Personal MBA Kindle Books Availability List
- John Wang
Yesterday I introduced the idea of using Amazon.com's newly released Kindle 2 as a tool for the Personal MBA program. We saw that there was a large number of the Personal MBA's 77 Recommended Books List available in Kindle format.
Price Comparisons
| Core Print Total | Core Kindle Total | Supplement Print Total | Supplement Kindle Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| $542.09 | $406.52 | $130.53 | $111.02 |
For the 77 Core Books the total savings if you buy all the Kindle versions instead of the Print version is $135.57. As for the Supplemental books, your savings would be $19.51. It is important to note that there is actually one book currently available in Kindle format which would be cheaper to purchase the Print version. That book is Judgment by Noel Tichy & Warren Bennis.
Below you will find the same list found on The Personal MBA Book list page, but with the additions of whether or not the book is available in Kindle format and if so, the corresponding prices in Print and Kindle formats.
Disclaimer: Prices subject to change per Amazon.com decisions and book list subject to change per The Personal MBA's decision.
Getting Started
| Book | Kindle Format | Book Price | Kindle Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Days to Faster Reading by Abby Marks-Beale | X | ||
| StrengthsFinder 2.0 by Tom Rath | yes | $13.17 | $9.99 |
| Lead the Field by Earl Nightingale | X | ||
| The Art of Exceptional Living by Jim Rohn | X |
Productivity & Effectiveness
| Book | Kindle Format | Book Price | Kindle Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker | $11.55 | $9.99 | |
| Getting Things Done by David Allen | $9.43 | $9.43 | |
| Bit Literacy by Mark Hurst | $15.63 | $3.99 | |
| The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp | X | ||
| The Path of Least Resistance by Robert Fritz | X | ||
| The Simplicity Survival Handbook by Bill Jensen | $13.11 | $9.99 | |
| Cut to the Chase by Stuart Levine | $13.57 | $9.99 | |
| The Unwritten Laws of Business by W.J. King | X | ||
| Making Things Happen by Scott Berkun | X | ||
| Results Without Authority by Tom Kendrick | $13.57 | $9.99 |
Psychology & Communication
| Book | Kindle Format | Book Price | Kindle Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie | $9.00 | $4.80 | |
| Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler | $10.67 | $9.99 | |
| On Writing Well by William Zinsser | X | ||
| Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds | $19.79 | $16.49 | |
| Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath | $16.50 | $14.85 | |
| Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini | X | ||
| Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions by Gary Klein | X | ||
| Secrets of Consulting by Gerald M. Weinberg | X | ||
| Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales | X |
Design & Production
| Book | Kindle Format | Book Price | Kindle Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product Design and Development by Karl Ulrich and Steven Eppinger | X | ||
| The Design of Everyday Things by Donald Norman | $11.53 | $9.99 | |
| Universal Principles of Design by William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, and Jill Butler | X | ||
| Getting Real by 37signals | X | ||
| The Goal by Eliyahu Goldratt | X | ||
| Lean Thinking by James Womack and Daniel Jones | X |
Marketing, Sales, & Negotiation
| Book | Kindle Format | Book Price | Kindle Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Marketers Are Liars by Seth Godin | $16.29 | $14.27 | |
| Indispensable by Joe Calloway | $18.45 | $9.99 | |
| Getting Everything You Can Out of All You've Got by Jay Abraham | X | ||
| The Sales Bible by Jeffrey Gitomer | X | ||
| The Ultimate Sales Machine by Chet Holmes | $16.47 | $8.75 | |
| SPIN Selling by Neil Rackham | X | ||
| Bargaining For Advantage by G. Richard Shell | $9.59 | $9.59 | |
| 3-D Negotiation by David A. Lax and James K. Sebenius | X |
Entrepreneurship
| Book | Kindle Format | Book Price | Kindle Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| The New Business Road Test by John Mullins | X | ||
| Bankable Business Plans by Edward Rogoff | $16.47 | $9.99 | |
| Ready, Fire, Aim by Michael Masterson | X | ||
| The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss | $13.57 | $9.99 | |
| The Art of the Start by Guy Kawasaki | $16.89 | $14.82 | |
| How to Make Millions with Your Ideas by Dan Kennedy | X | ||
| Getting Started in Consulting by Alan Weiss | $13.57 |
Management & Leadership
| Book | Kindle Format | Book Price | Kindle Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| First, Break All The Rules by Marcus Buckingham & Curt Coffman | X | ||
| 12: The Elements of Great Managing by Rodd Wagner & James Harter | $17.13 | $14.27 | |
| What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith | $15.71 | $9.99 | |
| Growing Great Employees by Erika Andersen | $11.25 | $10.13 | |
| Hiring Smart by Pierre Mornell | X | ||
| Judgment by Noel Tichy & Warren Bennis | $7.99 | $14.82 | |
| The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan by George Bradt, Jayme Check, & Jorge Pedraza | $17.13 | ||
| The Halo Effect by Phil Rosenzweig | $18.46 | $9.79 | |
| The Essential Drucker by Peter F. Drucker | $12.21 | $9.99 | |
| Ethics for the Real World by Ronald Howard & Clinton Korver | $16.47 | $9.99 |
Strategy & Innovation
| Book | Kindle Format | Book Price | Kindle Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose: The Starting Point of Great Companies by Nikos Mourkogiannis | X | ||
| Competitive Strategy by Michael Porter | $26.40 | $15.00 | |
| Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne | $20.75 | $16.47 | |
| Seeing What's Next by Clayton M. Christensen, Erik A. Roth, Scott D. Anthony | X | ||
| Learning from the Future by Liam Fahey & Robert Randall | X | ||
| Innovation and Entrepreneurship by Peter F. Drucker | X | ||
| Myths of Innovation by Scott Berkun | X | ||
| Green to Gold by Daniel Esty & Andrew Winston | $18.15 | $12.21 |
Finance & Analysis
| Book | Kindle Format | Book Price | Kindle Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essentials of Accounting (9th Edition) by Robert N. Anthony and Leslie K. Breitner | X | ||
| The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course in Finance by Robert A. Cooke | X | ||
| How to Read a Financial Report by John A. Tracy | $13.57 | $9.99 | |
| Turning Numbers Into Knowledge by Jonathan Koomey | X | ||
| Show Me The Numbers by Stephen Few | X | ||
| Marketing Metrics by Paul W. Farris, Neil T. Bendle, Phillip E. Pfeifer, and David J. Reibstein | $26.39 | $17.59 | |
| Web Analytics: An Hour a Day by Avinash Kaushik | X | ||
| The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch | $10.85 | $9.99 | |
| How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff | X |
Personal Finance
| Book | Kindle Format | Book Price | Kindle Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your Money or Your Life by Joel Dominguez & Vicki Robin | $9.75 | $9.75 | |
| The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas Stanley & William Danko | X | ||
| The Lazy Person's Guide to Investing by Paul Farrell | $10.17 | $9.99 | |
| The Boglehead's Guide to Investing by Taylor Larimore et al | $12.89 | $9.99 | |
| Work Less, Live More by Bob Clyatt | $12.23 | $9.78 | |
| It's Not About The Money by Brent Kessel | $16.47 | $9.99 |
SUPPLEMENT: Business History
| Book | Kindle Format | Book Price | Kindle Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Money and Power: The History of Business by Howard Means | $21.15 | $19.04 | |
| Brand New by Nancy F. Koehn | X | ||
| Founders at Work by Jessica Livingston | $17.15 | $11.01 | |
| Citizen Marketers by Ben McConnell & Jackie Huba | $16.50 | $14.85 | |
| The Book of Business Wisdom by Peter Krass | X | ||
| The Book of Leadership Wisdom by Peter Krass | $34.16 | $30.74 | |
| The Book of Management Wisdom by Peter Krass | X | ||
| The Book of Entrepreneurs' Wisdom by Peter Krass | X |
SUPPLEMENT: Business Reference
| Book | Kindle Format | Book Price | Kindle Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business: The Ultimate Resource from Basic Books | X | ||
| The Streetwise Small Business Book of Lists edited by Gene Marks | X | ||
| Every Manager's Desk Reference from Alpha Books | X | ||
| Finance for the Non-Financial Manager by Gene Siciliano | $10.85 | $9.99 | |
| The Copywriter's Handbook by Robert Bly | $12.24 | $9.99 | |
| Principles of Statistics by M.G. Bulmer | X | ||
| Law 101 by Jay M. Feinman | $18.48 | $15.40 | |
| 2008 Business Reference Guide by Tom West | X |