Do you use bookmarks?
By Cahaya
@cahaya1983 (11116)
Malaysia
October 23, 2017 7:54pm CST
I hate dog-earred pages so yes, I do use bookmarks. (The one in the picture is a souvenir from my mom's aunt who visited Cambodia a couple of years back.)
I recently read an interesting post about the different (and weird) types of bookmarks people use for their books. Leaves, pencils and pens, plane tickets, grocery store receipts - these are just some of the stuff people use. The most unconventional one I've used is probably my cellphone. That's when I can't find anything else to use.
Do you use one? If you do, what do you use? Anything weird at all? 
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@marguicha (223028)
• Chile
24 Oct 17
I have beautiful bookmarks but many times I use whatever piece of paper I have around.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
24 Oct 17
Those are the times that make me reach for my phone, since it's often the closest thing I could reach for. 
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
24 Oct 17
Is that because you don't spend much time reading? Or how do you mark the pages?
@ilocosboy (45156)
• Philippines
24 Oct 17
don't really spend much time in reading, but when I does, I just fold the pages he he.
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
1 Nov 17
@ilocosboy
I have folded the pages too, but, I prefer a bookmark.
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@LeaPea2417 (37355)
• Toccoa, Georgia
24 Oct 17
I usually use pieces of paper lying around (that I make notes on) for book marks.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
24 Oct 17
Well, why splurge on bookmarks when you can get free ones everywhere, eh?
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
24 Oct 17
I always use a book mark, I have many and the library will give them to you. But in need any paper will do.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
24 Oct 17
Oh interesting to know that libraries give them. I don't think libraries here do that.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
24 Oct 17
@cahaya1983 Yes usually they are at the check out counter.
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
24 Oct 17
I use freebie bookmarks I pick up.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
1 Nov 17
Yeah I get a lot of them when I go to book fairs. Still have some I haven't even used.
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@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
24 Oct 17
I will never dog ear a page. Most books I read are ebooks, but when I do read a book literally everything turns into a bookmark. When I was a teenager, I used to use a piece of paper and write my favorite quotes from books onto the paper and use that a bookmark.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
24 Oct 17
That's creative! I like that it's very easy to create and design our own bookmark these days. No need to even buy them anymore.
@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
24 Oct 17
@cahaya1983 I don't think I have ever actually bought a bookmark before haha
@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
24 Oct 17
I use a sticker or self adhesive paper as bookmark.
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@snowy22315 (180767)
• United States
24 Oct 17
Sometimes I do, and sometimes I just kind of remember where I am at. I will use essentially any kind of scrap I can find to mark my place. Good discussion!
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
1 Nov 17
Thanks snowy! I've started using bookmarks more often lately. Before I was like you - I'd use anything within reach.
@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
1 Nov 17
Yes me too, I don't like to leave marks and creases on the pages.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
1 Nov 17
Nice, what kind of feathers do you use? I think I would sneeze if I use them
@yanzalong (18988)
• Indonesia
24 Oct 17
I will use my cell phone for that. A pencil or a ruler will usually do.
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@Letranknight2015 (51964)
• Philippines
5 Nov 17
I used book marks too, they've been very helpful.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
6 Nov 17
Yes they are. Do you buy them or what do you use as bookmarks?
@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
1 Nov 17
@cahaya1983
I make them in a program called Coral Draw. I bring in pieces at a time and arrange them and see how want to do it. I also may use photoshop too.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
24 Oct 17
Napkins! Interesting. I wouldn't mind using those as bookmarks, some of them are prettier than the real bookmarks!
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
1 Nov 17
I've been doing the same lately. I have a lot that I got for free from the last book exhibition I went to, so might as well use them.
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@Marilynda1225 (82797)
• United States
24 Oct 17
I do use bookmarks as I hate to turn down a corner of the page in my book but the book I'm reading right now has a coupon from our local grocery store holding my place 
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
1 Nov 17
Haha that works too. No rules on what you should or shouldn't use as bookmarks!
@JESSY3236 (19949)
• United States
24 Oct 17
I hate dog-ears too. My mother does the dog-ear thing. I use bookmarks. Sometimes it's just a piece of paper, or I have a metal one in shape of a girl.
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
1 Nov 17
So many cute bookmarks these days! I saw some fancy ones at the bookstore the other day, but I wouldn't buy any because I get free ones all the time.
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@chunchunwadaddy (284)
• Nairobi, Kenya
24 Oct 17
I have used receipts , napkins, sweet wraps or just fold the paper
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
1 Nov 17
Candy wraps are definitely popular bookmarks.
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@Lignitecityabishek96 (7119)
• Cuddalore, India
24 Oct 17
Yes while reading books I prefer to use bookmarks.
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@crowbeak (10)
• United States
24 Oct 17
I have a bit of fabric from my mom's favorite kitchen curtains that I cut into a strip for a bookmark; that's probably the one that's been with me the longest. But I do love bookmarks as much as the books. You have to think about what they're made of sometimes, because I had a red leather one that tinted the page pink, and even a receipt might leave an ink transfer.
@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
1 Nov 17
Oh wow, good advice. Never thought of that. Lucky none has left marks on my book pages so far. I think using the strip from the kitchen curtain is such a cute idea though! 
