Hi!
Rapid reading is using the conscious mind. Rapid reading is used as a last resort.
It sounds like you are just regular reading.
Did you establish a purpose? Did you write a list of trigger words from the book? Did you formulate mind-probing questions for those trigger words? Did you superread & dip to find answers to mind-probing questions? Did you make a mind-map of the book?
Did you read the photoreading book?
Did you read the chapter on activation in the photoreading book?
Everything i have mentioned to you here is a tip for a beginner. Establish your purpose. Know or find out what it is that you want from the book and what are you going to do with the information from the book once you get it. How are you going to apply or use that information.
Find those trigger words and definitely have mind-probing questions for those trigger words then go superread and dip and find answers to the questions.Make a mind-map of the book.
Do these things and i am sure you will definitely have a different outcome.
Photoread4me