Songwriting Books - Suggested Reading

The Muse's Muse in association with Amazon.com and Music Books Plus, brings you an easy way to get your songwriting resource books online! Below are some of the books that have been reviewed in The Muse's News and a few others that I feel you might find useful.

If you think your book belongs listed on this page, feel free to contact me for information on how to submit your book for review. Some of the books here are on sale directly from their publisher rather than through Music Books Plus. All of them have either been read by myself or strongly recommended to me by others I trust.

The books are split up into categories. Just click on the links below to go to the category you're most interested in:

Indie Promotion | Music Business | Songwriting Aids | Songwriters On Songwriting | Recording | Theory

• SELL YOUR MUSIC: The Musician's Survival Guide To Direct Distribution On The Internet
  - by Mark W. Curran/ *Read a Review*/ $19.95 (US)
  
  
• The Galaris Musicians Directory
  CD-ROM resource with over 1200 pages
  $17.05 US for the electronic version including a 10% discount.
  
  
• The Indie Contact Bible(compiled by David Wimble & constantly updated!) shows you where to get your music REVIEWED and your songs PLAYED on the radio.
  Satisfaction guaranteed, or your money will be refunded!!! /*Read a Review* / $29.95 US
  
  
• Songwriter's Market 2007(Songwriter's Market) (Paperback)- by Ian C. Bessler (Editor) / $17.81 US
  
  
• How To Promote Your Music Successfully On The Internet - by David Nevue
  PDF Version: $19.95 USD downloaded (save shipping & get free update to 2007 edition!)
  Printed Version: $34.95 USD Shipped to You
  
  
• Film, Television & Music Guide - 2 issues per year (incl Domestic S&H)--$177.00
  Film, Television & Music Guide - 2 issues per year (incl International S&H)--$200.00
  *Read a Review*
  
  
• Booking, Promoting and Marketing Your Music: A Complete Guide for Bands and Solo Artists
  - by Nyree Belleville / *Read a Review* / $29.95 US
  
  
• I Don't Need a Record Deal - by Daylle Deanna Schwartz
  *Read a Review* / $25.00 US
  
  
• Guerrilla Music Marketing Handbook - by Bob Baker
  *Read a Review* / $29.95 US
  

• Music Business Made Simple - by J.S. Rudsenske
  *Read a Review* / $14.95 (ebook)
  
  
• 100 Miles to a Record Deal - by Bronson Herrmuth
  *Read a Review* / $15.00
  
  
• How To Be Your Own Booking AgentAnd Save Thousands Of Dollars- by Jeri Goldstein, Kari Estrin (Editor)
  *Read a Review*/ $29.97 US
  
  
• How to Make and Sell Your Own Recording: The Complete Guide to Independent Recording - by Diane Sward Rapaport (Author), Loreena McKennitt (Author) / *Read a Review*
  
  
• Your First Cut: A Step-by-step Guide to Getting There- by Jerry Vandiver and Gracie Hollombe
  *Read a Review*/ $20.00 US
  
  
• This Business of Songwriting - by Jason Blume
  *Read a Review* / $24.95 US
  
  
• How To Make it in The Music Business - by Jim Halsey
  *Read a Review*/ Direct from the Publisher: $29.95 - but Muse's Muse members get an extra 20% off!
  In order to collect your 20% discount, place "musesmuse" in the field called "Promotion Code" (the last field) during checkout.
  
  
• Confessions of a Record Producer, Third Edition: How To Survive the Scams and Shams of the Music Business - by Moses Avalon / *Read a Review* / $19.95 US
  
  
• Secrets of Negotiating a Record Contract: The Musician's Guide to Understanding and Avoiding Sneaky Lawyer Tricks - by Moses Avalon / *Read a Review* / $22.95 US
  
  
• Trax - by Susan Finch / *Read a Review* / $19.95 US

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• The Craft and Business of Songwriting, Third Edition - by John Braheny
  *Read a Review* / $22.99 US
  
  
• Songwriting: Essential Guide to Rhyming - by Pat Pattison
  *Read A Review* / $14.95 US
  
  
• Writing Better Lyrics - by Pat Pattison
  *Read A Review* / $11.55 US
  
  
• Becoming Remarkable : For Songwriters and Those Who Love Song- by Harriet Schock
  *Read a Review*/ $13.57 US
  
  
• Songwriting and the Creative Process : Suggestions and Starting Points for Songwriters - by Steve Gillette, Mark Moss (Editor) / *Read a Review* / $16.95 US
  
  
• The Art of Writing Great Lyrics - by Pamela Phillips Oland
  *Read a Review*/ $18.95 US
  
  
• Nashville Songwriting- by Jerry Cupit
  *Read a Review*/ $13.57 US
  
  
• 88 Songwriting Wrongs & How to Right Them: Concrete Ways to Improve Your Songwriting and Make Your Songs More Marketable - by Pat Luboff, Pete Luboff / *Read a Review* / $17.95 US
  
  
• 12 Steps To Building Better Songs- by Pat & Pete Luboff
  *Read a Review* / $15.00 US (includes shipping)
  
  
• Chord Progressions For Songwriters - by Richard Scott
  Master the twenty-one chord progressions that every songwriter (and guitarist or keyboard player) should know inside and out. / *Read A Review*/ $28.95 US
  
  
• The Songwriter's Idea Book : 40 Strategies to Excite Your Imagination, Help You Design Distinctive Songs, and Keep Your Creative Flow - by Sheila Davis / *Read a Review* / $19.95 US
  
  
• Guitar Playing for Songwriters (Video) - by Gary Talley
  *Read a Review*/ $28.50 (VHS) - $33.50 (DVD) - Free workbook included
  
  
• The Craft of Lyric Writing - by Sheila Davis
  *Read a Review* / $24.95 US
  
  
• The Songwriters Playbook: 10 Weeks to Better Songs - by Alex Forbes
  *Read a Review* / $14.95 (PDF) or $24.95 (Paperback)

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• Rock Troubadours - Conversations on the Art & Craft of Songwriting: with Jerry Garcia, Ani DiFranco, Dave Matthews, Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon, and More- by Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers (Editor)
  *Read a Review*/ $14.95
  
  
• The Soul of a Writer: Intimate Interviews with Successful Songwriters- by Susan Tucker, Linda Lee Strother
  *Read a Review* / (Only available used - Out of Print - but well worth finding!)
  
  
• Music Horror Stories: A Collection of Gruesome, True Tales... - by Janet Fisher (Editor)
  *Read a Review* / $15.95 US
  
  
• Songwriters on Songwriting : The Expanded Version- by Paul Zollo / $16.32 US
  
  
• Conversations with Tom Petty - by Paul Zollo
  *Read a Review* / $24.95 US
  
  
• Heart & Soul: Revealing The Craft Of Songwriting - by Chris Bradford
  *Read a Review* / £13.19
  
  
• Go Girl Go - The Women's Revolution in Music - by James L. Dickerson
  *Read a Review* / $18.96 US

• Sound Recording Advice For The Home Studio- by John J. Volanski
  *Read A Review* / $19.95 US
  

• Edly's Music Theory for Practical People:2nd Edition - by Ed Roseman
  *Read A Review* / $25.00 US

• Songwriting and the Guitar: The Complete Guide (Acoustic Guitar Guides) - Edited by Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers
  *Read a Review* / $14.95 US
  
  
• Theory for Young Musicians, Book 1 - by Carla Ulbrich
  *Read a Review* / $17.95 US