Writing in books margins

We have too much respect for the printed word, too little awareness of the power words hold over us. We allow worlds to be conjured up for us with very little concern for the implications. We overlook glaring incongruities. Learning to read with pens in our hands would bring huge benefits.

I think my entire degree is about writing things on books and then writing a paper about the things you wrote in the book lol

How many times have you picked up a book and had so many feelings and reactions while reading it, that you just wanted to share them with the next reader? Look no further than The Margin Project! T…

Discover marks, codes, & abbreviations to support reader annotation. Note-taking alongside annotations allows readers to remember their thoughts.

Whether you’re the kind of book-lover who never leaves the house without her e-reader, or an unrelenting defender of good ol’ fashioned paper and ink, I think we can all agree that there are a least some books that have to be read in print copy.…

-Contributed by Emily Gainer. Most libraries frown on writing in books. At the CHP, we like to see the handwritten notes psychologists have made in the books that they donate. Recently, I have been…