user17487: I have tried meditating (by concentrating on the breath) but have not experienced any benefits from it. Are there any good books on meditation out there that can help me achieve a better meditation practice?

user295: You can try reading:

THE TRUE POWER OF KANNI MEDITATION －The Essential Guide to Anapanassati & Vipassana
Anapanasati: Mindfulness with Breathing - Unveiling the Secrets of Life
Mindfulness of Breathing and Four Elements Meditation
Right Mindfulness: Memory & Ardency on the Buddhist Path

Breath meditation is covered in Ānâpāna,sati Sutta which you can directly read.

user43: 
Anything by Thrangu Rinpoche with the word "Meditation" in the title.
The Relaxed Mind: A Seven-Step Method for Deepening Meditation Practice
Meditative States in Tibetan Buddhism
Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation


user-1: Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight is a good text for the development of concentration leading to midfulness & alertness. There are imho definitely some thing or things wrong in the Manual and i can't for sure know the extent of wrongness but i would still recommend it just because it is so comprehensive. As for the alleged wrongness therein i recommend you train and study to find out for yourself.
Similarly a Ledi Sayadaw's Manual of Breathing presents a quite practical exposition of the commentarial and the author's interpretation of some Sutta. Whether these interpretations are accurate is imo besides the point because i think the manual outlines a tidy albeit rigorous progression for a base development which i am sure a beginner could appreciate.
Third book is A Practical Guide To Jhanas by Leigh Brasington, the first chapters of this book outline a cookie cutter progression of a method which seems to work for many, the expression is consise & practical in contrast to the Ledi Sayadaw's Manual this is afaik the most beginner friendly guide to getting into development. As for the later chapters of high attainments i will not say anything.
That being said the best books are the Sutta, Patisambhidamagga and Abhidhamma.

17487: <p>I have tried meditating (by concentrating on the breath) but have not experienced any benefits from it. Are there any good books on meditation out there that can help me achieve a better meditation practice?</p>
 295: <p>You can try reading:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://ftp.budaedu.org/ebooks/pdf/EN437.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">THE TRUE POWER OF KANNI MEDITATION －The Essential Guide to Anapanassati &amp; Vipassana</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.dhammatalks.net/Books3/Bhikkhu_Buddhadasa_Anapanasati_Mindfulness_with_Breathing.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Anapanasati: Mindfulness with Breathing - Unveiling the Secrets of Life</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/fourelements.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Mindfulness of Breathing and Four Elements Meditation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.dhammatalks.org/Archive/Writings/Ebooks/RightMindfulness_181215.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Right Mindfulness: Memory &amp; Ardency on the Buddhist Path</a></li>
</ul>

<p>Breath meditation is covered in <a href="http://www.themindingcentre.org/dharmafarer/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/7.13-Anapanasati-S-m118-piya.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Ānâpāna,sati Sutta</a> which you can directly read.</p>
 43: <ol>
<li><p>Anything by Thrangu Rinpoche with the word "Meditation" in the title.</p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/1611802822" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">The Relaxed Mind: A Seven-Step Method for Deepening Meditation Practice</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/086171119X" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Meditative States in Tibetan Buddhism</a></p></li>
<li><p><a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/1590302893" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Myth of Freedom and the Way of Meditation</a></p></li>
</ol>
 -1: <p>Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight is a good text for the development of concentration leading to midfulness &amp; alertness. There are imho definitely some thing or things wrong in the Manual and i can't for sure know the extent of wrongness but i would still recommend it just because it is so comprehensive. As for the alleged wrongness therein i recommend you train and study to find out for yourself.</p>

<p>Similarly a Ledi Sayadaw's Manual of Breathing presents a quite practical exposition of the commentarial and the author's interpretation of some Sutta. Whether these interpretations are accurate is imo besides the point because i think the manual outlines a tidy albeit rigorous progression for a base development which i am sure a beginner could appreciate.</p>

<p>Third book is A Practical Guide To Jhanas by Leigh Brasington, the first chapters of this book outline a cookie cutter progression of a method which seems to work for many, the expression is consise &amp; practical in contrast to the Ledi Sayadaw's Manual this is afaik the most beginner friendly guide to getting into development. As for the later chapters of high attainments i will not say anything.</p>

<p>That being said the best books are the Sutta, Patisambhidamagga and Abhidhamma.</p>
