Writing/Making Notes in (one's own) Books
The textbooks at the school I went to (1947-1959) belonged to the school. They were numbered and issued to us students at the beginning of the year. We were not to mark them up in any way.
I was also not to mark up any of the books that were in my home.
Now that I am "old-er" - and have purchased my own books and I am free to do with them as I wish - I still hesitate to mark them up. (There are a few that have lots of notes and highlighting - but I sort of "take pride" in keeping my books looking like they are still "new".)
Do any of the rest of you still hesitate to mark up your own books?
By the way, I am *not happy* when I see a marked up library book. What the?