review: book darts
December 12th, 2005 | Published in books, photos | 6 Comments
I thought I was the world’s biggest (greatest?) fan of page tabs, until I started using them for research. The primary sources I use are circa WWI and the adhesive on the tabs does a number on the paper. In the pic of the tabs below, you can see some that have torn off bits of paper. It breaks my heart…
Plus, the tabs look so messy…
Before:
But Book Darts have changed everything. They’re cute and get the job done superbly well, the tin is lovely and convenient, and right now Book Darts’ website is offering a special of 3 tins containing 125 darts each for $30. That’s 375 darts for $30, compared to 375 of Levenger’s Page Points for $83!
I don’t normally write infomercials, but that’s such a huge difference that I couldn’t help but point it out. I love browsing Levenger’s catalog, but they’re obviously going for a group of readers with significant incomes. Even if I did have lots of money, I’m too much of a bargain hunter to pass up a great deal on as practical an item as Book Darts.
Just look how neat:
After (with Book Darts):
And no, I’m not getting a kickback for promoting this great product for readers and researchers.
October 3rd, 2006at 2:09 pm(#)
I absolutely love Book Darts. Have been using them for years. You may also like these bookmarks. Another thing I love. With the shipping and handling cost they are a little expensive, but you can usually find them at a bookstore for the same price and then you don’t have s&H.
http://www.addedtouchstore.com/prodinfo.asp?number=6770U&S=OV&OVRAW=last%20line%20bookmark&OVKEY=last%20line%20bookmark&OVMTC=standard
October 3rd, 2006at 2:29 pm(#)
I can’t imagine my life without Book Darts. I’ve heard about those LastLine bookmarks, but haven’t gotten my hands on any yet. I tend to use Book Darts (at the top of the page, rather than on the side) or a random scrap of paper (business cards work well, too) for bookmarks. I actually like to re-read a portion when resuming some left-off reading so that I can get back into the same zone, but it seems like the LastLine bookmarks still would come in handy.
May 18th, 2007at 1:02 pm(#)
I can attest to the fact that this author has received no reward for
their testimonial regarding our Book Darts.
If readers of fade theory tell us where they heard about us (i.e. mention fade theory), they will get a 10 % discount or free mailing, whichever is more.
Thanks for your good work in behalf of all of our fellow readers.
December 13th, 2007at 8:34 pm(#)
Love book darts and especially enjoy putting the plastic strip of book darts into a book I am giving as a gift. My friends love them and I hope we are promoting more of them into the local stores.
December 13th, 2007at 9:11 pm(#)
I am a classicist, and I absolutely love Book Darts. Have for years. I have never had the luxury of being able to read a book once and then leave it, and I can’t imagine how I would keep track of all of my current reading and research projects without Book Darts. I’m a veritable devotee of this product. Every time I look at my battered old tin (which I refill, and refill, and refill), my heart dances just a little. Call it silly, but I like it.
December 13th, 2007at 9:57 pm(#)
What a great opportunity to ‘crow’ about Book Darts. But first, let me sound off about Melissa Jay Craig’s art sculptures! Obviously a lover of books and ingenuous play on words using “paper” sources for book sculptures. Fabulous!
Now, to Book Darts — I love them, love them, and really love their company’s customer service, attention to detail, speedy service, and never-compromised quality control.
Please consider ordering some of the tins and having their labels imprinted with a personal message of yours — a favorite quote, general greeting, To and/or From for gift-giving, etc. I have been receiving the tins for my own use (recently, one book had close to 100 darts marking important passages — a record for me!) for the past 5 years and have them imprinted with a generic greeting of “For a Dear Heart and Gentle Soul.”
Most bookophiles associate with like ‘ophiles’ and I have found many opportunities to gift with a tin. Many have never seen them, but fast become adorees of the little devils. I started with a cellophane envelope of 15 over 10 years ago and now have graduated to tins of 100. The pricing is reasonable, their usages unlimited, and they keep well, too — no spoilage — plus, the tins are adorable (hope that word adorable doesn’t turn anyone off, but really they are precious). The tins make great gifts with a new/used book I am often passing to someone. They also acknowledge the receiver’s love of reading so well that I can see a visible change come over them when they see the tin and recognize how kind they will be to the pages.
Wow, I’ve gone on a lot longer than I intended. Book Darts Rock!