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By: Content Strategy Success in 5 Steps | Shelly Bowen: Exceptional Web Content

Content Strategy Success in 5 Steps | Shelly Bowen: Exceptional Web Content — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:54:12 +0000

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By: Shelly Bowen

Shelly Bowen — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:15:36 +0000

Wow, great additions, Jeff, thanks! My book wish list is getting very long.

By: Jeffrey MacIntyre

Jeffrey MacIntyre — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:10:10 +0000

Depending on one’s slant, also:
THE CONTENT MANAGEMENT BIBLE, Bob Boiko
COMMUNICATING DESIGN, Dan Brown
CONTENT CRITICAL, Gerry McGovern
EVERYTHING IS MISCELLANEOUS, David Weinberger
HERE COMES EVERYBODY, Clay Shirky
INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE FOR THE WWW, Louis Rosenfeld and Peter Morville
GLUT, Alex Wright
and any number of digital style guides, from Wired to AP.

By: Nenad

Nenad — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:13:53 +0000

Hi, Shelly,

finally the list. I am looking forward to reading the books you and others on this page have recommended. I am currently reading Get Content Get Customers! Cheers, Nenad.

By: Joe Pulizzi

Joe Pulizzi — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:38:52 +0000

Shelly…great list. Thanks for the inclusion.

I would add Gary Vaynerchuk’s Crush It for Content Marketing Motivation.

Thanks,
Joe
http://twitter.com/juntajoe

By: Newt Barrett

Newt Barrett — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:20:09 +0000

Shelley,
Thanks so much for the plug for our book. I hope Get Content Get Customers was valuable for you.
Newt

By: Steve Woods

Steve Woods — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:33:26 +0000

Shelly,
thanks for the mention of Digital Body Language, much appreciated. Great list! I’ve read a good number of them, but you have me inspired to dive into a few more.

By: Shelly Bowen

Shelly Bowen — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:23:48 +0000

Thanks for the contributions, Kristina and Nancy! Those books really help round out the list.

By: Nancy Speroni

Nancy Speroni — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:24:24 +0000

Terrific List! – One book I have referenced frequently in the past decade – and never is out of date – “Envisioning Information” by Edward R Tufte.

By: Kristina Mausser

Kristina Mausser — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:25:20 +0000

Smart compilation! Here are a few I recommend as well despite being a bit older (but still quite relevant):

- “Killer Web Content” by Gerry McGovern http://www.gerrymcgovern.com/killer-web-content.htm
- “Naked Conversations: How Blogs Are Changing The Way Businesses Are Talking With Customers” by Robert Scoble & Shel Israel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_Conversations
- “The Cluetrain Manifesto” http://www.cluetrain.com/

A must-listen podcast for those who aren’t quite sure whether to invest in Ginny’s book (you should!) might want to check out:

- http://jeffparks.ca/index.php/books/ginny-redish-writing-web-content-that-works