I had a bit of a surf among the blogs this morning (like you do!) and found what I consider to be an interesting one at
http://btt2.wordpress.com/
The current topic of conversation being the question of whether to write in books or not - i.e. to annotate, add footnotes etc. It struck me that this is a question close to most bookpeople's hearts in one way or another. I left my immediate response , an off-the-top-of-the-head answer, which was:
I am a one hundred percent preservationist. I almost never annotate or write notes of any sort, even in paperbacks. I often feel very strongly how useful, even convenient, it would be to do so, but cannot bring myself to do the deed. It’s something deep inside to do with a feeling for books. I cannot bear to see them mistreated in any way - e.g. thumbed, bent back round their spines etc
It could be, though, that quiet reflection will moderate these thoughts. If so, I'll let you know, but where do you stand?
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