GMAT is an international exam, which means aspirants from all over the world would be aiming at the top spot in this test. To stay on top, it is very necessary for every MBA aspirant who is taking GMAT test to use the best possible option for his/her prep. Though, nowadays most of the learning for GMAT preparation is done online through videos, exercises and mock tests. The traditional book and pen method is still very effective in the long run.
Books are a easy access to a vast knowledge base. Most of the GMAT books contain explanation of concepts and give questions engaging those particular concepts. They also contain a huge number of questions which are classified in different ways as concept based section based and test-based.
Let’s look at some of the popular GMAT books in the market in an in-depth manner.
The Best Comprehensive GMAT preparation Books:
The Official Guide to the GMAT review:
Publisher: GMAC
Number of Pages: 1440
Number of practice questions available in the book: 1500+ questions
Latest available edition: 2018
Price of the book (as per the amazon.in): Rs.1443
Complete GMAT Strategy Guide Set:
Publisher: Manhattan
Number of Pages: 1912
Number of practice tests available in the book: 6
Latest available edition: 6th Edition
Price of the book: $147 ( Indian Price Unavailable )
GMAT 800: Advanced Prep for Advanced Students
Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
Number of Pages: 384
Number of practice questions available in the book: 300+
Latest available edition: 9th Edition
Price of the book(as per the amazon.in): Rs. 1449.90
The Best GMAT preparation Books For Quant Section :
GMAT Math Prep Course:
Publisher: Nova
Number of Pages: 528
Number of math practice questions available in the book: 600+ questions
Latest available edition: 2017
Price of the book (as per the amazon.in): Rs.279
The Official Guide for GMAT Quantitative Review:
Publisher: GMAC
Number of Pages: 240
Number of practice questions available in the book: NA
Latest available edition: 2018
Price of the book (as per the amazon.in): Rs.769 (Kindle version: Rs.400)
Kaplan GMAT Math Workbook:
Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
Number of Pages: 384
Number of practice questions available in the book: NA
Latest available edition: 9th edition
Price of the book (as per the amazon.in): Rs.1042
The Best GMAT preparation Books for Verbal Section:
The Power score GMAT critical reasoning bible:
Publisher: Powerscore Pub
Number of Pages: 374
Number of practice questions available in the book: NA
Latest available edition: 2018
Price of the book (as per the amazon.in): Rs.2198
The Official Guide for GMAT Verbal Review:
Publisher: GMAC
Number of Pages: 360
Number of practice questions available in the book: NA
Latest available edition: 2018
Price of the book (as per the amazon.in): Rs.849
Kaplan GMAT Verbal Workbook:
Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
Number of Pages: 336
Number of practice questions available in the book: NA
Latest available edition: 8th edition
Price of the book (as per the amazon.in): Rs.1362
Manhattan GMAT Sentence Correction Strategy Guide:
Publisher: Manhattan
Number of Pages: 272
Number of practice tests available in the book: 6
Latest available edition: 13th edition
Price of the book (as per the amazon.in): Rs.1564
These above books are few of the best available books which will not only help you to build and strength your concepts but also help you to design prep and test strategy.
You can also refer to various GMAT forums where the variety of questions and concepts are widely discussed. Apart from these above books are other books comprehensive and section/question type specific books available in the market. Invest in them according to your need.