Best SEO, SEM and CRO books

[stevetorres]

Hi all,

It gives me great pleasure to be here again. I want to upgrade my SEO, SEM and CRO knowledge. I thought of buying some interesting books on the same. However, I am not aware of the good books in the market. I looked up Amazon.com recently. I came across a popular book but I didn’t buy it. I wasn’t totally convinced. Has someone read any good books? Are they worth buying? I really want to improve my knowledge. Can someone recommend some great books? Please let me know. Looking forward to hearing from you guys. Thanks in advance.

[angienewton]

You might want to look at Lynn's review of the free SEO Fast Start guide.

[MikeF421]

The problem with buying printed books is it takes forever to get a book published. Things are changing so fast. By the time the book hits the shelves it is probably out of date.

Google's SEO guide is a decent place to start for a beginner.

Other than that, there is a LOT of free info to be found. I probably would stay away from buying much.