Top Books for New Media Professionals

I'm a huge fan of reading. While I'm starting to turn over a new leaf and adopt audio books as my method of choice because of how much I'm moving around these days, there's just nothing that replaces holding a book sometimes. For my leisure reading I don't mind the audio, especially if the performance of the reader is top notch, but for my professional reading I prefer to hold the book in my hands as I go on the journey with the author.

This season my wishlist was filled with books from the many lists of those thought leaders in new media that I admire. I've collected some of best ones here to make it easier for you to find. It's never too late to pick up some of these gems, and in my opinion, Christmas or not, these books are great reads year round.

The lists come from professionals such as the Social Media Explorer himself, Jason Falls, the media mogul himself, Chris Brogan, productivity master, Leo Babauta, and the always thought provoking Conversation Agent herself, Valeria Maltoni.

So enjoy the lists!

3 Social Media Marketing Books for the Holidays
Four Business Books Worth Holiday Gifting
The Zen Habits List of Perfect Books for Perfect Gifts
Free Holiday E-Book-"In The Nick of Time"

...and a special gift from Ignite Social Media's own Jim Tobin, "Social Media is a Cocktail Party" is now .99 cents on the Kindle.

There are a lot of lists out there, these barely scratch the surface on the number of good reads. If you've read some of these, leave your thoughts below in the comments. If you know of some good reads that didn't make these lists, share with the community.

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