Buying Into Facebook?

If you're thinking of taking the plunge and buying Facebook shares when the company goes public this week, you might want to check out an ebook from Baltimore native/financial journalist Nancy Miller. Miller's Facebook IPO Primer offers sound advice that cuts through the media hype and questions "the price of friendship." It's a quick read—a well-written 40 pages—that will interest casual investors and/or Facebook fans.

And what's the author's overall take on it? When Business Insider asked Miller if Facebook was a "good investment," she deemed it "a very risky stock."

But the smart money says a Facebook frenzy is imminent, no matter the risk.