Reddit reviews Go by Example: Correcting common mistakes in double digit kyu play

I got a lot out of the following books:

Opening Theory Made Easy As its title suggests, this is limited to the opening but is still a great way to improve your game and easy for beginners to comprehend. I think I first read through this when I was around 17-18k and got a lot out of it. It's not about josekis but moreso principles to keep in mind in the beginning with a lot of great examples and explanations.

Second Book of Go This book was essentially tailor-made for people like you looking to proceed from elementary materials. The only problem is it seems to be out of print. I picked it up for about $20 2 years ago but I can't find it for under $100 on either Amazon or GoGameGuru.

Learn to Play Go Volume II This is part of a 5 book set that is pretty hit-or-miss for me. Volume I is good but probably covers the same materials as Go For Beginners. Volume II is a nice overview of the major extensions from stones (one point jump, knight's move, etc.) with a 20-25 assessment section at the end. Learn to Play Go Volume III isn't very good but I thought Volumes IV and V in the series were worth buying.

Go by Example This is the only book on my list written by a non-pro (well actually I don't think Richard Bozulich ever played professionally but the guy is responsible for the English translation of every go book ever and has written a fair share on his own so I'm guessing he's a decently strong player) and I think he's around an 8k or something, or at least was last time I checked. He plays online and has some specific insights for people playing online (such as not following the pace of your opponent) and reviews games he found on KGS. It has a bunch of examples and analysis and takes a different approach than the other older books I listed.

Lessons in the Fundamentals of Go You'll probably get more out of this once you're at around 16k or so but it's widely considered the best book on go. Plus Kageyama is a pretty entertaining (and very opinionated) writer. Covers all aspects of the game.

Try one of Neil Moffatt's books. If you already know the rules - and it seems like you do - then Go by example: correcting common mistakes in double digit kyu play may be suitable. And if it's not suitable - well, it's very cheap too so you won't have wasted much money :-)

At your level, I don't recommend formal lessons. Just play lots of games quickly, preferably face-to-face at a club so that your stronger opponents can more quickly and easily point things out to you.

Go By Example by Neil Moffatt was OK, I read it at around 13 kyu and had already learned most of what was in it unfortunately,(?) But I think I would've appreciated reading it at around 20kyu. It's a finebook that had some useful info here and there. I think it's a fine cheap book that's targeted to ddk players.
http://www.amazon.com/Go-Example-Correcting-common-mistakes/dp/1453851259