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# Top 5 Free Music Business eBooks
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/top-5-free-musi/
- Published: 2008-08-26T11:19:16.000Z
- Updated: 2008-08-26T11:19:16.000Z
- Description: Welcome to Day 2 of the second slowest business week of the year. Admit it, you’re not really working too hard this week. Summer is in its final days and. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2008/08/top-5-free-musi.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Marketing, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:06

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Welcome to **Day 2** of **the second slowest business week of the year.** Admit it, you’re not really working too hard this week. Summer is in  
its final days and half the world is on vacation. Yesterday, I asked readers to **introduce themselves**

and got a great response. It’s not to late to tell us who you are and what you’re up to. [**Add your profile here**](https://www.hypebot.com/admit-it-youre/) and let the networking begin.

To help you at least look productive today, here are links to 5 free e-books that I consider required reading for those of us navigating the choppy waters of the new music industry. Tomorrow I’ll share some favorite music business videos. Until then: **[Hypebot’s](http://hypebot.com/?ref=hypebot.com) [Top 5 Free Music Business eBooks](https://www.hypebot.com/top-5-free-musi/)**.

- **The Word Of Mouth Manual Vol. 2** by David Balter. Not just about music, but an essential guide to word of mouth marketing. ([pdf](http://s3.amazonaws.com/bzzagent/The%5FWord%5Fof%5FMouth%5FManual%5FVolume%5FII.pdf?ref=hypebot.com))
- **20 Things You Need To Know About Music Online** by Andrew Dubber. Can something 16 months old already be a classic? ([here](http://newmusicstrategies.com/ebook/?ref=hypebot.com))
- **Music 2.0** by Gerd Leonhard, co-author of The Future Of Music. This free version of the ebook is 228 pages long. If you only have time to read part of this, don’t miss his **Open Letter To The Independent Music industry** which starts on page 154\. ([pdf](http://kotisivukone.fi/files/music20.kotisivukone.com/tiedostot/music20book%5Fhires.pdf?ref=hypebot.com))
- **The Pirate’s Dilemma – How The Youth Culture Reinvented Capitalism** by Matt Mason. The title says it all and the books suggests that it just might be a good thing. Available via the Radiohead "pay what you want" model.
- **Unleashing The Ideavirus** by Seth Godin. Written way back in 2001.Practical yet inspiring.([pdf](https://www.hypebot.com/content/files/www-bardscrier-com/eBooks/ideavirusreadandshare.pdf))

**What are your favorite music and marketing ebooks?** We’ll share them in a special follow-up post.