Bored? Pick up a book!

Are you having one of those periods of extreme boredom? Are you reading this just because you're bored and have nothing else to do?
Well, then, that's awesome! 'Coz I'm going to tell you something about how to shush your boredom chip by reading books. 

BOOKS: 
In the first place, what is a  book? Ever looked it up on Wikipedia? 

'A book is a set of written, printed, illustrated or blank sheets, made of ink, paper, parchment or other materials, usually fastened together to hinge at one side.'

Alphabetic writing first emerged in Egypt, where papyrus was used as a substitute for paper - in fact, that's where the word 'paper' comes from.
Books were at first merely a collection of sheets, and over the years, have emerged to the form they are presently manufactured in.

All right, now to the main part. How do you select a book? Here are a few tips that I myself have used quite a few times.

• Choose according to your likes. If you're a fiction - lover, then choose fiction - related books, if you're a comics - lover then you should try out magazines and newspapers along with illustrated comics. For non - fiction lovers, there's always a huge range of biographies, autobiographies, some interesting accounts of people's lives and so on.
• Ask a friend. The best way to find out about new books is to ask your friends what they suggest reading. Most of the times, word of mouth is reliable. I've read a thousand books my friends told me to read, and a thousand others my cousins told me to read. And I loved almost all of them.
• Browse the web. Sometimes, you can find a book other people your age have been reading around the world. Lists of the top (number) famous books, and such other articles help too.
• Go author-wise. If you read a book you loved, look up the author's other books and try them. They're most likely going to interest you almost as much as the first. And sometimes, you like them even better than the first series/novel you read. The Host, for example, got me hooked so easily, it was amazing. Of course, I had to struggle through every part of the Twilight Saga, and now I think it was definitely not worth the effort.
• Pick up randomly. If you're browsing through a library's collections and have no idea whatsoever about which book you want to read, then it's your best bet to pick up random books that catch your eye. There's usually always a summary on the back cover and if it interests you, you could try it.

Maybe my tips helped you, or maybe not. But I've certainly entertained you for... two minutes, I think. I know there are a lot of people who might have read this in thirty seconds and to them I can only say - I understand why you're having a problem finding books. You've read them all!
Just kidding! No one's read all the books there are to read. Believe me, there's a whole host of novels that you've never heard of and that would greatly interest you, out there. You just have to find them.
Happy book hunting!

SOURCES - Wikipedia, and my experiences!