Vandalising a book? :o  

Hi frozenfire, well, I hold a different point of view regarding making notes in a book. By writing notes, making annotations, or highlighting words and phrases in the book, I am not vandalizing it. In fact, it makes revising easier for me later on. Oftentimes when I read a book, I will have a highlighter and pencil with me, just in case. Of course, if the book is not mine, then I will make notes in a separate notebook.

I know what you mean. I had an experience when an acquaintance of mine borrowed a book and he returned it with notes on it, he could have at least scribbled it using a pencil but no, he used a pen! Now, whenever I buy a book I don't remove the tag price and when I cover it with plastic cover the tag price would still be visible just to let them know the price I have to pay in getting the book that way they will have the decency to take care of it.

I agree with you. it's not right to spoil your books with highlights, notes and scribble. I was only told to do this when I studied English literature at college. I held back for as long as I could, but when the lecturer told me we could take the books into the exams I had no option but to write my notes on the lovely neat printed paper.