tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324187672676102407.post4615582898668937701..comments2023-11-20T07:45:57.868-05:00Comments on Book Critiques: Booking Through Thursday - ConditioningSmilingSallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10479373067844173653noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324187672676102407.post-10350404206700725312008-11-06T13:27:00.000-05:002008-11-06T13:27:00.000-05:00I guess the important this is that we enjoy readin...I guess the important this is that we enjoy reading and not how we read.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for vising my blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324187672676102407.post-28773159943303593562008-11-01T02:14:00.000-04:002008-11-01T02:14:00.000-04:00That made me chuckle when you said you changed you...That made me chuckle when you said you changed your habit with breaking books and dog ears because of Ebay ;)<BR/><BR/>I'm glad that you have changed, and wow does that even make you feel great? I don't dog ears or break bind but I do cringed when someone does but then I understand why they do it --- <BR/><BR/>Thanks for visiting my blog!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06327851309182088290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324187672676102407.post-9494329210419985722008-10-30T23:56:00.000-04:002008-10-30T23:56:00.000-04:00I, too, am very careful with my books, particularl...I, too, am very careful with my books, particularly hardcovers. I would never dream of dog-earing the pages. <BR/><BR/>I recently borrowed a book from a friend who writes in the margins! I have to say I was completely shocked by this.Vintagesquirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14603570975289488898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324187672676102407.post-37419152241315419972008-10-30T23:31:00.000-04:002008-10-30T23:31:00.000-04:00I love, love, love Post-it Notes! By the time I'm ...I love, love, love Post-it Notes! By the time I'm finished reading a book, it has a decorative fringe of multi-colored Post-its along every edge.jlshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03268434704970729620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324187672676102407.post-5502013376299554332008-10-30T23:17:00.000-04:002008-10-30T23:17:00.000-04:00Sometimes it's hard to open a book without breakin...Sometimes it's hard to open a book without breaking the spine! I like post-its for bookmarks too :)Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623887166087444590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324187672676102407.post-52549058425217852052008-10-30T18:52:00.000-04:002008-10-30T18:52:00.000-04:00Haha, I know - I was trying to read a book I was p...Haha, I know - I was trying to read a book I was planning on giving to someone after I finished... and it was so much work I decided to just chill and not worry about it. I won't try to give it to them as a gift. The moral of this story: don't buy books for people that you haven't read yourself! lolLindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852491614855067676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324187672676102407.post-79255662033665071652008-10-30T18:22:00.000-04:002008-10-30T18:22:00.000-04:00My mom reads books like that too. She hardly open...My mom reads books like that too. She hardly opens it; I'm not sure how she actually reads!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324187672676102407.post-17437777905766932992008-10-30T18:07:00.000-04:002008-10-30T18:07:00.000-04:00Hi Sal! How are you? That's a great pic of you get...Hi Sal! How are you? That's a great pic of you getting lost in a book :)<BR/><BR/>Oh dear, I think I got goosepimples when I read about you forcing a book flat...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324187672676102407.post-29345899609957881652008-10-30T17:49:00.000-04:002008-10-30T17:49:00.000-04:00I'm glad to find another reader who takes care of ...I'm glad to find another reader who takes care of their books too..it's also hard look at my bookshelves and pick out which I have or haven't readAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17182023445485838169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324187672676102407.post-24002672498405771682008-10-30T15:32:00.000-04:002008-10-30T15:32:00.000-04:00I flip-flopped too (but not because of E-Bay!) I u...I flip-flopped too (but not because of E-Bay!) I used to underline, fold pages over, crack the cover open. (But never go so far as to break a spine). Now I cringe at those things and try to keep my books nice. Cracked and bent ones just fall apart too soon afterward. And then I can't share them with others- on Paperback Swap!Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324187672676102407.post-72743484376962567892008-10-30T13:36:00.000-04:002008-10-30T13:36:00.000-04:00Post It Notes are a great idea! I'm so glad you've...Post It Notes are a great idea! I'm so glad you've been reformed!!Lisa (Southern Girl Reads)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03749744167773202007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324187672676102407.post-39787083167820697752008-10-30T13:08:00.000-04:002008-10-30T13:08:00.000-04:00My books are not as well cared for as yours :) I g...My books are not as well cared for as yours :) I guess ebay will do that to ya!! haha. I can see why you'd want to have them in good shape!bethany (dreadlock girl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02565178664993925800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324187672676102407.post-25249716976912375522008-10-30T12:20:00.000-04:002008-10-30T12:20:00.000-04:00Haha! Keeping them looking new is a talent. Post-...Haha! Keeping them looking new is a talent. Post-it's are a good idea, I usually just remember but occasionally it leads to confusion while I try to figure out where I was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324187672676102407.post-57349775884512578452008-10-30T12:18:00.000-04:002008-10-30T12:18:00.000-04:00e-bay reformed you, that's great! :)I know a worn ...e-bay reformed you, that's great! :)<BR/><BR/>I know a worn book can be a sign of a well-loved book, but I still treat mine carefully (use bookmarks, no writing, no dog-ears).<BR/><BR/>A friend takes the dust jacket off hardcovers, so the corners don't get creased when she reads ... that's going a bit too far for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324187672676102407.post-6340979973857403112008-10-30T11:56:00.000-04:002008-10-30T11:56:00.000-04:00I'm still pretty careful with my books. I'd like t...I'm still pretty careful with my books. I'd like to keep them as pristine as possible :D Happy BTT!Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637045348172693023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324187672676102407.post-75057659106596818202008-10-30T10:00:00.000-04:002008-10-30T10:00:00.000-04:00This is a great question. I'm noticing a lot of n...This is a great question. I'm noticing a lot of nice, long posts.<BR/>Happy Thursday!karen!https://www.blogger.com/profile/03020530163370836712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324187672676102407.post-50334943859202222512008-10-30T09:48:00.000-04:002008-10-30T09:48:00.000-04:00Yep, resale would definitely make one want to keep...Yep, resale would definitely make one want to keep books in great shape!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324187672676102407.post-11237123870605097542008-10-30T09:43:00.000-04:002008-10-30T09:43:00.000-04:00I'm much more careful with library books or books ...I'm much more careful with library books or books borrowed from someone then I am with my own personal library. But there are some lines that even I just do not cross - I hate writing/hi-lighting in books and I refuse to do it.Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/15061596156521953005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324187672676102407.post-56306578394458349002008-10-30T09:31:00.000-04:002008-10-30T09:31:00.000-04:00We're very different, you and me. I break the spin...We're very different, you and me. I break the spine and make notes in my books and would never dream of selling them or giving them away. My husband keeps his in perfect condition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324187672676102407.post-58540178792663724362008-10-30T08:37:00.000-04:002008-10-30T08:37:00.000-04:00Oh! That was like fingernails on chalkboard when y...Oh! That was like fingernails on chalkboard when you talked about purposely breaking the spine! Ouch! Can you tell I keep mine in new condition?! :o)Sunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17340796415443416237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324187672676102407.post-19622910682526808742008-10-30T08:10:00.000-04:002008-10-30T08:10:00.000-04:00All my books still look brand new after I read the...All my books still look brand new after I read them. I had to laugh when you said you changed because of eBay. Too funny!Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13261873308731564886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324187672676102407.post-25061928580449347802008-10-30T07:51:00.000-04:002008-10-30T07:51:00.000-04:00You said you use post it notes in your books. I d...You said you use post it notes in your books. I do that and forget to take the darn things out. I loaned someone a book and she laughed at how many of them were in the book and the little notes I had left on the post-it.Kathy Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026987005323003596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324187672676102407.post-60015663413382850172008-10-30T07:28:00.000-04:002008-10-30T07:28:00.000-04:00I keep my books in pristine condition, too. I don...I keep my books in pristine condition, too. I don't mind owning a used book, but I want it to be in great shape, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324187672676102407.post-82779048672343106602008-10-30T07:03:00.000-04:002008-10-30T07:03:00.000-04:00Ouch, you just made me cringe by saying you used t...Ouch, you just made me cringe by saying you used to break your books spine :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324187672676102407.post-80252596511309655312008-10-30T07:01:00.000-04:002008-10-30T07:01:00.000-04:00Ah I love, that when you have read a book and you ...Ah I love, that when you have read a book and you close it after the final page and it still looks brand new!!Dothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07214328862998740090noreply@blogger.com