Reading Is Good (SKSE)
⚪ Last updated 2022⚠️ Install Order · 5 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.4% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #6 of 8 Skills and Leveling mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
This version of Reading Is Good supports Skyrim Special Edition and Skyrim VR for PC. If you need a non-SKSE version, see Reading Is Good (Legacy).
Description
This mod reworks skill books so that instead of granting levels instantly, they give you a permanent boost to your leveling speed in the respective skill. This means that you benefit more by reading them as soon as you find them.
The leveling bonus is +4% for each book, which is doubled to +8% if you have the Scholar's Insight ability from Black Book: The Winds of Change. The Scholar's Insight buff applies while you have the ability, so it applies retroactively but you also need to keep it as long as you want to keep the extra bonus. The vanilla game contains 5 books for each skill, but since other mods such as Book Covers Skyrim - Lost Library can increase this number, the leveling bonus will cap at 5 books for balance reasons. The Mod Configuration Menu has a status page that can tell you what your current bonuses are and which skill books you have read.
Reading Is Good can be installed on an existing save. It will automatically apply the bonuses for the skill books you read before installing.
Reading Is Good (SKSE) is a small utility mod for Skyrim that removes the need to hoard skill books by automatically applying their bonuses when read. It's for players who want to read books immediately without worrying about wasting the skill boost. With over 5,300 endorsements and 1.4 million downloads, it's a popular quality-of-life improvement.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust: 5,366 endorsements and 1.4M downloads show it's a go-to for many players.
- Solves a real annoyance—no more hoarding skill books or worrying about the 'right' time to read them.
- Simple and effective: does exactly what it says, no bloat or extra features to fiddle with.
⚠️ Cons
- Requires SKSE, so console players or those avoiding script extenders are out of luck.
- Last updated in 2022—might have compatibility issues with the latest Skyrim updates, though it's likely still fine for most.
- No detailed documentation or troubleshooting guide provided, so if something goes wrong you're on your own.
For Skyrim players who hate the min-maxing pressure of saving skill books for the perfect moment. If you just want to read and move on, this is a must-have. Skip if you're on console or prefer to avoid SKSE-dependent mods.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you have SKSE installed and launch the game through the SKSE loader, not the default launcher, or the mod won't work.
- Since it's a simple SKSE plugin, you can install it manually by dropping the files into your Data folder, but using a mod manager like Vortex or MO2 makes updates easier.
- If you're using a mod list that changes skill book behavior, check for conflicts—this mod might override or be overridden by other book-related mods.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Skyrim Mods
- Author
- Parapets
- Version
- 1.1.2
- Downloads
- 1,427,136
- Endorsements
- 5,366
- Category
- Skills and Leveling
- Created
- 11/5/2020
- Updated
- 9/29/2022
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