I might be the wrong person to answer because I'm obsessed with books and sometimes have been told by my therapist, my wife, my son, etc. to lay off the reading.

Two things I like are: (1) reading on public transit (often physical books) and (2) reading a tablet when doing cardio at the gym.

Also I think there's the matter of finding the right books. Some books really do invite you into a world that takes a lot of effort to get into, say

https://www.lacan.com/beingandevent.html

I find this is a good analogy

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1105469/

It is like going somewhere on vacation or playing a video game or experiencing virtual reality. You get out what you put in.