Speaking of bookmarks - Several years ago I was covering an event in Chicago and stayed at the Trump Hotel. What stands out about this particular trip wasn't the conference I was attending, it was what happened in my hotel room. WAIT! That didn't quite come out the way I had intended. Okay, let's try this again. First of all, it's not unusual for me to have a book with me when I travel. After getting my work done for the day I like to sit back and get lost in a good book, which I did in the Trump Hotel. I put the book on the night stand and went back to the conference the next day. When I got back to the room, I picked up my book and there it was...
The Trump Hotel had replaced my bookmark with their own. Now that's some pretty creative marketing.
Something else I won't do. I will not highlight passages or write in the margins. But, that's just me.
This one will drive some people nuts. I won't break the binding.
A friend borrowed one of my books and called me to ask how I could read a book without breaking the binding. Honestly, I find it quite easy. Evidently it's not for everyone. He was so afraid of breaking the binding on my book, he ended up going out and buying his own copy.
Wanna drive me really nuts? Don't answer that. Mutilated covers, geez Louise, how does that even happen? Okay, okay, the dog chewed it, the 2 year old grabbed it off the nightstand. You'll find a few books with mutilated covers on my bookshelf, most I found in a box of my dad's books. I've forgiven him.
That's probably more than you wanted to know about my book reading habits. What about you, any book reading habits you'd like to share?
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