Hi, have you considered subscribing to the Great British Hobbit League on youtube? they do battle reports and other fun things - watching a couple of low points games being played might help you get a better grasp of things than just from the books, and there's some talk of a beginners orientated series coming up at some point.
I know I always have to actually play a game, or watch it being played to learn it - when I look at the books it all just blurs into a big pile of words and leaves me feeling quite dizzy.