Happy Wednesday Bookworms, it’s been a while since I have been posting regularly on Wednesdays so I thought it was high time for a new discussion post. Recently I had a few friends over, and one of my friends spotted my book on the coffee table. I had just started reading it, and had decided to use the dust jacket as the bookmark. She was appalled that I would use the dust jacket in such a fashion, starting a discussion in our friend group about what should or should not be used as a bookmark. I maintain that you can use one side of the dust jacket till you get to the middle of the book and then you use the other side! I mean if I can’t use dust jackets for that what on earth are they good for?! They are so annoying, always falling off the cover, slipping up or down and just generally being annoying.
I know the usual arguments are around doggy ears as bookmarks, which is of course a pretty heated debate, though I will admit to dog-earing in the past (I know I suck, but honestly, sometimes I forget my bookmarks and what is a girl to do?). But I want to hear what you guys have to say about this! Do you throw that bookmark away when you get a hardcover book? or do you think that using those dust jacket sleeves to mark your spot should be outlawed? sound off in the comments with all your thoughts!
It depends on the quality of the dust jacket, for example i noticed killing commendatore ( Uk edition) dust jacket creases easily so i don’t use it as a bookmark, now with dust jackets like the illuminae series i use it as a book mark
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I usually take the dust jackets off my hardcovers when I read them to keep them in nicer condition, but if I keep them on I almost always use the flaps of the dust jacket as a bookmark!
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I’m glad I’m not alone!
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