How do you find time to read?
The most common answer you'll get to this question is that reading is a priority. When you want to do something, you make time for it and reading is no different. Some suggestions for making reading a priority:
- Listen to audiobooks while cleaning, cooking, driving, exercising, etc.
- Read during your lunch break if you work
- Go to bed earlier and read before you go to sleep or get up earlier and read before the day starts
- Keep a book with you to read while waiting in line or at appointments
- Download a nook, kindle or other e-reader app to your phone and read when you have free moments
- If you're a new mom, read while nursing or giving a bottle (this is easier with an e-reader)
- If you take public transportation, read during your commute
- Read while drying your hair
- Watch less tv and spend less time online
Should I keep reading this book/Does this book get better?
Each person will answer this differently, but it's ultimately up to the individual who is reading the book. If you've given the book a good try and aren't enjoying it, go ahead and put it aside. You can always come back to it later. Different readers will enjoy different books. Some of us give a book 50, 100, or 150 pages; others give up when the book becomes a chore to read. Other readers can't tell you what you'll enjoy or if a book will get better for it, so use your own judgment and don't feel guilty for giving up something that isn't working for you.
Where do you get your books?
- The library
- Major chains (Books-A-Million, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble)
- Library sales (check your public library for dates)
- Used book stores (check your local yellow pages)
- Garage sales or thrift stores
- Online discount stores (Abebooks, Half.com, alibris)
- Local independant bookstores (Use Indie Bookstore Finder to find one near you)
- Online swap sites (Paperback Swap, Bookmooch)
- E-books (Amazon for Kindle, Barnes and Noble for Nook, or through other indie sites - many are available free on Kindle and Nook)
- Project Gutenburg (free books in public domain)
- Target, Walmart, grocery stores