Book Buying Addicts Anonymous discussion

Chrissy I love your idea! I might steal it from you! lol

I used to use anything I could get my hands on as an bookmark. But since July I have a signed bookmark form my favorite writer with the covers of my favorite series! The main book I'm reading will have the honor or getting this bookmark inside of her! ;)

I use bookmarks made by my daughter - sticky foam, sparkles, drawings & pictures, messages and lots of kisses :)

I also collect the freebies from book shops and museums too.

i use a bookmark with my name on it,and also i use a leaflet from a shop if im reading two books at the same time :)

I have a lot of nice store-bought ones but I use lots of used envelopes & often objects like unused stirrers. Makes it easy to open the book!

I have tons of bookmarks but I've been known to use a sheet of toilet paper in a pinch....lol.

I just bought some bookmarks with little questions on them; thought I would share:
Title
Author
Ideas to discuss
Words to look up (i need this one with Les Miserables)
Conversations to strike up.
Then it has little checkboxes at the bottom that ask, 'For pleasure' or 'To prove something'... I had to buy them!!!

Hello Alondra…..It sounds like we will get plenty of discussions and deep questions from you in the near future. It’s a shame that Goodreads couldn’t offer bookmarkers like that as it might inspire more open discussion.

"It sounds like we will get plenty of discussions and deep questions from you in the near future."

Not so sure about deep questions coming from me; and that is EXACTLY why I got those book marks. I want to have a better description available of my reading experience besides, "..that was a good book." Hopefully it will help me out. :D

Chrissy wrote: "Shellie wrote: "Chrissy, I'd like to know how you file or save those index cards when you're finished with the book. And do you only use one per book? A few more details please, possible some examp..."

Thank you, yes it does help. I might have to refine it a bit to fit my needs better but it gives me a great starting place. Its a really clever idea. I too get so tired of re-writing parts of books in notebooks and then I end up not really knowing where they are. It's messy lol. I have finally just starting underlining and highlighting and making notes in the margins of books I own and am for sure keeping. I know it seems disrespectful but aren't most books for learning and added knowledge anyway, and didn't we mark our text books in school like that?
I'm going to incorporate you idea into my reading life. Thank you so much for sharing.

I tear peices of paper from various places (NEVER my books, though) and just use them.

I use any old scrap of paper lying around, recipts, tissue paper(NOT used of course!!!), to-do lists, and anything handy. I could never dog-ear a page, or buy a bookmark since that only takes away from my book buying funds. Making bookmarks is fun though, you can just cut out a strip of paper and draw a doodle on it or write a quote on it or something.
My favorite thing to do is write a haiku poem on a piece of colored paper, draw a little doodle below it and use that as a bookmark.

If it has a dust jacket I use that, though I know I shouldn't. Otherwise a receipt or scrap paper, sometimes a free bookmark, sometimes a square of tissue (also clean, Beth). I also never dog-ear a book (blasphemy).

I rarely use bookmarks, ever since I was little even if I don;t know the page number its I always find the right place, but on he rare occaisions that I do use a bookmark I use ones from the library, post its, or ones I've made from plastic canvas.

I use a bookmark. I have an assortment of bookmarks. At last count, I have about 8.

Has anyone tried the magnetic page marker bookmarks (sort of like paperclips) and are they any good? I've wanted to for awhile and since I had some money left on a Christmas giftcard I bought a pack.
My nephew likes to pull my bookmarks out of my books when I use the regular kind, I was wondering if these would be better.

I'm obsessed with bookmarks. I have some that are as much as ten years old. I try to buy one on every trip I take. My bookmark collection is one of my prized possessions.

Shauna wrote: "Has anyone tried the magnetic page marker bookmarks (sort of like paperclips) and are they any good? I've wanted to for awhile and since I had some money left on a Christmas giftcard I bought a pac..."

I got some in the shape of cupcakes for christmas! they are wonderful! delicate. but amazing I love them. [it is an added bonus that they are adorable]

Gloria wrote: "Shauna wrote: "Has anyone tried the magnetic page marker bookmarks (sort of like paperclips) and are they any good? I've wanted to for awhile and since I had some money left on a Christmas giftcard..."

I got the Fender guitar ones, can't wait to try them out, thanks!

Komal wrote: "Yeah, that's really weird. I am weird too. I use the prize tags or brand tags of clothes as book-marks. :p
They are generally of small sizes, and glossy look. I like them!"

OMG!!!!! FINALLY!!!! I thought I was the only one who used clothing tags. They are soo pretty so why throw them away? They can be recycled and used as bookmarks so I love to use them. Sometimes I go in a store just to take tags that I want to use for bookmarks off of clothes (is this considered stealing!?). My favorite tag bookmark is this one I got off of a shirt that I bought from Urban Outfitters. It's in the shape of a thunder bolt and has shiny stuff on it. I love it more than any store bought bookmark that I have!!! <3

Tajma wrote: "I'm obsessed with bookmarks. I have some that are as much as ten years old. I try to buy one on every trip I take. My bookmark collection is one of my prized possessions."

I'm obsessed with bookmarks too lol. I have a whole box worth of bookmarks and things that I use for bookmarks. I sometimes try to match the bookmark to the book and if I find that the bookmark and the book should forever be together, once I'm done reading that book, I leave the bookmark in there to use for a later rereading of the book. They always bring a nice surprise because I usually forget that they are in there by the time I go to read the book again. When I do this I have to buy more bookmarks and I can never leave a bookstore without at least exploring the store's bookmark rack once before I leave.

I have a small collection of bookmarks from over the years, but since I mostly take my books out from the library I use the little receipt they give me as my bookmark. Or on the rare occasion that someone who had the book before me left their receipt in between the pages, I'll use their's. I never liked paying over $2 for a bookmark at say Barnes and Noble simply because I feel that bookmarks as well as books should not be overpriced. I don't like when people dog-ear pages either, BUT I must admit that when I am using books for school (especially my English classes I do dog-ear them). In my books that I read for myself, I will never do that.

I use everything but proper bookmarks. I buy them, but never use them! Normally I use post it notes, but like most everyone here, you'll find index cards, clothing tags, receipts, etc. in my books. One bad habit though is my use of deposit slips. Really stupid habit, but I never seem to need them for their purpose either!

Veronika wrote: "Tajma wrote: "I'm obsessed with bookmarks. I have some that are as much as ten years old. I try to buy one on every trip I take. My bookmark collection is one of my prized possessions."

I'm obsess..."

I love finding bookmarks in old books. My favorite one of all time was this cute little fabric "bookworm". I actually had two of them and after owning them for ten years I managed to drop both of them on the subway tracks when they fell out of my book. I'm not exaggerating when I say I briefly thought of jumping down to rescue them. I've never found a replacement.

Julia wrote: "As much as I love store bought bookmarks they never seem to work for me. They always end up getting themselves lost or falling out of the book and thus defeating their purpose. However receipts, po..."

Agreed! :D

I use receipts. Some from stores, some from the library when I check the book out. They work just fine.

I have a bunch of bookmarks. I have some fancy ones and a load of cheap cardboard ones I got from a bookshop here that leaves free bookmarks around the shop for customers to take. I always grab a big handful of them whenever I'm in there.

I saw a bookmark the other day that had 50 books you have to read engraved on it... I thought that was kind of cute. Maybe not such a good thing for a book-buying addict to own though, lol.

I usually get promotional stickers from online companies so I'll use them..I reccently had a unused Bandaid as my bookmark (lol).

Otherwise it's just whatever I see around me at the time that can be used as a bookmark...I found actually using bookmarks I paid for never really worked well for me (seems odd but whatever,right?).

Colts ticket or Purdue ticket

Batsap wrote: "I saw a bookmark the other day that had 50 books you have to read engraved on it... I thought that was kind of cute. Maybe not such a good thing for a book-buying addict to own though, lol."

I was given one of those for my secret santa. On occasion it falls out but cgood for hitting myself on the heasd when done/thought something stupid while reading...lol

An origami cat

Fearless wrote: "Colts ticket or Purdue ticket"

When I was a teenager I used to use one of my old Notre Dame tickets as a bookmark :)

when i'm reading a hardcover I usually just use part of the jacket, but when I'm reading a paperback I just rip a piece of paper and use it for the bookmark. Also Post-It notes...

I used to use the flap on hardbacks but one I started reading and then put aside ended up with the flap all bent out of shape so have stopped doing that.

When I was younger I experimented with dog-earing the page but it really bugged me to fold the corner so I think I only did it in one book. Couldn't bear to do that now!

I have used bus/train tickets and occasionally receipts and I have one book with a clothes label in it. I have quite a few proper card or leather bookmarks that I use for preference though, I need plenty as I have quite a lot of books I've part-read (non-fiction and reference books mostly). I'm not really keen on the leather ones any more as they are a bit too thick really. I have a few card ones from one of the online shops I use, they tend to send them out with orders sometimes and I really like them.

I wonder if playing cards would be a good, cheap source of bookmarks... though they're not as long as regular bookmarks so might not stay in the book quite so well if you tend to bump the book around in a bag a lot.

i loose all may bookmarks so i use any paper handy-have used clothes tag.

At present using elastic band elastic round the top bottom on the left page of the book where I am

I get wallpaper swatches, fold them in half and either glue or sew them closed. This makes not only decorative bookmarks but they are also very cheap and easy to make.

I pretty much use bookmarks from the library, but I do have a special one that made for me by my co-workers. It was for one of my birthday's that they all signed a card and had it laminated into a form of a bookmaker.

Zoe wrote: "I did a blog post on book marks and all the other stuff that gets left in books when they're donated to the charity shop I work in. It's here ... Bookmarks, ephemera and ... stuff
My bookmark at ..."

I work in a charity too and I once found the sweetest bookmark - it was a heart shaped post-it note and had a message written on it, something along the lines of "I think of you and miss you every day, lots of love - M." It was adorable. I also find photographs, regular bookmarks (one was a lovely leather one embossed with "The Crime Writer's Guild), Christmas cards, receipts... I once even found a book in which someone had marked their place with a £10 note! Luckily I was able to find the person who donated it and got the money back to them.

I love bookmarks but I use anything that is available. My favorite non-bookmark is a strip of wrapping ribbon, the kind that comes out at Christmas and in floral arrangements that have the wires on each side and decorative fabric between them. I cut a 2 or 3 inch strip and, with the wires, I can fold it over the top of the page. Since it is not heavy, it stays longer than just a piece of paper.

Zoe wrote: "I just wish people would check their books before donating them because while these things are lovely, it is a bit sad for us to find them. I always keep them (in the shop) just in case..."

I know what you mean. Just the other day a patron at the library I work at brought in a box of books to donate. As we were going through it, what did we come across? A brand new KINDLE! Fortunately we knew who the person was and were able to get that particular "donation" back to him, but we've come across so many other things like photos and money that I am sure most people would rather not lose.

Does seem strange not to check through the books before you donate them - I always give mine a quick check, same with DVDs as I sometimes leave receipts in there that might have personal details on them.

Can't believe someone put a kindle in with their donations! Or was it a gift they didn't want they were trying to offload? ;-)

Paul wrote: "Can't believe someone put a kindle in with their donations! Or was it a gift they didn't want they were trying to offload? ;-) ..."

Nope, turned out to be a mistake. The patron was packing to move and it ended up in the wrong box. We figured it wasn't meant to be ours when we saw all the personal data was still on it.

If I am taking notes in the book, I often use a favorite pen. If not, I often use my memory to mark the place. I never find it annoying to re-read something because I mis-remembered my place.

I HAVE TO USE A PROPER BOOKMARK,EVEN IF IT'S A BOOKMARK THAT YOU CAN GET IN BOOKSTORES ADVERTISING NEW BOOKS COMING OUT.I KNOW I COULD JUST USE A BIT OF PAPER,BUT FOR THE CHEAP PRICE,OR SOMETIMES FREE,I HAVE TO HAVE MY PROPER BOOKMARK!

Funny you should ask. About a year ago I designed and created the most beautiful bookmarks combining my photography and my beadwork. A few days ago fifteen were put www.etsy.com/shop/BookBlingbyJoei. They are all one of a kind. Would appreciate some feedback. Joei at www.joeicarlton.com

Joei Carlton wrote: "Funny you should ask. About a year ago I designed and created the most beautiful bookmarks combining my photography and my beadwork. A few days ago fifteen were put www.etsy.com/shop/BookBlingby..."

Those are beautiful, Joei! I love how the bead colours compliment the photograph.

I really take VERY special pains to match the beads with the colors in the picture. No two bookmarks are alike and I've taken all the pictures as well so I have lots to choose from. Thank you for the compliment.

Amazing!

I tend to use the cards for Stena Plus that have the code for the door on it - they're just card, a wee bit smaller than debit card size. Or else post-it notes.

I have a good amount of bookmarks. I buy ones I like, my friend makes and sells some, I have a lot of promotional ones picked up from bookstores, the library, and a movie convention I go to. Also have some I had my son make me when he was little, as well as various ones found in used books. Just love them.