If you try searching for the term ‘Social Media Marketing Books’ on Amazon or Google, you will end up with 1000s of results.
With easy self-publishing options, there are more authors writing and publishing books on social media marketing now than ever before.
How do you know which books are good? How do you know which books deserve your precious reading time?
Wouldn’t it be great if someone selected the best social media marketing books and gave you a list in one place?
The team at Social Media Examiner used to do just that every year (till 2018). They handpicked the best books on social media marketing (written by the SMMW conference speakers, who are the top experts in their field) and displayed it in their bookstall.
If you are wondering what SMMW (Social Media Marketing World) is, it is one of the best social media conferences in the world (and my favourite annual event) organized by Social Media Examiner and is held in San Diego, California, USA.
And till last year, I listed all those books from SMMW stall here in one place. But since they have had not a bookstall since last year, I have done my best (online research and asking references from friends) to keep this list up to date. To make it easy for you to get these books and connect with the authors, I have added the Amazon links and the Twitter handles to the list.
Contributors: I would like to specially thank and acknowledge my friends who responded to my question on Facebook and sent their suggestions – Kelly Noble Mirabella, Jamie Samples, Stephanie Nissen, Heather Roach Heuman and the one-and-only Donna Moritz.
Feel free to SHARE this list with your network.
As a knowledge-driven marketer, I value the wisdom that one could get from reading the right books. Especially in a field like Social Media Marketing that has so many moving parts, having the right knowledge from the right sources can make all the difference.
So go ahead and start reading!
I would like to update this list every year going forward, building up a comprehensive list of social media marketing books with Amazon links.
If you like to suggest any other recent social media book that has helped you, please share the details in the comments and I will add them to this list.
Thank you!
Stay connected. Stay blessed.
| Sl.No | Book Title | Author (Twitter link) | Amazon link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 Seconds to Success | Shaun Mcbride | Amazon |
| 2 | 20/20 Mind Sight | Jillian Vorce | Amazon |
| 3 | 100 Great Podcasting Tips | Gary Leland | Amazon |
| 4 | #AskGaryVee | Gary Vaynerchuk | Amazon |
| 5 | Amaze Every Customer Every Time | Shep Hyken | Amazon |
| 6 | Art of Social Media | Guy Kawasaki | Amazon |
| 7 | Art of the Start 2.0 | Guy Kawasaki | Amazon |
| 8 | Born To Blog | Mark Schaefer and Stanford A. Smith | Amazon |
| 9 | Built-In Social | Jeff Korhan | Amazon |
| 10 | Click Here to Order | Joel Comm | Amazon |
| 11 | Content Chemistry | Andy Crestodina | Amazon |
| 12 | Content Inc | Joe Pulizzi | Amazon |
| 13 | Content Rules | Ann Handley & C. C. Chapman | Amazon |
| 14 | Crush it | Gary Vaynerchuk | Amazon |
| 15 | Ctrl Alt Delete | Mitch Joel | Amazon |
| 16 | Duct Tape Marketing | John Jantsch | Amazon |
| 17 | Duct Tape Selling | John Jantsch | Amazon |
| 18 | Epic Content Marketing | Joe Pulizzi | Amazon |
| 19 | Everybody Writes | Ann Handley | Amazon |
| 20 | Facebook Marketing | Brian Carter | Amazon |
| 21 | Facebook Marketing All-in-One For Dummies | Andrea Vahl | Amazon |
| 22 | Future Marketing | Jon Wuebben | Amazon |
| 23 | Get Content Get Customers | Joe Pulizzi | Amazon |
| 24 | How to Podcast – Volume 4.0 | Paul Colligan | Amazon |
| 25 | How To Write Copy That Sells | Ray Edwards | Amazon |
| 26 | Hug Your Haters | Jay Baer | Amazon |
| 27 | Instant Content Marketing Success | Bob Tripathi | Amazon |
| 28 | Interview Connections | Jessica Rhodes | Amazon |
| 29 | It Takes More Than a Big Smile | Wes Schaeffer | Amazon |
| 30 | Jab, Jab, Jab Right Hook | Gary Vaynerchuk | Amazon |
| 31 | Kaching | Joel Comm | Amazon |
| 32 | Known | Mark W. Schaefer | Amazon |
| 33 | Launch | Michael A. Stelzner | Amazon |
| 34 | LinkedIn Marketing | Viveka von Rosen | Amazon |
| 35 | Linkedin: 101 Ways to Rock Your Personal Brand | Viveka von Rosen | Amazon |
| 36 | Linkedln To influence | Stephanie Sammons | Amazon |
| 37 | Living Forward | Michael Hyatt & Daniel Harkavy | Amazon |
| 38 | Manipurated | Daniel Lemin | Amazon |
| 39 | Marketing 2.0 | Bernie Borges | Amazon |
| 40 | Marketing Rebellion | Mark Schaefer | Amazon |
| 41 | Maximize Your Social | Neal Schaffer | Amazon |
| 42 | Optimize | Lee Odden | Amazon |
| 42 | Platform | Michael Hyatt | Amazon |
| 43 | ProBlogger | Darren Rowse & Chris Garrett | Amazon |
| 44 | Procrastinate On Purpose | Rory Vaden | Amazon |
| 45 | Reality Check | Guy Kawasaki | Amazon |
| 46 | Reinventing You | Dorie Clark | Amazon |
| 47 | Return On Influence | Mark W. Schaefer | Amazon |
| 48 | Shareology | Bryan Kramer | Amazon |
| 49 | So What Do YOU Do? | Joel Comm | Amazon |
| 50 | Social Media 101 | Chris Brogan | Amazon |
| 51 | Social Media Explained | Mark Schaefer | Amazon |
| 52 | Social Media Myths BUSTED | Laura Rubinstein | Amazon |
| 53 | Spin Sucks | Gini Dietrich | Amazon |
| 54 | Stand Out | Dorie Clark | Amazon |
| 55 | Steal The Show | Michael Port | Amazon |
| 56 | Stop Boring Me! | Kathy Klotz-Guest | Amazon |
| 57 | Take The Stairs | Rory Vaden | Amazon |
| 58 | The Amazement Revolution | Shep Hyken | Amazon |
| 59 | The Commitment Engine | John Jantsch | Amazon |
| 60 | The Content Code | Mark Schaefer | Amazon |
| 61 | The Freaks Shall Inherit The Earth | Chris Brogan | Amazon |
| 62 | The Hippo Campus | Andrew and Pete | Amazon |
| 63 | The Impact Equation | Chris Brogan | Amazon |
| 64 | The Lead Machine | Rich Brooks | Amazon |
| 65 | The Like Economy | Brian Carter | Amazon |
| 66 | The New Relationship Marketing | Mari Smith | Amazon |
| 67 | The Recovering Spender | Lauren Greutman | Amazon |
| 68 | The Referral Engine | John Jantsch | Amazon |
| 69 | The Rockstars of JVZoo.com | Joel Comm | Amazon |
| 70 | The School Of Greatness | Lewis Howes | Amazon |
| 71 | The Tao of Twitter | Mark W. Schaefer | Amazon |
| 72 | The Thank You Economy | Gary Vaynerchuk | Amazon |
| 73 | They Ask You Answer | Marcus Sheridan | Amazon |
| 74 | Twitter Power 3.0 | Joel Comm and Dave Taylor | Amazon |
| 75 | View From the Top | Aaron Walker | Amazon |
| 76 | Virtual Freedom | Chris C. Ducker | Amazon |
| 77 | Will It Fly? | Pat Flynn | Amazon |
| 78 | Will The Real You Please Stand Up | Kim Garst | Amazon |
| 79 | Winning at Social Customer Care | Dan Gingiss | Amazon |
| 80 | Wisdom Meets Passion | Dan Miller and Jared Angaza | Amazon |
| 81 | Writing Riches | Ray Edwards | Amazon |
| 82 | Youtility | Jay Baer | Amazon |
| 83 | YouTube Video and SEO Tips | Derral Eves | Amazon |
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