Timeline for Received a book review request, how to know if publisher is credible?
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| Sep 10, 2015 at 3:59 | comment | added | Rahul Desai | I had a pathetic experience with Packt. After all work was done from my side, they stopped responding to the emails. I wasnt given any credibility whatsoever. Just a heads up. | |
| Jun 10, 2015 at 14:24 | comment | added | Ketan | @JeromyAnglim an internal editorial review. | |
| Jun 10, 2015 at 11:48 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackAcademia/status/608601565050621952 | ||
| Jun 10, 2015 at 7:08 | comment | added | Jeromy Anglim | Just to clarify and perhaps it doesn't make a big difference, but what kind of review have you been called to do: (a) an internal editorial review - i.e., to give feedback to the editor about whether to publish or feedback to the author on how to improve the book; or (b) an external review: I.e., you've been asked to write a post on your website about what you think of the book. | |
| Jun 5, 2015 at 20:44 | vote | accept | Ketan | ||
| Jun 5, 2015 at 14:58 | comment | added | Jon Custer | Indeed PACKT is credible - I have a few of their books on my shelf. Now, whether I'd recommend them to someone else is another question, but they are reasonable books. | |
| Jun 5, 2015 at 13:39 | answer | added | Stephan Kolassa | timeline score: 7 | |
| Jun 5, 2015 at 13:27 | comment | added | Alexandros | If it is PACKT(packtpub.com) it is a credible company. | |
| Jun 5, 2015 at 13:13 | history | asked | Ketan | CC BY-SA 3.0 |