Top 10 Social Media Books on Amazon

Sumo Hacks
Inbound Marketing Clinic at NYU
6 min readJul 3, 2015

There’s no shortage of books about social media on Amazon. Some about specific sites and some about general strategy. Some for business some for individuals. Below you’ll find a top 10 list of the best social media books on Amazon. These have been chosen based on the amount of reviews as well as their overall rating on Amazon’s social media search results and categories.

Check out these 10 top-rated social media books on Amazon.

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Social Media: Dominating Strategies for Social Media Marketing with Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, LinkedIn and Instagram by Michael Richards

When you download Social Media: Dominating Strategies for Social Media Marketing with Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, LinkedIn and Instagram, your followers and social media will start to grow rapidly! Every business owner or marketing executive now agrees to the fact that their business has to adapt to social media or end up losing touch with its customers. You will discover everything you need to know about Social Media Marketing! Get it on Amazon

The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users by Guy Kawasaki and Peg Fitzpatrick

By now it’s clear that whether you’re promoting a business, a product, or yourself, social media is near the top of what determines your success or failure. And there are countless pundits, authors, and consultants eager to advise you. Get it on Amazon

Social Media Mastery (Updated for 2015): 75+ Tips to Help you Expand your Reach, Build your Platform, and Establish Your Online Authority by Tara Ross

Learn the ins and outs of the major social media platforms, including major sites such as Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo, Google+, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, Reddit, Scribd, Slideshare, Evernote, TripAdvisor, and Academia.edu. Learn how to establish a social media strategy in line with your goals, organize it all with Evernote, and how to market your content based on your product, service, or credentials. Fire up your brand via social media, Kindle ebooks, or podcasts using this guide. Get it on Amazon

500 Social Media Marketing Tips: Essential Advice, Hints and Strategy for Business: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, and More! by Andrew Macarthy

Few likes on your company’s Facebook page? Not seeing social media ROI? Unsure of how to make the most of social media marketing, or even where to start? 500 Social Media Marketing Tips can help! This book is your guide to social media success for business, featuring hundreds of actionable strategies for Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+, YouTube, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Vine, and more! Each tip will guide you to establishing a strong brand presence on social media, attracting and engaging with loyal customers, and increasing web traffic and sales. Get it on Amazon

Likeable Social Media, Revised and Expanded: How to Delight Your Customers, Create an Irresistible Brand, and Be Amazing on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest, and More by Dave Kerpen

A friend’s recommendation is more powerful than any advertisement. In the world of Facebook, Twitter, Vine, Instagram, and beyond, that recommendation can travel farther and faster than ever before. Packed with brand-new case studies from today’s emerging social sites, this updated edition of Likeable Social Media helps you harness the power of word-of-mouth marketing to transform your business. Get it on Amazon

Social Media: Social Media Marketing: Marketing for Small Businesses, And Business Owners! by David Faust

Does Your Social Media Bring You More Customers And Revenue? It Should! If not, grab this book right now and get ready to quickly learn effective ways to drive in more business without wasting your valuable time and resources. Get it on Amazon

The New Rules of Marketing & PR: How to Use Social Media, Online Video, Mobile Applications, Blogs, News Releases, and Viral Marketing to Reach Buyers Directly by David Meerman Scott

The New Rules of Marketing & PR, 4th Edition is the pioneering guide to the future of marketing, an international bestseller with more than 300,000 copies sold in over 25 languages. It offers a step-by-step action plan for harnessing the power of modern marketing and PR to communicate with buyers directly, raise visibility, and increase sales. It shows how large and small companies, non-profits, and other organizations can leverage Web-based content to get the right information to the right people at the right time for a fraction of the cost of big-budget campaigns. Get it on Amazon

SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING: PREMIUM EDITION (w/ Bonus Content!): Use Proven Strategies for SUCCESSFUL marketing plans, build a business, and BOOST SALES From … Instagram, Youtube, Youtube Marketing) by FR Media

Running a small business? Starting a rock band? Got a cool hobby and you want to promote your work? Or just showcase your lifestyle? Then social media is a MUST for you. With a program modeled after a potent combination of marketing school and real-world experience, this book takes you on a fundamental approach to social media marketing. Get it on Amazon

The Social Media Bible: Tactics, Tools, and Strategies for Business Success by Lon Safko

The Social Media Bible is comprehensive 700-plus page social media resource that will teach corporate, small business, and non-profit marketers strategies for using social media to reach their desired audiences with power messages and efficiency. This newly revised 3rd edition addresses technology updates to the iPad, apps, Foursquare, and other geotargeted networks. New case studies and company profiles provide practical examples of how businesses have successfully implemented these strategies, using the newest social media marketing tools. Get it on Amazon

Social Media Marketing for Publishers by Liz Murray

Marketing your books or publishing brand through social media needn’t be confusing! This eBook is the essential Publisher’s Handbook to all social media activities that you need to know about. Social media marketing expert Liz Murray guides you through a series of social media topics by making the subject matter easy to understand, engaging and personal. Get it on Amazon

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