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Book Lovers,Reading Tips
28 May 2021 at 10:40 PM PDT
Posted 1 year ago

14 Reading Hacks for Book Lovers

By Catia Shattuck

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Love reading? Check out these reading hacks that’ll make reading easier, faster, cheaper, or more convenient, so you can get your book fix in.

  1. When you aren’t able to read, try listening to an audio book.
  2. Designate a specific place for reading, so when you’re in the spot, you can immerse yourself more fully in your book and others are less likely to interrupt you.

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  1. Make sure to have good lighting where you read, since reading in low light will strain your eyes and may give you a headache.
  2. If your reading environment is noisy, put on headphones and play a white noise sound to help your focus.

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  1. If you’re reading for entertainment, don’t force yourself to finish books you’re not enjoying.
  2. Make your own book stand from a wire hanger to give your arms and neck a break.
  3. Get a nifty gadget like this book light or this stand to make reading in bed easier.

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  1. If you want to read an ebook in the bath, put your phone or ereader in a plastic bag (like a Ziploc bag); your device is protected just in case, and you can still use the touch screen through the bag.
  2. Ask friends and family with similar tastes in books for book recommendations.
  3. Sign up for the newsletters of your favorite authors to stay up to date on their new releases and book deals.
  4. Keep books in different locations so you always have a book to read: at work, next to your bed, in the front room, on your phone, etc.
  5. As you buy new ebooks, put them into a collection on Kindle or a shelf on Nook to organize your books so it’s easy for you to know what to read next. Organizing your ebooks is a cinch if you do it as you buy them.

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  1. Do not use illegal torrent sites to get books; instead download great, free ebooks from the public domain, libraries, Amazon, authors, and other sites. Read more about where you can download free ebooks here.
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Catia Shattuck

I am a copyeditor and a typesetter of print books, and have been editing and typesetting (using InDesign) for twelve years. As the executive editor at Book Cave, I enjoy helping authors be successful, and I only get interrupted a little bit (ha!) by my cute, rambunctious one-year-old.


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  1. Trina Talma
    Trina Talma • 1 year ago

    #5 has become increasingly important for me recently, and especially in the years since I got my Kindle and started filling it with loads of cheap or free books that looked good from the descriptions but turned out to be boring or pure garbage. I now give a book 15 – 20 minutes to “hook” me; after that I get rid of it if I don’t care about it (or actively hate it). In the same vein, since I set up my Little Free Library a few months ago, I’ve discovered that there are a lot of books on my shelves that I can, in fact, bear to part with if I know they’re going into the library.

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  2. Kara Herron
    Kara Herron • 1 year ago

    I love your ideas, most of which I already use. I only get my books from legal free sites like book cave, Bookbub and amazon, plus from emails from some of my favorite authors. Being someone who works with author’s I understand how hard it is to write a book and how little they are paid unless they are famous people.

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  3. Ruth
    Ruth • 1 year ago

    These are some great ideas I hadn’t thought of before. Thank you.

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