I am reading some older books, and I would like bookmarks for them. I know that you can literally use any piece of paper, but I’m kind of hoping for something a little fancier. Kind of like the bookmark equivalent of writing with a really nice pen.
I know we have some book readers here – what do y’all use?
I used to use the blown-in subscription cards from some of my favorite magazines. But now I cut up anything with a nice picture on it that has a little heft to it - usually old calendars and even card stock that comes in junk mail if it is colorful.
In most cases I just dog-ear the pages.
I got a bunch of these about 30 years ago during a trip to the UK, and I’ve been using them ever since when I read a book I don’t want to deface.
I use page points, aka book darts (there are a number of makers) for editions I am using while translating. Page points make it easy to mark a specific line.
For some books, like large dictionaries, I use a book weight.
I also use magnetic bookmarks.
I use clip bookmarks.
I use some laser cut wood bookmarks that were gifts.
And often postcards bought for the purpose.
Depending on how I am using the book, either page nibs, book bungee, or book notes cards, all from Levenger.
This is kind of like the “annotated bibliography of bookmarks”. Thanks. 
Have you found any of the magnetic bookmarks that aren’t super-chunky? Most of the ones I’ve seen are thick enough that it feels like a horrible thing to do to a book.
You’re a monster!!!
Heathen…
Probably licks his fingers to turn the page too!
I am a big fan of “book darts”. They’re little pieces of very thin metal – mine are brass – folded tightly such that you can attach them to a single page. The sides come to a point, so you can use them to point to a single line. They usually come in a little tin of 50. You can use a single one as a super discreet bookmark, but they are small and light enough that you can use multiple or many of them in the same book as a form of temporary highlighting.
Mine are from a Canadian brand called Lee Valley, but it looks like there are brands on Amazon, etc.
Edit: Missed that @Medievalist already mentioned these – make this a +1, then
Japanese magnetic bookmarks tend to be thinner.
The local bookstore I buy books from always include calling card size paper with famous quotes. That’s what I use as bookmark. A friend gifted me a darth vader and stormtrooper bookmark made of felt. But I found them too think to use and impractical so I just went back to old card.
In the past, I use the book receipt as bookmark.
Looks like a good visit.
Giant rubber bands, not too tight: Don’t mark and don’t fall out of the kids’ books that get moved around a lot!
+1 for book darts
And +1 for Lee Valley (American link since most people here are in US, but also Canadian and International stores). I love this store!
