The next best thing to buying and selling new and used cars is to read about them. So let's check out popular car books and other publications. If you don't spot your favorites here, please note them in a comment below so the rest of us can check them out!

Used Car Buying Guide 2008 (Consumer Reports Used Car Buying Guide)

- by Editors of Consumer Reports (Author)

This annual guide is in family rooms and car enthusiasts' offices worldwide. Authored and published by a well-known company that boasts a large professional staff of automotive writers and an auto test area of 300+ acres, you're sure to get the scoop on the latest vehicles here.

You can reduce your risk factor when buying and selling cars with the info that packed into this soft-cover publication. Read about:

All types of auto reviews of top makes and models dating 2000 through 2007

Vehicle Ratings to help you see which cars are the most reliable

Used Vehicles - lemons and diamonds

Used Car Inspection Tip Sheet

Gas Mileage - Which Cars Have the Best

Car Trading and Negotiation Tips

Car Recalls, Safety, Tests and other Official Data

And More

So grab your copy. Thumb through the specs, photos and articles. And fine-tune your car knowledge.

From Zero to Hero: How to Master the Art of SELLING CARS

- by Jeffrey Knott (Author)

Read over a dozen reviews on Amazon.com alone about this top-selling paperback book. Written by Jeffrey F. Knott, this Florida car salesman share his insider secrets and how the business is not for the timid today.

Swift sales aren't the target, either. This author packages knowledge, personality, endurance, client management and business skills together for a power-packed

successful career available to nearly anyone today.

Read his steps, tips and advice. Then see how you can increase your bottom line today, with your own cars sales.

Stars and Cars of the 50's (Photography)

- by Edward Quinn (Photographer)

Here's an excellent hardback book for your coffee table. Share photos of the famous with your friends and family while you drum up memories and make more.

OK, gotta rev those engines and dash off for now! How about it? Have some car books and other publications we should take a look at? List them in your comments.