[OT] Packtpub?

[Mark Schonewille]

Hi Colin,

You don't get paid (anymore) for reviewing or editing a book.

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On 9 jul 2013, at 23:22, Colin Holgate wrote:

> They also asked me. Glad they asked enough people to hopefully get a couple of takers.
> 
> I have been a reviewer on two Packt books, both SketchUp ones, and it’s an interesting task to take on. You end up reading the book more closely than you would if you were a regular reader. Also, you go through every single exercise in the book, so that you can then pass back comments about any points of confusion.
> 
> There’s a small amount of money you get too, but for the two books I reviewed I told them not to bother paying me, it wasn’t enough money to be worth the hassle of declaring it in my income.