Cory Doctorow Non-Fiction books in order

Cory Doctorow's non-fiction books cover digital rights, publishing, and the economics of the internet, from The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Science Fiction (2000) to Enshittification (2025).

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Publishing Science Fiction 2000 Cory Doctorow Buy
2 Essential Blogging 2002 Cory Doctorow Buy
3 Content 2008 Cory Doctorow Buy
4 Ebooks 2010 Cory Doctorow Buy
5 Context 2011 Cory Doctorow Buy
6 All Complex Ecosystems Have Parasites 2014 Cory Doctorow Buy
7 Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free 2014 Cory Doctorow Buy
8 Chokepoint Capitalism 2022 Cory Doctorow Buy
9 The Internet Con 2023 Cory Doctorow Buy
10 Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It 2025 Cory Doctorow Buy

Cory Doctorow’s non-fiction writing focuses on digital rights, internet economics, and the relationship between creators and corporations. Information Doesn’t Want to Be Free (2014) examined copyright in the digital age. Chokepoint Capitalism (2022), co-authored with Rebecca Giblin, analyzed how tech and media companies use their market position to squeeze creators.

The Internet Con (2023) argued for interoperability as a solution to platform monopolies. His 2025 book Enshittification expanded his widely discussed concept of how platforms degrade into a full-length treatment. Earlier works like Essential Blogging (2002) and Content (2008) documented the evolution of online publishing.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Cory Doctorow Non-Fiction series?

There are ten books in the Cory Doctorow Non-Fiction series, published between 2000 and 2025.

What is the first book in the Cory Doctorow Non-Fiction series?

The first book in the Cory Doctorow Non-Fiction series is The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Publishing Science Fiction, published in 2000.

What is Cory Doctorow's concept of enshittification?

Enshittification describes how online platforms start by offering value to users, then shift to extracting value from them for business customers, and finally extract value from everyone. Doctorow coined the term and expanded it into a full book, published in 2025.

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