How to Study?

[joeyV123]

Hi, I'm new to this forum/site and new to Hold'em. I've been playing the Bunny tables (.25/50) at Party Poker for about a month now. In that time I've read "Killer Poker Online" by John Vorhaus, "Hold'em Poker" and "The Theory of Poker" by David Sklansky along with "Hold'em Poker for Advanced Players" by Skansky/Malmuth and "Small Stakes Hold'em" by Miller/Sklansky/Malmuth, and have begun reading "Weighing the Odds in Hold'em" by King Yao.

The problem is that just reading them through doesn't necessarily make me any better a player. I play relatively break even now at Limit .25/.50, though overall I'm down. I can't seem to break even at the higher micro stakes games though, and it seems that I'm always playing against several multi-table players from Germany. In fact it seems the beginner tables at PP are loaded with Germans playing multiple tables! What's up with that?

Anyway, my question is how do I use these books to study? Obviously, just reading them through isn't going to turn me into a winning player. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks