Please recommend me a good business book.

Discussion in 'General Business' started by kyoku2, Aug 29, 2007.

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    Hi there. I would like to know which business book is well written and good to read. Any topics on how to build a business and maintain is good, and internet business is plus. Thanks all. :)
     
    kyoku2, Aug 29, 2007 IP
  2. Game Producer

    Game Producer Well-Known Member

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    I wrote some book recommendations here.

    Some worth reading:
    * Jay Abraham (Excellent marketing man. Immediately get his book Getting Everything You Can Out Of All You’ve Got - it’s one of the best marketing books I’ve read).
    * Robert T. Kiyosaki (Rich Dad, Poor Dad and Rich Dad, Poor Dad: Cashflow Quadrant. The stories are made up, but the business lessons in them are worth checking out.)
    * Seth Godin (Marketing books, I especially enjoyed Purple Cow. Permission Marketing was pretty good as well)
    * Jeffrey Gitomer (I’ve read only one book, and it is a very good one about sales: The Sales Bible)
     
    Game Producer, Aug 30, 2007 IP
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    The best business book are forums.
    I have learned much more from forums.
     
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    yep, but "noise to useful information" ratio can sometimes be overwhelming... it's sometimes simply easier to spend few bucks on good resources to save time. Naturally keeping current with forums/other resources is good in addition.
     
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    Yep I think forums are the way ahead
     
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    The best business book I have read so far is Rich Dad, Poor Dad. But look around business forums, lots of useful information are available there for free.
     
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    rich dad is good for switching your thinking to open a business rather than be a lemming and work for someone else

    but marketing is the real key to just about any business if no one knows about it then it wont bring in any money.

    I have a great guide that has worked well for me in my sig
     
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    Hi,

    The Seven Business Rules

    Its got a green cover. An excellent book which teaches you the important basics.

    Very good.

    gary
     
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    It depends on what you want to learn. For general business, decision making skills, and time management, I think Peter Drucker's "Effective Executive" is the best.

    For marketing, "Made to Stick" by Chip and Dan Heath is hands down the best book of 2007.

    Rob
     
    R0b, Sep 1, 2007 IP