That author of Learning Python provides his perspective on that topic.
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Despite capping a three-year sales peak, this year also saw some uncertainty over future editions. My publisher passed on updating a classic Python book over a trivial contract issue, and demoted both open source and books in general at their web site. Once known for meaty technical books, this publisher seems to be morphing into a company focused on videos, webcasts, and conferences; with a business model based on pandering to a naive audience instead of educating it; and a web presence that has become a platform for promoting illegitimate content and personalities. This is not the publisher I signed up with.
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http://learning-python.com/python-ac...2015-publisher
I can only concur. I hope I will find a new publisher who takes their technology hardcore readers serious. No more "learning videos" and Twitter learning.