Do you sign your name in the books that you buy?

I was thinking of doing it for at least the rare books that I own. Thus, they will always be connected to me, even as they remain sought after or get passed down through the family.

>a signed copy of Black Future? shieeet gramps fuck im posed to do wit dat old ass cracker
>*tears welling up*… that’s my boy jamal

These are the actions of a weak and pathetic man. Do better.

>>24469177
lil timmy was here

>>24469103 (OP)
I was thinking of buying one of those ex libris stamp thingy but sometimes I sell books I don't care for anymore and sometimes they get rare and those should remain in the best condition possible in order to keep the value. I'm torn bros, does anyone use an ex libris marker? They seems so kino

>>24469103 (OP)
Many books feature a few blank pages at the back and I wonder if I should write reviews of the book in there

>>24469394
You totally should do it, imo.

>>24469106
Stick to typing about red pickup trucks you Indian freak

>>24469394
Nobody cares about your opinion of the book. Where do you think inflation of your ego comes from that you would assume a random person who buys your used books would care what you've written?

>>24469562
NTA, but I would find it interesting.

>>24469562
I always like reading notes of previous readers, they're fun

>>24469103 (OP)
No, I dip my scrotum in ink and notarize my books with it.

>>24469562
I like reading notes. its fun getting old bibles and finding a bunch of schizophrenic rantings, even if i dont agree with them it can be interesting seeing other peoples interpretations

>>24471748
Why go to that effort.

>>24469103 (OP)
I put my name and the date I finished reading the book. Then, if any of my kids in the future take an interest in any of my books, they will have a cool kind of connection knowing when I read it. Maybe they can add their name and date of reading. Or not, whatever.

>>24469279
If the value is reduced by an ex libris stamp inside then it wasn't really rare in the first place

>>24469103 (OP)
do it to fool future archaeologists

>>24469103 (OP)
No one reads anymore so it's not like someone is going to accidentally pick up my books thinking it's theirs, unlike maybe a few decades ago. And even the people who do read read books that are identifiably slop, so again, unlikely they'll confuse my books for theirs.
The only place I can imagine this practice being done would be at university, expecially if you're reading in a library, but even then I doubt it'd necessary, as no one is going to steal your books because they don't read.

>>24469103 (OP)
No. It ruins the book.

>>24469103 (OP)
I write all my analysis and notes in the margins and I write "Annotated by [my name]" on the cover and the title page and I foist these books upon people in my life so they know how smart I am

No, because I don't want to be humiliated after I'm dead when someone finds a book I actually cared about in a thrift store, marked down to 25 cents.

>>24469103 (OP)
>signing the book
Unless you're the author or a ridiculously famous person, don't ever do this.

>>24475165
this is 2025. if they don't let you make death book it's because You is death book the franchise

>>24469103 (OP)
The high end version of this is having an ex libris that you glue into the book. People track and note the libraries of noted collectors. It helps if you’re otherwise interesting or famous of course.

>>24472914
My mom left a whole page of dates she’d read a book I gave her. Made me tear up tbqhfam.

>>24469103 (OP)
>finds grandpas old book collection
>all signed, for some reason
>throw them into the fire because nuclear fallout has blocked the warmth of the sun