The twenty books that are included on this list are related to improving the usability of websites and/or web applications, with the goal of optimizing the users’ experience. This ranking of web usability books is based on the ‘Amazon Best Sellers’ rank that Amazon provides for each book.
The list is purely ordinal, which means that the book at the top of the list currently sells more copies on a weekly basis than the one that is second on the list; the second book sells more each week than the one listed third, etc. The books on the list are truly the web usability ‘best sellers’.
(This list was updated December 2, 2010)
#1
Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition
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Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usability Problems
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Designing for the Digital Age: How to Create Human-Centered Products and Services
#6
About Face 3: The Essentials of Interaction Design
#7
Letting Go of the Words: Writing Web Content that Works (Interactive Technologies)
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A Project Guide to UX Design: For user experience designers in the field or in the making
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Undercover User Experience Design (Voices That Matter)
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Sketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design (Interactive Technologies)
#14
Designing with the Mind in Mind: Simple Guide to Understanding User Interface Design Rules
#15
Web Form Design: Filling in the Blanks
#16
Observing the User Experience: A Practitioner’s Guide to User Research
#17
Designing Web Interfaces: Principles and Patterns for Rich Interactions
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Effective UI: The Art of Building Great User Experience in Software
