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Re:Modern Computer Architecture and Organization: Learn x86,... by kubrickslair on Wednesday August 23, 2023 @05:46AM (#37233707)
My experience with them was less than favorable. We started our book journey with them but had to abandon them because their editorial team & processes were so bad. Their insistence on artificially inflating the book's thickness with larger fonts was just the final straw.

We were fortunate to work with Manning & O’Reilly to complete our book. The quality, professionalism, and integrity we saw with them and the contrast with Packt was night and day.

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Re:Modern Computer Architecture and Organization: Learn x86,... by quickthrower2 on Wednesday August 23, 2023 @05:48AM (#37233721)
Did you have to pay a fee to get out of the contract with Packt?
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Re:Modern Computer Architecture and Organization: Learn x86,... by kubrickslair on Wednesday August 23, 2023 @06:19AM (#37233882)
No, we tried escalating the issues on those practices to the exec team, explicitly requesting a change in policies to enhance the quality of our book. The middle managers we were dealing with simply threw in the towel after that.

PS: This was several years ago, and the policies may have degraded even further since then.

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