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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DreadPirateMurphy" data-source="post: 2748927" data-attributes="member: 20715">I completely understand not wanting to write in books.A book in good condition is a beautiful thing.  It represents a complete package as offered by the author and publisher.  With proper care, it can give enjoyment for years to many people.  When I was a child, books from the library were a great pleasure, and it was fun to see one that had been around for years, or even decades.I can't help but think that by scrawling in a book, I hurt the aesthetic, and I make the book less useful to somebody else.  If I don't need a book, I will sell it, give it away, or trade it in for credit at a used book store.  I also would like to hand my book collection down to my kids someday (digging through my grandmother's collection was my first exposure to fantasy and science fiction literature).Bring up children to take pleasure and books and see them as something special, and they will treasure even the cheapest paperback edition of a good book.</blockquote>