Books and Apps

Here is my recommended books and apps to help your study!

Books:
みんなの日本語(Japanese for Busy People)
げんき
Japanese for Young People はなす、かく
Japanese for Everyone
Talking Business In Japanese
Japanese: The Spoken Language
にほんご45じかん
上級で学ぶ日本語―テーマ別
Nihongo Fun & Easy Survival Japanese Conversation for Beginners
どんな時どう使う 日本語表現文型500
Kanji in Context

Apps:
Highly Recommended!!!
Anki (free on Android, $25/3,000yen on iOS, free on Web, syncs cross platform)
Katakana Learn Experiment (Android only)
Hiragana Learn Experiment (Android only)
gSho (great Android JE dictionary w/ example sentences – free with ads or pay $2 for no ads)
Midori (great iOS JE dictionary – $10)

Mindsnacks (Android and IOS – free trial – $5/600yen to unlock everything)
Skritter (Android and IOS – free 1 lesson trial, $15/1,600yen per month)
Learn Japanese Phrasebook
Human Japanese – Great beginner app for learning basic lessons to get around
Obenkyo (Android only)

Websites:
Highly Recommended!!!
Hiragana/Katakana practice (drag and drop): http://www.csus.edu/indiv/s/sheaa/projects/genki/hiragana-timer.html
Japanese Input for Windows http://www.google.com/ime/

NHK Easy News: http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/
Particles Cheat Sheet: http://www.tofugu.com/2009/03/25/japanese-particles-cheatsheet/
Grammar Cheat Sheet (beginners): http://www.tofugu.com/japanese-resources-old/japanese-conjugation-cheat-sheet/
Grammar Cheat Sheet (advanced): http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/AMB_Japanese_Verbs.pdf
Many Japanese Resources: http://www.reddit.com/r/LearnJapanese/wiki/resources
Kanji Damage: Learn Kanji with funny ways to remember them http://kanjidamage.com/
Hiragana/Katakana practice (see and type): http://realkana.com/white/