Seth Godin Books in Order
Seth Godin has written 82 books, published between 1987 and 2024. The first book is Business Rules of Thumb (1987) and the newest is This Is Strategy: Make Better Plans (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 82
- Published
- 1987–2024
- Pages on record
- 9,319 in 45 of 82 books
- Reading time
- 155–233 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,319 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 45 of 82 titles with a page count on record.
Seth Godin (Seth W. Godin, born 1960) is an American author, marketing expert, entrepreneur and former dot-com business executive who has also written as F. X. Nine. The catalogue lists 82 books between Business Rules of Thumb (1987) and This Is Strategy: Make Better Plans (2024). Guerrilla Marketing for the Home-Based Business (1991) is an early title. Subjects include marketing, management, success in business, creative thinking and the Internet.
How many Seth Godin books are there?
Seth Godin has 82 books, released between 1987 and 2024.
Seth Godin Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 82 Seth Godin books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Business Rules of Thumb1987 · 165 pages · confirmed 1/419871651/4
- 2Guerrilla Marketing for the Home-Based BusinessGuerilla Marketing Press #11991 · 182 pages · confirmed 1/419911821/4
- 3Ultra Secrets of Game Boy Secrets1991 · confirmed 1/41991–1/4
- 4Quick Lit1992 · 297 pages · confirmed 1/419922971/4
- 5The 1996 Information Please Business Almanac & Sourcebook1993 · 600 pages · confirmed 1/419936001/4
- 6Smiley Dictionary: Cool Things to Do with Your Keyboard1993 · 86 pages · confirmed 1/41993861/4
- 7Video Renter's Bible: What to Rent Tonight1993 · 72 pages · confirmed 1/41993721/4
- 8Foolproof Lotus 1231993 · 56 pages · confirmed 1/41993561/4
- 9Foolproof DOS1993 · 55 pages · confirmed 1/41993551/4
- 10Foolproof Wordperfect1993 · 52 pages · confirmed 1/41993521/4
- 11Foolproof Windows1993 · 58 pages · confirmed 1/41993581/4
- 12Point and Click Investor1994 · 117 pages · confirmed 1/419941171/4
- 13E-mail Addresses of the Rich & Famous1994 · 130 pages · confirmed 1/419941301/4
- 14The Executive's Yellow Pages1995 · confirmed 1/41995–1/4
- 15Best of the Net1995 · 430 pages · confirmed 1/419954301/4
- 16Emarketing1995 · 262 pages · confirmed 1/419952621/4
- 17Wisdom, Inc.: 30 Business Virtues That Turn Ordinary People into Extraordinary Leaders1995 · 149 pages · confirmed 1/419951491/4
- 18Point and Click Jobfinder: How to Get a Great Job Online1996 · 122 pages · confirmed 1/419961221/4
- 19The Traveler's Yellow Pages1996 · 278 pages · confirmed 1/419962781/4
- 20Presenting Digital Cash1996 · 250 pages · confirmed 1/419962501/4
- 21Official Rules of Life1996 · 128 pages · confirmed 1/419961281/4
- 22Point & Click Business Builder1996 · 120 pages · confirmed 1/419961201/4
- 23If You're Clueless About Retirement Planning and Want to Know More1997 · 186 pages · confirmed 1/419971861/4
- 24If You're Clueless about Mutual Funds1997 · 201 pages · confirmed 1/419972011/4
- 25If You're Clueless about Insurance and Want to Know More1997 · 218 pages · confirmed 1/419972181/4
- 26Bartender's Guide1997 · confirmed 1/41997–1/4
- 27If You're Clueless About Saving Money and Want to Know More1997 · 202 pages · confirmed 1/419972021/4
- 28The Best of New York1997 · confirmed 1/41997–1/4
- 29Rules of the Game of Football1997 · confirmed 1/41997–1/4
- 30Technophobe: The Unabomber Years1997 · confirmed 1/41997–1/4
- 31The America Online Insider's Guide to Finding Information Online1997 · confirmed 1/41997–1/4
- 32Poker: Over 25 Games and Variations, Plus Tips, Strategy, and More1997 · confirmed 1/41997–1/4
- 33Emergency!1997 · confirmed 1/41997–1/4
- 34If You're Clueless about Accounting and Finance1998 · 234 pages · confirmed 1/419982341/4
- 35You've Got Pictures!: AOL's Guide To Digital Imaging1998 · 235 pages · confirmed 1/419982351/4
- 36If You're Clueless About Getting a Great Job and Want to Know More1998 · 212 pages · confirmed 1/419982121/4
- 37The Totally-Terrific $10,000 Trivia Challenge1998 · 132 pages · confirmed 1/419981321/4
- 38The Bootstrapper's Bible: How to Start and Build a Business with a Great Idea andNo Money1998 · 280 pages · confirmed 1/419982801/4
- 39If You're Clueless about Selling: And Want to Know More1998 · 200 pages · confirmed 1/419982001/4
- 40New Moon: Sports1999 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/41999961/4
- 41Online Auctions for Yahoos Making Money and Having Fun on Yahoo! Auctions1999 · confirmed 1/41999–1/4
- 42Unleashing the Ideavirus: Stop Marketing AT People! Turn Your Ideas into Epidemics by Helping Your Customers Do the Marketing thing for You.2000 · 240 pages · confirmed 1/420002401/4
- 43The Fat-Calorie-Sodium Counter2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 44The Kitchen Counter2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 45Getting Around New York2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 46The Essential Traveler2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 47The Pocket Almanac2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 48Internet Road Map2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 49The Glove Compartment Guide2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 50The Backyard Gardener2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 51The Wine Guide2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 52Rules of the Game of Golf2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 53Eating in New York2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 54The Desk Almanac2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 55Windows 952000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 56The Big Red Fez: How to Make Any Web Site Better2002 · 324 pages · confirmed 1/420023241/4
- 57Survival Is Not Enough: Why Smart Companies Abandon Worry and Embrace Change2002 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/420022881/4
- 58Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable2003 · confirmed 1/42003–1/4
- 59Free Prize Inside!: The Next Big Marketing Idea2004 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/420042561/4
- 60Everyone's an Expert2005 · 52 pages · confirmed 1/42005521/4
- 61The Big Moo: Stop Trying to Be Perfect and Start Being Remarkable2005 · confirmed 1/42005–1/4
- 62Small Is the New Big: And 183 Other Riffs, Rants, and Remarkable Business Ideas2006 · 323 pages · confirmed 1/420063231/4
- 63The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit2007 · 80 pages · confirmed 1/42007801/4
- 64Meatball Sundae: Is Your Marketing Out of Sync?2007 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/420072561/4
- 65Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us2008 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/420081601/4
- 66Making Money On The Web2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 67All Marketers are Liars: The Underground Classic That Explains How Marketing Really Works--and Why Authenticity Is the Best Marketing of All2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 68Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 69Graceful2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 70We Are All Weird: The Myth of Mass and The End of Compliance2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 71Poke the Box2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 72The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly?2012 · 241 pages · confirmed 1/420122411/4
- 73This Might Work: Collected Writings2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 74V is for Vulnerable: An Alphabet for People Who Want to Make a Difference2012 · confirmed 1/42012–1/4
- 75Whatcha Gonna Do With That Duck?: And Other Provocations, 2006-20122012 · 608 pages · confirmed 1/420126081/4
- 76Permission Marketing: Turning Strangers Into Friends And Friends Into Customers2014 · 256 pages · confirmed 1/420142561/4
- 77What To Do When It's Your Turn2014 · 158 pages · confirmed 1/420141581/4
- 78Leap First: Creating Work That Matters2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 79This Is Marketing: You Can't Be Seen Until You Learn to See2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 80The Practice: Shipping Creative Work2020 · 272 pages · confirmed 1/420202721/4
- 81The Song of Significance2023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
- 82This Is Strategy: Make Better Plans2024 · confirmed 1/42024–1/4
Seth Godin books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Guerilla Marketing Press in order
1 bookStandalone books
81 books81 Seth Godin titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Seth Godin books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 82 Seth Godin books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Seth Godin
Start with Business Rules of Thumb (1987), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Seth Godin book?
This Is Strategy: Make Better Plans (2024) is the newest Seth Godin book released so far.
Is there a new Seth Godin book coming?
No next Seth Godin book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Seth Godin at a glance
- Still publishing
- Seth Godin published a book as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Seth Godin books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 9,319 pages across the 45 of 82 books with a recorded length, a median of 201 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Seth Godin books, 40 of 82, were published in the 1990s.
What the Seth Godin books are about
69 of the 82 Seth Godin books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: marketing is tagged on 8 of 69. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Marketing 8 of 69 books
- Business 7 of 69 books
- Success in business 7 of 69 books
- Internet 6 of 69 books
- Management 6 of 69 books
- America Online (Online service) 5 of 69 books
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS 4 of 69 books
- Computer network resources 4 of 69 books
- Creative thinking 4 of 69 books
- Nonfiction 4 of 69 books
- Investments 3 of 69 books
- Almanacs 2 of 69 books























