Bookmarks.

[autoperipatetikos@neurodifferent.me]

@Maker_of_Things I said random/scrap, but I also have specially home made ones and ones that came with books. I never know exactly when I'm going to start reading, so most often it'll be anything within reach and then change it later.

[tempusfelix@wehavecookies.social]

@Maker_of_Things

A steel paper knife that I made. Or a random scrap of paper.

[dewines@toot.wales]

@Maker_of_Things I said Random paper, but usually it's a post-it note. I've found that if I use them as intended, they can make the page sticky if I don't come back to the book until some time has passed. I therefore fold the post-it in half, so the sticky bit sticks to itself and I have a neat little bookmark.

[jacel@m.prettyshiny.org]

@Maker_of_Things for a while, every time I brought a handful of dollar bills back from the US because I don't like using cash and so my smaller change never got used, I'd put them aside and use those as bookmarks.

I have mostly switched to an e-reader for the last decade or so, and the US has gotten much more cashless-friendly, but I still have a few tucked away for when I need them.

[doubletreble@cupoftea.social]

@Maker_of_Things

I have had this #bookmark for decades, it's travelled with me, moved house with me, I have to find it before I can start a new read!

[irina@wandering.shop]

@Maker_of_Things I have *some* specially made bookmarks but mostly use random bits of paper, or when it's a book reserved from the library the reservation slip. (Or the previous person's reservation slip, which can be interesting if the book has to come from a different library than mine)

[unchartedworlds@scicomm.xyz]

@Maker_of_Things

A post-it note makes a good bookmark, because you can stick it onto the back of the book while you're reading, and it generally doesn't fall off or get in the way.

[maker_of_things@cupoftea.social]

@jztusk
It is, unfortunately
Any editing voids the votes already made.

I should have included book face down on open page.

[maker_of_things@cupoftea.social]

@beecycling
When I was a kid, turning the corner was usual, until I found some corners stayed turned and there could be a few turned corners to confuse me.

Then I got told off for it by someone, so I stopped.

[maker_of_things@cupoftea.social]

@autoperipatetikos
Yes, my 'anything' is more likely to be a shop receipt or a business card, until I go to get a tram ticket.

[maker_of_things@cupoftea.social]

@tempusfelix
I have seen antique silver ones for bookmarks and page turners, and that was what made me think of the poll.

I just wouldn't know what to do with it wile reading.

[maker_of_things@cupoftea.social]

@jacel
I guess a dollar bill would be cheaper than buying a nice bookmark, too.

[maker_of_things@cupoftea.social]

@DoubleTreble
That is lovely, and I bet it feels special in a book.

I have been given decorative bookmarks in the past and despite trying, I never got to grips with using them.

[maker_of_things@cupoftea.social]

@bytebro
That is excellent!

[leguinian_utopia@union.place]

@Maker_of_Things Both random scraps AND pretty special bookmarks

[jacel@m.prettyshiny.org]

@Maker_of_Things not being from the US, they have enough novelty to be interesting!

[doubletreble@cupoftea.social]

@Maker_of_Things
I made it from the front of a pack of
incense sticks when we lived in Germany and laminated it years later as it was getting very tatty 🤭

[stratski@mendeddrum.org]

@Maker_of_Things Random scraps, open faced down, folded corners. I do like pretty bookmarks, but I tend to lose them. Or if they're really nice, I'll be afraid to use them for fear of losing them in a library book (though that might make a nice suprise for the next reader). The best is a fancy hardcover with a ribbon.

[gcoleman@social.coop]

@Maker_of_Things I love picking bookmarks up from libraries and bookstores. I grabbed four from the Kansas City Library when I was there because they had so many cool ones!

[maker_of_things@cupoftea.social]

@Hellybootwader
I guess if it keeps the page, it's a bookmark!