Great Source for PR Book Reviews

If you’re thinking of buying a book focused on public relations, marketing, communications, social media, etc., be sure to check out the For Immediate Release Book Review podcast. Bob LeDrew is the FIR book review editor who provides brief and comprehensive reviews of the newest books on the market. Some reviews are also provided by some others in the FIR community.

Recent titles that have been reviewed include the following. Links are to the book websites. For the reviews, go to: http://www.forimmediaterelease.biz/index.php?/C9/

• The Thank You Economy, by Gary Vaynerchuk
• Welcome to the Fifth Estate, by Geoff Livingston
• Social Location Marketing: Outshining Your Competitors on Foursquare, Gowalla, Yelp & Other Location Sharing Sites, by Simon Salt
• Customer Service: New Rules for a Social Media World, by Peter Shankman
• Curation Nation, by Steven Rosenbaum
• The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom, by Evgeny Morozov
• The New Small: New Breed of Small Businesses Is Harnessing the Power of Emerging Technologies, by Phil Simon
• Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences, by Nancy Duarte
• UnMarketing: Stop Marketing, Start Engaging, by Scott Stratten
• Deadly Spin: An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR Is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans, by Wendell Potter.