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Originally Posted by EbookNovice
However, I'm finding it difficult to read for long periods of time as quite frankly, it's boring compared to watching TV.
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It says it all. You're not "into the book". This can have a lot of causes, and some good tips were already given. My thoughts:
1. You're reading the wrong books (wrong genre). Find books in the same genre you like for movies.
2. Try some fast-paced books, the ones that are mentioned as having no real stopping point.
3. Set a certain place aside for reading, and make sure it's quiet and you're not disturbed. You can put up some background music, but choose something such as New Age, Ambient, Classic or Instrumentals: no singing. It distracts.
4. Make sure you have no pressing matters to attend to.
5. Make sure you don't have any immediate problems that need solving.
6. Make sure you're comfortable.
7. Make reading an activity. Set aside a certain time, such as 1-2 hours before bed. (Which actually is a very good time to read and unwind.) It would be best to stop at the ending of a chapter, somewhere around the time you normally go to bed. Then go to bed *EVEN* if you are at the point where you want to know what comes next. It's another incentive to pick up the book next time.
3 through 6 are all about removing all distractions so you can actually get into the book.
My main reading time is while commuting. I have to travel to work, and I'm in public transport. I leave so early that I'm always one of the first to get into the bus or train, so I find a nice place (a single chair, if there's one, so nobody will sit beside me), put up some music using my ultra-noiseblocking Shure earphones (music on = no outside noise), and then I can read until I arrive at my destination. This is the reason why I don't mind travelling times. 30 minutes, 4 hours, it's the same to me.