packtpub.com

High-quality all round.

A phenomenal array of high-quality books & videos, excellent user interface, and fantastic support. I have been a subscriber for many years now, I intend to remain as one for many more to come.

Date of experience: Aug 26, 2021

The worst editor ever

The worst editor ever, bad quality in every aspect.

Date of experience: Aug 17, 2021

Great collection of books

Packt has a great collection of up to date IT books. Very happy about the customer service.

Date of experience: Aug 11, 2021

I cannot cancel my free trial via their…

I cannot cancel my free trial via their website. There is no option to delete my account. My book content was outdated.But the most annoying thing is unable to cancel subscription, it shouldn't be difficult otherwise you just present yourself as a scam.

Date of experience: Aug 09, 2021

I have read a lot of Packt books and…

I have read a lot of Packt books.I would like to share a scientific approach:1.Go to Amazon.com2.Search for books on artificial intelligence, machine learning, NLP, and other related topics.3.Choose a book and scroll down to its ranking4.Then click on the best seller's option in that category4.You will see that Packt and O'Reilly share about the same market in the top 100What does this prove:1. We AI geeks are tough customers to deal with for publishers, any publisher2. So if Packt and O'Reilly have many books in the top 100, they are usefulI have read a significant amount of books on AI for all editors. Any editor that survives in top-ranking positions on Amazon's global market produces books of interest.

Date of experience: Jul 10, 2021

Packt, quality, consistency and best way to access

Packt are often denigrated as producing low quality materials here and in similar places. This is not an accurate summary though. Their business model as far as content is concerned is to be the first out with materials to help developers in leading edge software technologies. In order to do this, they push through large numbers of books and training courses quickly, many of which are from new or relatively inexperienced authors. Some of those books are the ones that cause the perception. They do, however, also have some very good books and training that can sit alongside of the big names and which are well-worth obtaining access to. There are places where you can see the popularity of their materials before buying which should help with content filtering. Like all of the other technical publishers, they have agreements with big organisations, who provide access to their library of content through their own subscriptions. Such organisations are, in my opinion, the best route into their training, as for many others. As an example, I personally have a subscription to the ACM. This gives me, in addition to its other benefits, access to several training portals including O'Reilly, who include all of the Packt content within their portal. The cost of this subscription is lower than any annual training site subscription, even the normal Packt one.

Date of experience: Jul 08, 2021

Very difficult to unsubscribe.

Date of experience: Jun 09, 2021

Nightmare to unsubscribe

Hooks you with easy subscription, but makes it a hassle to unsubscribe.

Date of experience: May 16, 2021

Fraudulent book summaries on Packtpub

I bought a book from Packtpub called Machine Learning in Excel. The summary and book chapters imply that the chapters are about using Machine learning via Excel.When I got the book, it actually turned out that of the 10 chapters out of the total of 12, the first 10 were about using statistical calculations in Excel using the built in Math function libraries. Nothing about Machine learning. I could have learned that from Excel Help.When I contacted Packtpub about a refund they said the summary stated what the book was about and can't refund the payment for the ebook. Which is complete nonsense, since the summary and chapter gudes talk about machine learning incessantly but are about excel functions.This is fraudulent advertising when they sell books which are not what they claim to be at pretty big prices.Now customer service is not responding to me.

Date of experience: Apr 19, 2021

Best price/quality edu portal on the market

Support is slow but very detailed.Materials are ok not superb but for 5 euro a month it is best on the market comparing price and quality of learning content offered.Mostly used for online books and quick video sessions.Materials are not very detailed talking about videos.Books are well organized and intuitive made.Overall 4 of 5 starts in my opinion.Very positive experience for starters experied users will probably find a drawback for beginners this place is perfect.5 EURO A MONTH and they complaining "about materials".THe company is legit based in England not some teens in garage.I do not get the point why people are complaining.If 5 euro a month is expensive for quite brand new material then get a on e on one teacher for 25 euro an hour.Simply as that.

Date of experience: Apr 08, 2021