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| they look new, even after i have read them a few times. |
   
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7 | 70.00% |
| i dog-ear sometimes, or lay it face down on a table |
  
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2 | 20.00% |
| i write stuff in the margins and highlight lines |
  
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1 | 10.00% |
| it falls apart before i'm finished reading it :( |
  
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0 | 0% |
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Feb 04, 05
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how do you treat your books?
i treat my books like they are temples. i don't like bending any part of them, dog-earing, or laying them face down on a table so their spine breaks (OUCH!).
i will only highlight when i need to for school text books. 
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Feb 04, 05
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My Library is one that General Patton himself would fawn over... from Achtung Panzer to Sun Tzu, I've got all the know-how to raise a Robot Army and overthrow a 3rd World State. :) All my Books are in the best condition.
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Feb 04, 05
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( I meant my personal Library... I've been to the Public one in Surrey and I sooo agree with that statement. )
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Feb 04, 05
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i wouldn't touch a book from surrey with a ten-foot pole. i feel bad for library books.
they're like foster children; always moving from home to home...sometimes abusive homes, sometimes being neglected, it's a sad life :(
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Feb 04, 05
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I just pictured the saddest little Book in the World...
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Feb 04, 05
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Feb 05, 05
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i'm not much of a reader but i do i ever look after my stuff. once i had the full up-to-date collection of Animorphs and nobody could touch them but me cause they ment alot to me back then but my mom sold them while i was away at summer camp so i sorta gave up then. i spread my love across all the books, so while you guys/ladies are reading those really complex ones, i'm colouring the colouring books and reading up on how the Bearenstien Bears are doing.:128:
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Feb 05, 05
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I don't ever highlight my books.. because I want to re-sell them after I'm done with them. The used book value goes down a lot if you mark them with pen/highlighter, so I figure I may as well keep it in top shape. Any notes or points I want to emphasize are taken down in pencil. I try to keep them in like-new condition but it's hard especially when they're paperback. The people who've bought books from me have been pretty happy with the price/condition, so I suppose I maintain them not-too-poorly.
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Feb 05, 05
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I have post it notes in all of my books.. they look brand new but i am trying to start writting more so when i see somthing that inspires me i like to be able to find it quickly... and in some books i highlight things and write in the margins... it really depends on the Book
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Feb 05, 05
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I treat my books pretty damn good.
Although, my paperback stash-in-my-purse, daily reads are ones that I treat well when I can.. But won't cry over if they get beat up in my bag considering I carry them around alot. However, I have my purdy coffee table books (often big, expensive and art related) that I treat like they are my children. Those are the ones I want in absolute mint condition and will freak if they get fucked up. One time I bought two of the same book, one for me and one for the boy. I got it at an amazing price but its sooo gorgeous and inspiring. Anyways, my copy got a tiny scratch on the cover and I actually considered switching it with my boys un-scratched book haha.
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Feb 05, 05
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i admit dog ear and bend the pages back. they don't look like shit but i hate reading from a barely opened book just to presrve it's condition. i think it adds character:) there are some books like mistressspankme was talking about that need to stay perfect.
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