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We (Manning) are in the process of diversifying our options :)

• clumsysmurf 9y ago
  This sounds somewhat ominous ... will Manning keep the option of DRM-free individual book purchases going into the future?
  • gregjwild 9y ago
    Not at all :) I was responding to the criticism of O'Reilly reducing to just two choices - Safari or Amazon. We're committed to DRM free options wherever possible. We're coming up with some new stuff, but DRM free pdfs and epubs are pretty much our core business.
    • SirWhiteRabbit 9y ago
      > We're coming up with some new stuff, but DRM free pdfs and epubs are pretty much our core business. We love you for that :) O'Reilly's decision raise an interesting question tough. I bought many books via O'Reilly shop, they are still accessible but for how long? For users, digital distribution is risky. I like it tough, but after seeing such services closing (loosing all for what i have paid for), i tend to be less confident.
• grad_ml 9y ago
  Just wanted to add, I absolutely love manning tech book's quality. After buying few books from packt, I'm never going back to them.
  • gregjwild 9y ago
    Always good to hear positive feedback :) Thanks! Any particular books you've enjoyed recently?
    • grad_ml 9y ago
      I'm in first few chapters of Relevant search book. So far, great!
  • alexott 9y ago
    Completely agree - but have been several times a tech proofreader I know amount of work that it required