The newest edition of the book I wanted… The newest edition of the book I wanted wasn't available at the usual retailers (Amazon) until June. So, I ordered direct from Apress. The book was sent from Germany to the UK in 10 working days. Not bad considering the recent logistical issues post Brexit. Overall, the printing of the book is good, all pages are straight and the font sizes are a decent size.

High quality books and great value subscription I have been buying books by Apress for many years now and the quality of the books is generally very good. I have subscribed to Apress Access for the past year which offers excellent value. My only criticism of this service is that it would be better if there was a dedicated reader provided as an app rather than it simply providing books in PDF or EPUB format. The website is ok but can be slow at times and the browsing and searching could be better but it does the job. Overall: good quality books and a subscription that is excellent value. Website could be better, hence the loss of a star.

Something not quite right I've purchased books from a lot of sites, and many times from APress, but there was a book that I had in my cart, and every time I tried to buy it it said I couldn't, no explanation, it was in my cart, but then bounced out at the point where I wanted to complete the purchase. I managed to buy another book, so it wasn't the site having issues (broadly).

Customer oriented site Customer oriented site, with sofisticate search engine to locate the right books you are looking for. For each book a concise introduction introduce the topics, so that you get an good idea about the book's content. Great.

Long term customer of books about software I've been a customer of Apress for many years. The transactions can be easily completed using the web site. I usually like to look through the Table of Contents of a book and, if possible, read about 10 pages of the book to get a feel of whether the book topic interests me and if I like the author's writing style. Over the years, Apress has made this more difficult. In particular, I compare this to the Manning site - which I find to be even more helpful. I still buy an occasional book at Apress and I am generally satisfied with those purchases.