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What is the digital copy I get with my Print order?

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What is the delivery time and cost of print book?

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Trackable service with delivery to addresses in Australia only.
Delivery time ranges from 7-9 business days for VIC and 8-10 business days for Interstate metro
Delivery time is up to 15 business days for remote areas of WA, NT & QLD.

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Disclaimer:
All orders received before 5 PM U.K time would start printing from the next business day. So the estimated delivery times start from the next day as well. Orders received after 5 PM U.K time (in our internal systems) on a business day or anytime on the weekend will begin printing the second to next business day. For example, an order placed at 11 AM today will begin printing tomorrow, whereas an order placed at 9 PM tonight will begin printing the day after tomorrow.

Unfortunately, due to several restrictions, we are unable to ship to the following countries:

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What is custom duty/charge?

Customs duty are charges levied on goods when they cross international borders. It is a tax that is imposed on imported goods. These duties are charged by special authorities and bodies created by local governments and are meant to protect local industries, economies, and businesses.

Do I have to pay customs charges for the print book order?

The orders shipped to the countries that are listed under EU27 will not bear custom charges. They are paid by Packt as part of the order.

List of EU27 countries: www.gov.uk/eu-eea:

A custom duty or localized taxes may be applicable on the shipment and would be charged by the recipient country outside of the EU27 which should be paid by the customer and these duties are not included in the shipping charges been charged on the order.

How do I know my custom duty charges?

The amount of duty payable varies greatly depending on the imported goods, the country of origin and several other factors like the total invoice amount or dimensions like weight, and other such criteria applicable in your country.

For example:

If you live in Mexico, and the declared value of your ordered items is over $ 50, for you to receive a package, you will have to pay additional import tax of 19% which will be $ 9.50 to the courier service.
Whereas if you live in Turkey, and the declared value of your ordered items is over € 22, for you to receive a package, you will have to pay additional import tax of 18% which will be € 3.96 to the courier service.

How can I cancel my order?

Cancellation Policy for Published Printed Books:

You can cancel any order within 1 hour of placing the order. Simply contact customercare@packt.com with your order details or payment transaction id. If your order has already started the shipment process, we will do our best to stop it. However, if it is already on the way to you then when you receive it, you can contact us at customercare@packt.com using the returns and refund process.

Please understand that Packt Publishing cannot provide refunds or cancel any order except for the cases described in our Return Policy (i.e. Packt Publishing agrees to replace your printed book because it arrives damaged or material defect in book), Packt Publishing will not accept returns.

What is your returns and refunds policy?

Return Policy:

We want you to be happy with your purchase from Packtpub.com. We will not hassle you with returning print books to us. If the print book you receive from us is incorrect, damaged, doesn't work or is unacceptably late, please contact Customer Relations Team on customercare@packt.com with the order number and issue details as explained below:

If you ordered (eBook, Video or Print Book) incorrectly or accidentally, please contact Customer Relations Team on customercare@packt.com within one hour of placing the order and we will replace/refund you the item cost.
Sadly, if your eBook or Video file is faulty or a fault occurs during the eBook or Video being made available to you, i.e. during download then you should contact Customer Relations Team within 14 days of purchase on customercare@packt.com who will be able to resolve this issue for you.
You will have a choice of replacement or refund of the problem items.(damaged, defective or incorrect)
Once Customer Care Team confirms that you will be refunded, you should receive the refund within 10 to 12 working days.
If you are only requesting a refund of one book from a multiple order, then we will refund you the appropriate single item.
Where the items were shipped under a free shipping offer, there will be no shipping costs to refund.

On the off chance your printed book arrives damaged, with book material defect, contact our Customer Relation Team on customercare@packt.com within 14 days of receipt of the book with appropriate evidence of damage and we will work with you to secure a replacement copy, if necessary. Please note that each printed book you order from us is individually made by Packt's professional book-printing partner which is on a print-on-demand basis.

What tax is charged?

Currently, no tax is charged on the purchase of any print book (subject to change based on the laws and regulations). A localized VAT fee is charged only to our European and UK customers on eBooks, Video and subscriptions that they buy. GST is charged to Indian customers for eBooks and video purchases.

What payment methods can I use?

You can pay with the following card types:

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What is the delivery time and cost of print books?

Shipping Details

USA:

Economy: Delivery to most addresses in the US within 10-15 business days

Premium: Trackable Delivery to most addresses in the US within 3-8 business days

UK:

Economy: Delivery to most addresses in the U.K. within 7-9 business days.
Shipments are not trackable

Premium: Trackable delivery to most addresses in the U.K. within 3-4 business days!
Add one extra business day for deliveries to Northern Ireland and Scottish Highlands and islands

EU:

Premium: Trackable delivery to most EU destinations within 4-9 business days.

Australia:

India:

Premium: Delivery to most Indian addresses within 5-6 business days

Rest of the World:

Premium: Countries in the American continent: Trackable delivery to most countries within 4-7 business days

Asia:

Premium: Delivery to most Asian addresses within 5-9 business days

Unfortunately, due to several restrictions, we are unable to ship to the following countries:

Afghanistan
American Samoa
Belarus
Brunei Darussalam
Central African Republic
The Democratic Republic of Congo
Eritrea
Guinea-bissau
Iran
Lebanon
Libiya Arab Jamahriya
Somalia
Sudan
Russian Federation
Syrian Arab Republic
Ukraine
Venezuela

ovunc tukenmez Apr 02, 2014

The expectations will be very high for a cookbook since the reader would want to see a solution for every difficulty he/she faces with.When it comes to ZF2, if you are beginner, things may look strange even if you look official programmer's reference guide of Zend Framework 2.The books starts with the basics. In this chapter you see how to setup skeleton application and routing (with the explanation of different "route types"), a short explanation of DI, how to create config files, in which order they merges and why we need local and global ones. ZF2's event driven architecture is also explained with an example.In the second chapter, you see how to translate and localize your application with the I18 module. You see different ways to setup translation files (with arrays, using gettext or ini files) You will also learn how to use Poedit to translate .po files. How to select different languages identifying client language is also explained. Next you skip to the mail section where you will understand how to send email with different approaches.From chapter 3 to 7, most used zf2 components during development process are explained. Using forms to get the input from the user, validating and filter them, working with view, what are the view helpers and how to use and create them, switching to different output using view strategy/renderer, details of layout system, how to configure and connect to database, which database engines that available, why we should createStatement() function instead of query() function, CRUD operations with TableGateway, advanced select query generation, db profiling, details of modules, modules and services are explained in these chapters.In 7th chapter different authentication methods are explained. You will also learn how to setup and create auth service, how to force HTTPS protocol, certificate validation.In the next chapter, different caching mechanisms are explained in order to optimize performance.Last chapter is dedicated to error handling and unit testing.In the appendix you will learn how to set up the essentials with the Zend Server Community Edition or using phpcloud service for your development process. Basic ZF2 structure is also explained here. As a bonus, there is a flow chart diagram to understand what happens in the system after a request made.If it had the Navigation (with ACL) section, it would be better however once you get the idea how the framework components work, it becomes very easy task for you.In conclusion, it is nice to have this book for a reference even if you already familiar with ZF2 to learn new ways to do things.

Amazon Verified review

William H Scholtz Jan 20, 2014

Believe me, since I switched to Zend framework 2, mid 2012, I have purchased and used all the manuals out there. I just wish this cookbook was available earlier. It is easy to read, the examples can not be more easier to explain, and is good for beginners right up to advanced users.I strongly recommend this book, id you need to quickly start to work, and understand, the ZF 2 API.No, let me re phrase, if you are building application in the ZF2 environment, this cookbook is a must!This book is power. Again, why was it only published now?William H Scholtz

Lenka Krafková Apr 10, 2014

The book is written literally as a cookbook. However, as a cookbook doesn't make you a professional cook, this book also won't make you a professional developer. It contains number of recepies (such as "using database") that show you how to use certain parts of ZF2. This approach has some pros and some cons - it's good that you can find the part you're interested in (like the db) easily and learn how to use it. But there is one problem with this cookbook - the parts are not connected to each other. It's like a manual, but much better for beginners as it explains things in plain language in more logical order. It starts with the ZF2 basics (routing, events, DI) and slowly moves towards more complex topics such as authentication or performance optimization. I think that a user without any prior ZF2 knowledge would be happy with the book. I, as a little more advanced user, missed the more complex topics and connection between the parts.

Brianleigh65 Aug 02, 2015

Far too opaque - should be made clear this is a book for experts

Zend Framework 2 Cookbook: If you are pretty handy with PHP, this book is the perfect way to access and understand the features of Zend Framework 2. You can dip into the recipes as you wish and learn at your own pace.

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