Reading chess books

Is the old method of learning chess through books outdated?

What is the best method of reading a book?

Need serious answers from brilliant people!

1) No.  It's just the Old Method.

2) Con the pages in ascending numerical order.

#2 needs more spesific instructions.

I'm reminded of the Woody Allen comment:

-I speed-read War and Peace once. It was about some russians.

Unfortunately, I am neither serious nor brilliant.

I once read Anna Karenina btw, and Woody was right:  boy, that guy knew a lot of Russians!

No, books are not outdated. Whilst I like eInk/eReaders, there are few chess e-books around, so paper versions will be here for a long time yet.There are also interactive ebooks for reading on a computer that work with ChessBase (free reader).

Whether or not reading books is best for any individual is a personal choice. Everyone has there own preferred way of learning. Videos, 1:1 training are also good but not always available.

How to read  a chess book depends on the topic. Your rating far exceeds mine so my experiences and examples would not be of much value to you :)

Gotta try to read as much as you can without a board in front of you, unless the analysis is insane. This helps you to improve your "chess vision". 

If anyone is above fide rating 1800, this method of training is very good :

1. Solve 5 puzzles from Anthology of chess combinations.

2. Study Dvoretsky's endgame manual

3. One line/variation each day for your opening repertoire.

This is my training system. Its my own method and it works for me. It normally takes 2 hrs or less depending on how much time I spend to solve the puzzles.

This method helps me to perform high above my current fide rating. Try it and let me know if it works for others too. 

The person needs only two books + an engine for opening lines.

For anyone of any rating, this method is very good:

1. Pop cap off bottle of ale.

2. Stare at chess books.

3. Take a nap.

You will spare yourself of many hours of agonising reading and study.

Books are way overrated as tools of improvement. The best way to get better is analyze games with stronger players, solving puzzles/problems (without moving the pieces of course), taking "won" positions and trying to win them against an engine or computer, actual tournament play, etc. The more active the learning, the more it simulates actual playing, the better.

You don't read a chess book.

You should play through a chess book.

Normally most chess players skim to the parts they like and then the parts that are of no interest they forget for ever. They look for another book and keep doing the same thing over and over. They try to read the book hoping that diagrams are shown so that they can follow the moves.

Only those that can follow the moves in their heads benefit of reading a book without using a board.

IMHO

where do i get those books, you have one blog post in which the same things you advised