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There are lots of great books for writers - books on writing, books on writing jobs, books on the writing process and writing techniques, software and tools for writers, books about software and tools for writers, etc. The problem is finding them and matching up the right writing books with the right readers...um, writers.

There is a sea of writing knowledge out there in print, waiting for you to come and get acquainted. So, in our own small effort to promote good writing non-fiction, technical, business, fiction, whatever) and writers,  we've organized books for writers into categories (with a little common sense) to help you find them, and added our own built-in searches to take you straight to the right places on our affiliates' sites. The whole idea is to get you and those writers' books together. You can browse our categories, where you'll also find short introductions to each subject, our featured writers' books, and links to more writers' books.

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How to buy a good writers' book

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Books on Writing Jobs and Markets

Crafting Novels & Short Stories: Everything You Need to Know to Write Great... from Writers Digest Books (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $11.72

The Writer's Idea Book 10th Anniversary Edition: How to Develop Great Ideas for... by Jack Heffron (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $12.35

2012 Writer's Market from Writers Digest Books (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $17.17

Plot & Structure: (Techniques And Exercises For Crafting A Plot That Grips... by James Scott Bell (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $5.98

The Songwriter's Idea Book by Sheila Davis (Kindle Edition)

2012 Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market (Children's Writer's and... from Writers Digest Books (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $18.44

Writing Better Lyrics by Pat Pattison (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $11.47

2012 Guide to Literary Agents from Writers Digest Books (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $18.05

More books on writing jobs and markets

Writing for Magazines  Newsletter Writing  Freelance Writing  Self-Publishing  Literary Agents and Getting Published

Books on Writing

1. Let's Get Digital: How To Self-Publish, And Why You Should by David Gaughran (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $14.95

2. Emma, A Longman Cultural Edition by Jane Austen, Frances Ferguson (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $9.99

3. Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (Publication Manual... from Amer Psychological Assn (Spiral-bound) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $27.48

4. Writing Your Book by Dan Poynter (Kindle Edition)

5. How to Speak and Write Correctly: Joseph Devlin's Classic Text by Joseph Devlin (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $6.97

6. Crafting Novels & Short Stories: Everything You Need to Know to Write Great... from Writers Digest Books (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $11.72

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Books on Writing Resources, Tools, and Techniques

Let's Get Digital: How To Self-Publish, And Why You Should by David Gaughran (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $14.95

Writing Your Book by Dan Poynter (Kindle Edition)

How to Speak and Write Correctly: Joseph Devlin's Classic Text by Joseph Devlin (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $6.97

Crafting Novels & Short Stories: Everything You Need to Know to Write Great... from Writers Digest Books (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $11.72

The Little Red Writing Book by Brandon Royal (Kindle Edition)

The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition by William Strunk Jr., E.B. White, Roger Angell (School & Library Binding) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $16.22

The Writer's Idea Book 10th Anniversary Edition: How to Develop Great Ideas for... by Jack Heffron (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $12.35

How to Build a Blog (Create Awesome Content and Build Community) (The Digital... by Danny Iny, The Digital Writer (Kindle Edition)

More books and software on writing resources, tools, and techniques

Magazines for Writers  Dictionaries  Thesauruses  Writer's Digest Books  Writing Skills (Style, Grammar, etc.)  Editing

Dictionaries

1. Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Selections) / Also sprach Zarathustra (Auswahl): A... by Friedrich Nietzsche (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $7.35

2. Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and... by Gustavus Hindman Miller (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $25.95

3. Roget's Thesaurus [Illustrated] by Peter Mark Roget (Kindle Edition)

4. Easy Spanish Phrase Book: Over 770 Basic Phrases for Everyday Use (Dover Easy... from Dover Publications (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $0.01

5. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition by Merriam-Webster (Hardcover) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $14.70

6. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary by Merriam-Webster (Hardcover) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $14.97

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Books on Business and Nonfiction Writing

Writing Matters by Peter G. Beidler (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $8.63

Creative Nonfiction: Researching and Crafting Stories of Real Life by Philip Gerard (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $14.54

Scientists Must Write: A Guide to Better Writing for Scientists and Engineers... by Robert Barrass (Paperback)

Writing Your Life: An Easy-to-Follow Guide to Writing an Autobiography (Adults) by Mary Borg (Spiral-bound) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $13.43

How to Write: Communicating Ideas and Information by Herbert E. Meyer, Jill M. Meyer (Paperback) Price: $27.99

The Self-Published Cook: How to Write, Publish and Sell Your Own Cookbook by Marilyn M. Moore (Paperback) Price: $75.00

How to Write, Publish & Sell Your Own Aviation Books by Chevy Alden (Paperback) Price: $171.14

The Little Red Writing Book: A Practical Guide to Writing Your Own Life Story by Lonnie Burstein Hewitt (Paperback) Price: $49.00

More books on business and nonfiction writing

Marketing Communications (Marcom)  Writing Advertising Copy (Copywriting)  Public Relations (PR) Writing  Proposal Writing  Grant Writing  Journalism and News Writing  Sports Writing  Travel Writing  Biography Writing  Dissertation Writing  Translating and Translators

Books on Fiction Writing

On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft by Stephen King (Audio CD) Price: $185.00

Writing Fiction For Dummies by Randy Ingermanson, Peter Economy (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $10.97

The technique of fiction writing by Robert Saunders Dowst (Paperback) - Usually ships in 2 to 3 weeks Price: $16.13

Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne, Dave King (Hardcover) Price: $73.00

Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next... by Donald Maass (Hardcover) Price: $11.33

Story Engineering by Larry Brooks (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $10.59

Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft (8th Edition) by Janet Burroway, Elizabeth Stuckey-French, Ned Stuckey-French (Paperback) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $65.00

20 Master Plots and How to Build Them by Ronald Tobias (Hardcover) Price: $6.89

More books and software on fiction writing

Fiction Writing  Novel Writing  Screenplay Writing  Playwriting  Short Story Writing  Writing Children's Books  Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy  Mystery Writing  Romance Writing  Poetry Writing

Magazines for writers

Oh, and while we really do love  books for writers, we do also like magazines for writers and software for writers very much, so you can find them here, too.

Writer's Digest (1-year) from F&W Publications (Magazine) - Usually ships in 1 to 3 months Price: $19.96

Software for Writers

Writers need software to produce their work, whether it's a book or a report or a script or a web page. Here are some popular software packages for writers.

WriteWay Professional Edition from WriteWayPro, LLC (CD-ROM) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $55.00

Scrivener [Download] from Literature & Latte (Software Download) - Usually ships in 1-2 business days Price: $40.00

High Achievers Perfect Writing Skills from PC TREASURES (CD-ROM) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $7.98

StoryWeaver Writing Software - Write Your Novel Step By Step from Storymind (CD-ROM) Price: $29.95

WriteItNow 4 from Ravenshead Services Ltd (CD-ROM) Price: $69.95

Final Draft Version 8 from Final Draft (Software) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $169.00

Storyist 2 from Storyist Software (CD-ROM) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $70.00

Ultimate Writing & Creativity Center from Learning Company (CD-ROM) - Usually ships in 1-2 business days Price: $8.66

Need a laptop?

Dell Inspiron 14" i14RN-1364DBK Laptop with Inter Core i3-2330M 2.2Ghz, 4GB DDR3... from Dell Marketing USA, LP (Personal Computers) - Usually ships in 1-2 business days Price: $639.99

Dell D620 Laptop Duo Core with Windows XP from Dell Computers (Electronics)

Dell Inspiron i15RN-2354BK 15-Inch Laptop (Diamond Black) from Dell Computers (Personal Computers) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $534.41

Apple iBook Laptop, G4 iBook 1.33GHz Processor, 1GB, 40GB, 12.1" 1024x768... from Apple Computer (Electronics)

Dell D600 Laptop (1.6ghz, 40 GB Hard Drive, DVD/CD-RW) from Dell Computers (Personal Computers)

Lenovo G570 4334DBU 15.6-Inch Laptop (Black) from Lenovo (Personal Computers) - Usually ships in 1-2 business days Price: $432.84

HP g7-1310us (17.3-Inch Screen) Laptop from hp (Personal Computers) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $519.95

Toshiba Satellite C655D-S5540 15.6 -Inch Laptop (Black) from Toshiba (Personal Computers) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $349.99

HP g6-1d60us (15.6-Inch Screen) Laptop from hp (Personal Computers) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $427.22

Acer Aspire AS5349-2899 15.6-Inch Laptop (Gray) from Acer (Personal Computers) - Usually ships in 24 hours Price: $345.00

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