Can anyone recommend a particular book?
So far we have:
+Object-Oriented JavaScript - Second Edition
+Building Machine Learning Systems with Python
+Data Visualization: a successful design process
+Infinispan Data Grid Platform
All Packt ebooks are $5
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#22I was a technical reviewer for their recent Laravel book. I've only just received a copy so haven't had a chance to properly review what went into publication.
All was OK (although the level of English was bad, but I was told not to focus on this) until I got to the REST API section which was atrocious. The author clearly didn't understand REST principals.
I essentially suggested a full rewrite or at least a change of title to something like "simple web api" but I can't comment as to whether that happened yet. I expect not.
Re: All Packt ebooks are $5
#23I was supposed to write a book for them. Even though they refer to people as experts, table of contents and page count is given up front and is hardly negotiable, so I decided to not proceed. Instead I reviewed the book written by someone else and I'm confident they are not a publisher worth working with. Even though I tried my best as a reviewer the outcome was at best mediocre. Language review is done after the boo…
Yes, I had a similar experience. I was asked to review a book that was terribly written. The language problems were so bad that I had a hard time reviewing the content. That said, even the content didn't deserve to be put in writing. Definitely not worth even $1.
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#24I have been asked to become reviewing editor for moodle related books repeatedly. Every time I have to back out after reading couple of chapters. Their books are practically worthless. When i communicated this to one of their team, I never received a reply. So it seems they are aware of their low quality content.
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#25I wrote WordPress Multisite Administration for Packt.
http://www.packtpub.com/wordpress-multisite-administration/b...
It was an overall pleasant experience, but I do agree they care more about quantity than quality. Their entire editing process was really sloppy. And review process is crap, at best.
I'm writing my next book through Leanpub.com, that way I will actually make money and can have waaay more control over the final product.
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#26I just bought Mastering Web Application Development with AngularJS which is also for sale on Amazon and has pretty decent reviews there: http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Web-Application-Development-...
Turns out, you get a discount for print books if you own the e-book, I got 50% off after going back to the site once I bought the e-book: €17,50 instead of €34,99
So... €21,88 for both instead of €34,99 (you always get the e-book free if you buy the print version it seems).
Re: All Packt ebooks are $5
#27Can anyone recommend a particular book? So far we have: +Object-Oriented JavaScript - Second Edition +Building Machine Learning Systems with Python +Data Visualization: a successful design process +Infinispan Data Grid Platform
+Building Machine Learning Systems with Python
I read "Building Machine Learning Systems with Python" and it's an interesting and good quality book. I found a small error in the code snippet and added to the book's online errata. Got a reply from Packt and they offered me a free ebook of my choice.
Re: All Packt ebooks are $5
#28Can anyone recommend a particular book? So far we have: +Object-Oriented JavaScript - Second Edition +Building Machine Learning Systems with Python +Data Visualization: a successful design process +Infinispan Data Grid Platform
Mastering AngularJS book is another good one. Written by two team members http://www.packtpub.com/angularjs-web-application-developmen...
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#29I just purchased Machine learning with R: http://www.packtpub.com/machine-learning-with-r/book
Just the book i was looking for!
$5 worth the risk?... well can't really go wrong!
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#30Can anyone recommend a particular book? So far we have: +Object-Oriented JavaScript - Second Edition +Building Machine Learning Systems with Python +Data Visualization: a successful design process +Infinispan Data Grid Platform
I was told Clojure High Performance Programming is pretty good if you have any interest in clojure. I know I'll be grabbing a copy at that price, was already looking at getting it sooner than later, but this makes it a no brainer.