I think you misunderestimate the spam cannon that is Packt Publishing. They'll publish pretty much anything, and seek out authors that don't necessarily know a

I think you misunderestimate the spam cannon that is Packt Publishing. They'll publish pretty much anything, and seek out authors that don't necessarily know anything about the topic. They've currently got enough titles to do a free book per day for something like 10 years, without taking into account new releases. Some of their books in specific topic areas are actually good, but in general, beware.