Reddit reviews Sound Design, Mixing and Mastering with Ableton Live 9 (Quick Pro Guides)

there is an excellent book on the subject. https://www.amazon.ca/Sound-Design-Mixing-Mastering-Ableton/dp/1480355119

The ones that I felt were the most comprehensive and not so boring were these: and I recommend using them in this order:

https://www.amazon.com/Producing-Music-Ableton-Quick-Guides/dp/1480355100/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1483652098&sr=8-3&keywords=ableton+books

https://www.amazon.com/Interactive-Composition-Strategies-Using-Ableton/dp/0199973822/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483652133&sr=8-1&keywords=interactive+composition

https://www.amazon.com/Design-Mixing-Mastering-Ableton-Guides/dp/1480355119/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1483652098&sr=8-2&keywords=ableton+books

I went through a handful more than this but those three probably helped me the most. Notable mention is Ableton Live 9 Power! But I found it to be really boring.

You could just go with the first book and it would be a fantastic step in the door to Ableton. Interactive Composition is the most fun but it's definitely less thorough. The last book is just if you want to go even deeper into using Ableton, it just shows more of Abletons uses for mixing. It basically starts off right where the first book ends. It's also shorter than the first so it's pretty quick to get through.

Jake Perrine wrote three books on Ableton, if you already know the ins and outs of the daw's interface and what not then the other two aren't the most useful, although they do contain some amazing workflow tips and what not, but I'd recommend picking this up http://www.amazon.ca/Sound-Design-Mixing-Mastering-Ableton/dp/1480355119 . It's great for Ableton specific Mixing and Mastering.

Also, another series of books that are fantastic for continuing music training are these ones. http://www.amazon.ca/Composition-Computer-Musicians-Michael-Hewitt/dp/1598638610
They are a little less about production and more about composition, harmony and theory but very well written and informative.