks won't be there when they are most needed.
@balasri (26537)
• India
7 Sep 07
My daughter is 11 years old.The only children home are myself and my wife.
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7 Sep 07
bookmark=14 fold=5 pencil mark=1 keep them away from little children...lol.. thank balasri! have a nice weekend! you're a good man!
10 Sep 07
ha ha ha...HA HA HA... you got me in this time..lol.. so, "keep those bookmark form grown ups when they act like children at home"...lol.....just kidding my friend!
@peaceful (3294)
• United States
6 Sep 07
I've learned to use those removable sticky colored bookmarkers, cuz I keep jumping from chapter to chapter in my reference books- these make it easier! :) Library Thing for you- Thanks for reading books these days!:) http://www.librarything.com Have a great day! :)
6 Sep 07
bookmark=2 fold=0 you're very creative and caring. thanks for the website! have a great day too!
@Aurone (4755)
• United States
6 Sep 07
For books I use a bookmark. I don't like to damage my books by dogearing the pages. But I sometimes dogear pages on magazines.
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6 Sep 07
bookmark=1 fold=0 nice of you to care for the books....
@lightningMD (5931)
• United States
6 Sep 07
I tend to be a folder. I try to use a book mark though when it is a book I've borrowed. Like from a friend or the library.I just fold a small corner and i always unfold it when I'm done.
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6 Sep 07
bookmark=2 fold=1 hope those corners contain no special words to read...:) thanks lightingMD!
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• United States
6 Sep 07
Bookmark! To fold a page in a book is to damage it. I always use a bookmark and I make sure that the select few that borrows my books, use a bookmark also. Now magazines, on the other hand, I don't fold pages in there either, but I don't mind if the pages get tattered looking since I usually give them away when I'm done with them.
6 Sep 07
bookmark=3 fold=1 wise thinking. of course those mags will not stay long in he house. so as newspapers. who wants to fold newspapers?..lol.. thanks southernbelle!
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• United States
6 Sep 07
I prefer a bookmark; if I don't have one I'll usually find a piece of paper to use as one. I rarely dogear pages. And I second the vote for LibraryThing!
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7 Sep 07
bookmark=5 fold=2 you're good and creative.