Comparison of Packt and Manning ebook formats


	Comparison of Packt and Manning ebook formats

ginstrom

10-26-2008 4:35 AM

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Describes the ways in which Manning ebooks are superior to Packt ebooks, and argues why Packt should relax its DRM.

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