Can anybody recommend some books put out by Packt? I've looked at quite a few of their books over the years, and they have been, without exception, dreadful (not quite a tutorial, but also not a reference, lacking in detail, and usually behind the curve technology-wise). They appear to have several hundred books so there must be some hidden gems.
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#13Can anybody recommend some books put out by Packt? I've looked at quite a few of their books over the years, and they have been, without exception, dreadful (not quite a tutorial, but also not a reference, lacking in detail, and usually behind the curve technology-wise). They appear to have several hundred books so there must be some hidden gems.
538 of em have 4-star+ on amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_p_72_0?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_3...
Re: Download any ebook free from Packt Publishing (through the end of the month)
#14Can anybody recommend some books put out by Packt? I've looked at quite a few of their books over the years, and they have been, without exception, dreadful (not quite a tutorial, but also not a reference, lacking in detail, and usually behind the curve technology-wise). They appear to have several hundred books so there must be some hidden gems.
538 of em have 4-star+ on amazon: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_p_72_0?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_3...
Good call, thanks. I think I might look at the one on PostgreSQL optimization.
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Offer is valid starting tomorrow (between the 28th and the 30th)
Where I am, its already 28th(GMT+5.30). what timezone?
GMT-5, though I guess it actually is 28th at GMT+0.. Point was just that it still says "Return between the 28th and 30th September to claim your gift", so whoever is supposed to activate the deal hasn't done so yet (and since their office is in England they are probably still asleep)
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#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
Where I am, its already 28th(GMT+5.30). what timezone?
GMT-5, though I guess it actually is 28th at GMT+0.. Point was just that it still says "Return between the 28th and 30th September to claim your gift", so whoever is supposed to activate the deal hasn't done so yet (and since their office is in England they are probably still asleep)
It is working for me right now--I already downloaded my book free of charge.
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#17tried ordering an e-book & it asked for payment. i assume there a special promo code that needs to applied?
You need to first create an account (if you dont already have one).
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#18Can anybody recommend some books put out by Packt? I've looked at quite a few of their books over the years, and they have been, without exception, dreadful (not quite a tutorial, but also not a reference, lacking in detail, and usually behind the curve technology-wise). They appear to have several hundred books so there must be some hidden gems.
I'd highly recommend Object-Oriented JavaScript by Stoyan Stefanov. Really any JS book by Stoyan is pretty high quality.
http://www.amazon.com/Object-Oriented-JavaScript-high-qualit...
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#19I don't know much about ebooks and I don't have a mobile device. Does this include something like a PDF I can read on a computer?
They offer downloads in the major formats (open epub, Amazon's mobi, and regular pdf). Also, you can read and convert ebooks in pretty much any format using Calibre http://calibre-ebook.com/
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#20Can anybody recommend some books put out by Packt? I've looked at quite a few of their books over the years, and they have been, without exception, dreadful (not quite a tutorial, but also not a reference, lacking in detail, and usually behind the curve technology-wise). They appear to have several hundred books so there must be some hidden gems.
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