Highlighters..... do you use it?

I would never write on a book nor turn a page down , I like to keep my books in good condition , My husband is the very same , when we pass books on to friends they are like new , If I have to make a note of something ( I do this a lot ) I write it on a piece of paper and then kep it safe untill I use it , sometimes I store it on the PC xx

I have a few books (mainly poetry ones) where I have highlighted the lines that I loved best. When I am feeling down, I can flip through the book and find those pieces right away, and it makes me smile to know that whoever owns the book next will see them. When I receive a book that has been highlighted on, I wonder about the person who did the highlighting, and try to guess things about their life and personality based on what is highlighted. So I think someday someone else will own my books and do the same type of wondering about me. I also make notations in books on religion that I plan to loan to people who are new to my religion or researching it. I go through the entire book, making notes in the margins, about things I agree with the author on, or places where I feel they made a mistake in their research. It helps those who have asked me to loan them books on the topic, because otherwise they get bogged down trying to sort things out.

I would either insert a piece of paper or a bookmark with a reference note on it, or I would copy the interesting text into a separate book of references. I hate to mark books, my friend. Brightest Blessings.

I would never do that to a book unless it was a text book, How about doing something non-destructive like using a sticky or something. Tearing a page out of a book renders it useless to the next reader.

No I do not use highlighters unless on paper notes during school or notes that I stick everywhere. Colors are a nice invention but there isn't always a need for them. And no, I don't fold or tear corners of pages (or pages). I use a bookmark so as to preserve the original condition of the book.

Dear whyaskq, Few years before while reading if I found something interesting then I used to fold the corners of the page and mark the interesting point with pencil. When the highlighters came into market, I started using highlighters and also fold the corners of the page in order to identify where I had highlighted the point. In case I read in website, I just copy the same and paste it on my "INFORMATIVE PAGE". I never torn any pages off from any book.

i used to have a yellow highlighter. i loved using it when i was in college. it helps a lot for sure. but the past years, i only use pencils whenever i come across nice lines or good thoughts when reading novels. when i don't have a pencil with me, i try to fold a corner of the page and i go back to it later when i got my pencil already. anne

For me, it depends on the book whether I'll use a high-lighter or not. If it's an instruction book, or something I'm learning from, I'll use the highlighter for the important parts I want to remember. I never tear out pages to file, but sometimes I do dog-ear the corner so I can find it quickly. I use highlighters in booklets that appliances come with. Sometimes you look up the same info over and over and it's just handier. Like, I have one of those Kirby vaccuum sweepers, it has a zillion attatchments for waxing the floor, shampooing the rugs, etc, etc, etc. I just highlight the important parts of how to hook up so it doesn't take as long.

i read so many books and so find soo many interesting things to turn again . so i keep highlited it fron underline it from pen or marker. some times when i cannt get that then i fold the corner of that page ....and then try to understand it latter ...when i feel to invest mind....

i dont read much books nowadays..but if i found something interesting i just underline the lines...when i read my text book i underline or mark with a highlighter! because it make easy to find when you need or study!

If they are study books or magazines then I use a highlighter and if I don't have one on hand then I underline with red pen or any color pen. If it is not a study book or magazine then I usually put a marker in the page and write it down or sometimes photocopy it if I can get access to one. I don't dare rip it out unless it is my own personal copy and or magazine.

Yes, I also use highlighter and I have like the picture you have for this discussion, it was given to me by my housemate kuya jerry. I use highlighters to to mark verses on my Bible. I also use colorful pens now coz I ran out of highlighters and I enjoyd the using it instead of highlighters but i have to use aruler to make straight markings.

i am a book lover. i would never highlight on my books, unless it's textbook and they are meant for highlighting, underlining, scribbling in the margins and then burnt after the exams. haha. I will not fold page corners too. If I come across something I find interesting, I'll take the trouble to write it down in my journal, or type it somewhere to keep in soft copy so i can use it next time. I use highlighters for studying and for marking on presentation notes or research papers that i need to summarise. :)

I use highlighter for photocopies; not for books, though.

I used to a lot but not so much anymore. I guess my liking for it just went away or something.

I only highlight textbooks. They are useless after 4-5 years anyway and are destroyed and replaced by newer texts. For other books, I use the little stickies that stick out beyond the page edges (I use the kind that peel off without harming the page) on the part sticking out, I write the paragraph number that contains the information that I felt the need to highlight!