Do you return the books when you borrow them?

Hi Lisander, Both are on the wrong footing - the giver and the borrower. First thing as far as possible do not give books to others not even your friends. Make excuse. Say you are presently reading the book. And once you borrow a book do not return it. Books are great assets. Once you had a grab over one you have it. This is the philosophy I usually follow. Even my students do the same. They take book from library in my name and never return. lol

I have one avid reading friend who shares my taste in books, and we exchange books all the time. I borrow some from her, she borrows some from me, and the books always get read and get back home safe and sound. No problems whatsoever. And whenever someone lends a book to me I make sure that it gets back to its owner. It's common courtesy. The book rightfully belongs to someone else! lol I have lent out books that never got back to me. One of them was part of a boxed set, so there was a very lovely gap in that boxed set until we found a replaced edition at a used bookstore. In that case the person that had the book had seemingly dropped off the face of the earth. Which was very rude of them. They should have brought the book back before they left the planet.

Yes, I do return books when I borrow them. When a book isn't mine, I try not to keep longer than I need to, or longer than I should. I try to return the book to the person it belongs to, as soon as possible.

I always return books tat I've borrowed too because it's what I expect :) I'm really lucky actually that I've never had a problem with books being returned, maybe I only lend them to people that I know will treat them the way that I do lol - I have several friends and we will share the books we really enjoyed between ourselves - so I may lend it to my friend who then lends it to several of her friends or vice versa (with permission) but they always come back to the owner before too long..

hi, i love to read books at the library and some of my friend, and i always return them after i read it.

i love to read and i just love my books! dont really tend to lend them out anymore tho cos lost way to many! and i am just to shy to ask for it back i drop hints about it but still nothing! so now i dont ask to borrow in the hope they dont ask to lend! if a friend tells me about a book and it sounds good i will go out and get it! but if they do lend it its right back when i am done!

I always return stuff that I borrow that includes book, I have learned lessons of lending my books to anyone because some of my favorite books were gone and I can't even trace who borrowed it!

I could tell you a dozen book borrowing stories that have happened to me down through the years. 'Oh ya, I will get it back to you;' 'Oh, I so agree with you! I would never do that!' Ya, right! I just don't lend out my books anymore. I will tell folks all kinds of options in getting a book if they like it but I just don't lend them out anymore. I never barrow boooks, well rarely, because I might forget. I know that about myself and I would hate to have it done to me so why do it to someone else?

off course...when we borrow something include the book, i always send back or return to the owner...

I always return books on time whenever I brrow from someone- they don't even need to ask me all the time to return it. So I expect other people to return what they've borrowed from me too. But there was this one time a teacher borrowed my book (Around the World in 80 days), I loved that book but I never got it back...

I've hardly ever borrowed books, but when I did I always returned them. I used to lend out my books to friends, but after losing a few, I really slowed down on that. I'd have books out to several friends at a time and couldn't remember who had what. I'd also forget that I'd loaned one out and then when I looked for it, it was gone and I had no idea who had it.

Book lovers will treasure their books. So whether borrow or lent, we will return and expect the same decency to have our books returned too. Do unto others as you would others do to you should be a basic principle. I have had books (favorites) not returned and it is not a nice feeling. Somehow there is some doubt if you should lend the person who did not return another book. I will try to return as soon as possible, and if i really like the book i borrowed, i won't mind buying or borrowing from a public library. That way, sure must return or be fined $$$.

I will return the book without any doubts. Because it does belong to you, you should feel lucky that people lend such a good book to you, don't you? So don't be hesitate to return the books, if you like it very much you can borrow it then. Anyway it is your responsbility.

I dont tend to borrow books from friends but when i borrow any materials from the libary I always return books and movies on time so I dont have to pay the daily fee of 10cents

My father used to loan out books all the time. He would write his name on the inside cover or first blank page. He would also make a note of who he loaned the book to. Funny thing about this is the one time I loaned HIM a book, he passed it along to someone else, who passed it along to someone else. I had a heck of a time getting it back, but I did. I tend not to loan books out because I'm afraid I won't get them back. I have had people asked me to loan them a book when I am finished reading it but I haven't done it because I'm afraid I won't get it back - especially if the book is special to me, like autographed by the author. I will loan out books that I don't care if I get them back or not. If I borrow a book I will always give it back, unless the person tells me they don't want it back. My sister borrowed a book from a friend recently. She loved the book and didn't want to give it back. She was kind of disappointed when her friend asked for the book back. Funnily enough, I gave the exact same book to my sister for her birthday so she was thrilled.

I think that it is very important to keep promises and return books if I borrow them. If I think they are particularly useful, I will purchase a copy of my own so that I can return the one I've borrowed. I tend not to borrow them or anything else too often these days. _Derek

Well, I am guilty of not returning a book. However, its only one book and I know that the person who lend me the book does not need it anymore. But still, I feel kind of guilty not returning it. Perhaps when I have the time, I will surely return the book. It has been with me for 6 months already.

If that book doesn't belong to me, I definitely will try to return it as soon as I finished it. I just don't understand some people why would they intend to keep somebody else property while they knew pretty well that doesn't belong to them. That is thief, and scam. I won't do such thing to my friends though.

Yes. I do return anything that I borrow not just books. You see even though these are things that can be replaced by a new one, nothing will replace a prized possession especially if its your favorite. I never liked people who do not return what they borrow be it a small thing. The problem with others is they don't know the value of that object. What I do is let them know that I'm still waiting for them to return whatever it is they borrowed from me. And I ask them point blank if they still want to return it or not or if they have lost it and give them a specific time until when they can return it. Otherwise, I will never lend them anything in the future.

Books will always be a portal of magic between the author/s and the readers. When someone borrows a book and gets mesmerized the moment he/she has the book, chances are great of the book NOT returning to the owner. When I borrow a book, I always make sure that it returns to the owner the way I borrowed it; no markings, no coffee spills, and no no folded or missing pages.