Community Building on the Web
Companion Site of a book authored by Amy Jo Kim. Presents nine core strategies for site builders to make websites a catalyst for community growth - and earn money along the way.
Online Communities: Designing Usability, Supporting Sociability
Book by Jenny Preece that identifies important usability and sociability principles for making online communities successful.
Design for Community
Book by Derek Powazek consisting of chapters on specific issues of community-building and interviews with successful online community builders. Site includes book excerpts and the author's recent essays.
Hosting Web Communities: Building Relationships, Increasing Customer Loyalty, and Maintaining a Competitive Edge
Companion site of a book written by Cliff Figallo, who presents technologies and community development techniques suitable to web-based communities. Includes links to other resources.
Net Gain
Book by Hagel and Armstrong presenting scenarios and how online communities were used strategically to build value to customers and gain a competitive edge.
Poor Richard's Building Online Communities
Contains updates and companion features to the book by Levine Young and Levine.
Online Communities: Commerce, Community Action, and the Virtual University
The publisher's listing of Weary's Online Communities includes a summary, author bio, table of contents, and a sample chapter.
Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace: Effective Strategies for the Online Classroom
Publisher's page on a book by Rena M. Palloff and Keith Pratt focused on creating virtual classroom environments while fostering a sense of community.