Boring materials may still do this. You will have to learn to read for understanding not entertainment. We will try to choose interesting books but the main criteria we use is whether the book covers the topics we are teaching and provides a good sense of the field in which we are working. It is not always easy to find texts on every topic I teach. Sometimes I must choose a text we do not particularly like because there is nothing else.
Students have little knowledge about textbook availability and quality.
This is the professional decision made on my part based on my experiences as a student and teacher. Dated materials may still be the best materials given their quality and the point being made. The most recent is not always the best. There are some topics that will be inherently interesting to you and not to other students. I want to know if you can read or see something and extract the necessary material from it.