How Do You Read a Book??

Hi noel, I'm not sure if you would still read this because this discussion is 5 years ago. But anyway, what do you mean you have to do this whenever you start a book? Do what? I read a book the normal way, though I have some weird habits like I smell the book before I start reading, I look at the cover from time to time..

Regardless whether the book is mine or not, I am not folding pages of it. I use a bookmark or a piece of paper as my marker on my last page. If I am reading a textbook and it is mine, I am highlighting the important ideas of the book so when I review it later on, I know where to focus my attention.

If the book is mine ( i mean if i have given the money to buy it) i try to turn pages carefully so i don't make ripple or crinkles. But if the book is not mine i'm not making such efforts in preserving the book