Sales Engineering Books

Discover books that help sales engineers at every stage of their career. From technical handbooks to practical guides on communication, negotiation, and proof of concept, this list highlights resources worth adding to your shelf.

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    The Essential Guide to Navigate Your Proof of Concept: Understand and implement practices to increase your evaluation win-rate

    Tony Matos

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    The Essential Guide to Navigate Your Proof of Concept: Understand and implement practices to increase your evaluation win-rate

    August 31, 2020

    Good for beginners Customer Engage Sales Methods POC Trials
    This guide offers practical strategies and a clear roadmap for sales engineers to improve PoC success, avoid delays, and close more deals. Praised by industry experts, it emphasizes milestones and smart evaluation, helping you deliver top-tier PoCs and boost your performance.
    Selling Is Hard. Buying Is Harder: How Buyer Enablement Drives Digital Sales and Shortens the Sales Cycle

    Garin Hess

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    Selling Is Hard. Buying Is Harder: How Buyer Enablement Drives Digital Sales and Shortens the Sales Cycle

    June 16, 2020

    Good for beginners Customer Engage Communication Sales Methods
    This book offers practical insights on guiding customers through a non-linear sales process, emphasizing parallel actions to speed deals. Key chapters on Champion Enablement and Emotional ROI provide valuable strategies. Highly recommended for Sales Engineers and their teams—I've applied it and seen positive results.
    The Trusted Advisor Sales Engineer

    John Care

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    The Trusted Advisor Sales Engineer

    June 14, 2020

    Good for beginners Customer Engage Communication Soft Skills
    This book is the first to guide Sales Engineers on becoming true Trusted Advisors. It explains the complexity behind the role, helping you build trust, credibility, and stronger client relationships—an essential skill for success in technical sales.
    The Sales Engineer Manager’s Handbook: Mastering Technical Sales

    John Care

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    The Sales Engineer Manager’s Handbook: Mastering Technical Sales

    April 21, 2020

    Sales Methods Leadership Business Acumen
    This book offers a practical framework for sales engineering leaders at all levels. Based on 30+ years of experience, it focuses on developing people, running pre-sales as a business, and serving customers—all guided by Rule #0: Manage Yourself. An essential guide to becoming effective, empathetic leaders.
    Practical Presales: The Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me On Day One

    Josh Howell and Matthew Howell

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    Practical Presales: The Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me On Day One

    November 15, 2019

    Good for beginners Customer Engage Sales Methods Business Acumen
    This book teaches that success in presales goes beyond technical skills. It focuses on communication, teamwork, and influencing clients. Perfect for beginners and experienced pros, it offers practical tips to boost effectiveness, confidence, and results in complex sales situations.
    The Six Habits of Highly Effective Sales Engineers

    Chris White

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    The Six Habits of Highly Effective Sales Engineers

    June 15, 2019

    Good for beginners Communication Soft Skills Demo
    This book breaks down essential Sales Engineer skills into six simple, practical rules. Focused mainly on demos, it emphasizes mastering questions, discovery, and objections. Easy to read and conversational, it’s great for SEs at any experience level, despite some repetitive quotes.