PacktPub – every book / video for 5$(packtpub.com)
packtpub.com
PacktPub – every book / video for 5$
https://www.packtpub.com/
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I had a similar experience-- They had asked me if I wanted to write a book on SQlAlchemy[1].
> Packt is planning to publish a book titled as 'SQLAlchemy cookbook' which would be a 300 page book and in the process of seeking potential authors to work on this book I also read through your resume [Link]. It is evident that you have an expertise in this area and as such seems to be an ideal candidate to author this book for us.
> It would be a pleasure working with an authority of your caliber.
I had been in the industry for less than a year and I did not mention SQLAlchemy on the resume that they linked to.
After seeing what their process is to find authors, I cannot recommend any book that they publish. It's not the monetary cost. It's the opportunity cost of not reading a book on the subject that is good.
[1]: http://lakeofbits.com/packt-publishing-authorship-offer/
> Packt is planning to publish a book titled as 'SQLAlchemy cookbook' which would be a 300 page book and in the process of seeking potential authors to work on this book I also read through your resume [Link]. It is evident that you have an expertise in this area and as such seems to be an ideal candidate to author this book for us.
> It would be a pleasure working with an authority of your caliber.
I had been in the industry for less than a year and I did not mention SQLAlchemy on the resume that they linked to.
After seeing what their process is to find authors, I cannot recommend any book that they publish. It's not the monetary cost. It's the opportunity cost of not reading a book on the subject that is good.
[1]: http://lakeofbits.com/packt-publishing-authorship-offer/
> My “payment” was a physical copy of the book I reviewed and 2 ebooks.
This feels so wrong. Is this a regular practice among publishers? Paying reviewers with copies of the book they reviewed?
This feels so wrong. Is this a regular practice among publishers? Paying reviewers with copies of the book they reviewed?
You get what you pay for. Worst tech publisher.
Got an elixir book from them and learned alot.
In addition, I was not qualified enough at the time to be reviewing that book. I hope I did a reasonable job, but neither me nor the author should have been involved as we were both far too junior.
My “payment” was a physical copy of the book I reviewed and 2 ebooks. Both ebooks I got were pretty terrible too.
These might be worth $5 for someone new to a technical field, but for anyone with any experience they will likely be far too shallow.