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Top 10 Blogging Books
Check Out These Blogging Books to Learn Anything and Everything About Blogging

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Whether you're new to blogging, want to learn how to use a new blogging platform, or want to learn how to make money from your blog, the books in this list of the top 10 blogging books will help you get wherever you want your blogging efforts to take you!

The Everything Blogging Book

Great Beginner's Guide

The Everything Blogging Book is written in a straightforward, easy-to-read manner that makes an introduction to blogging easy to understand and comprehensive at the same time.

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The Rough Guide to Blogging

Simple Blogging Overview

The Rough Guide to Blogging is a great choice for the absolute beginner who wants to get an overview of the various terms and tools associated with blogging.

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Wordpress for Dummies

Beginners and Advanced Users' Guide

Wordpress for Dummies covers both the basics of setting up a Wordpress blog and the more advanced functions such as multi-user blogs.

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Google Blogger for Dummies

Easy Guide to Getting Started with Blogger.com

Google Blogger for Dummies takes the reader from setting up a brand new blog through publishing, promoting, monetizing and more/

Full disclosure: Google Blogger for Dummies was written by Susan Gunelius, About.com Guide to Web Logs

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MySpace for Dummies

Beginner's Guide

MySpace for Dummies covers the blogging aspect of MySpace as well as the other social tools and functions.

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Problogger: Secrets to Blogging Your Way to a Six Figure Income

Great Guide to Making Money from Your Blog

Problogger: Secrets to Blogging Your Way to a Six Figure Income was written by Darren Rowse, author of one of the most popular blogs about blogging, Problogger.net.

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HTML, XHTML & CSS Visual Quickstart Guide

Comprehensive Guide to Learn HTML, XHTML and CSS

If you want to dive deeper into your blog's design and functionality and you don't want to have to pay a web designer to help you, then you need to learn HTML, XHTML and CSS, the programming languages used to tell web browsers what your blog's content is and how to display it. HTML, XHTML & CSS Visual Quickstart Guide will help you learn everything you need to know to truly customize your blog.

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Wordpress Theme Design

Beginner's Guide to Creating and Modifying Wordpress Themes

Wordpress Theme Design is a simple and straightforward guide to getting started with Wordpress theme design. It's short and gets to the point, but it's certainly not a comprehensive guide. Instead, it's definitely a beginner's guide.

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Publish and Prosper: Blogging for Your Business

Ideal for Businesses Who Want to Leverage the Blogosphere

Publish and Prosper: Blogging for Your Business is a bit outdated (as are most business blogging books), having been published in 2006. However, the majority of the information in the book still applies today. This is a great book to understand why business blogging is important and will help you get started with your own business blog.

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The Huffington Post Complete Guide to Blogging

The Ins and Outs of Blogging from the Editors of One of the Most Popular Blogs - The Huffington Post

The Huffington Post Complete Guide to Blogging is written by the editors of one of the most popular blogs in the world, The Huffington Post. The foreward is written by popular blogger and Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington, and the book provides a great guide for anyone who wants to start blogging or learn more about blogging.

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