PacktLib Price Increase FAQ

Our PacktLib subscription service has changed a lot since it was first introduced all the way back in 2008 and since then we’ve seen huge changes to what it offers you as developers. Fifty new text and video courses arrive on PacktLib every month. The platform is constantly evolving with new features – now you can earn free books as you learn, benefit from course playlists curated by our experts, get personalized recommendations. There’s even more exciting things to come!

Because PacktLib keeps getting even bigger, even better, we are changing our prices to reflect its value at helping you learn more to do more. From Monday June 6th, there will be an increase in PacktLib’s membership prices for new subscribers.

We’ve already seen a lot of questions about this price increase, and to give you all a helping hand with any questions you may have we’ve created a short FAQ that should help solve any questions you may have.

Q: Why are you increasing the price?

A: PacktLib has come a long way in the last 18 months:

• The UX and UI have had a complete ground-up redesign. The new PacktLib helps you find the content you need to get the job done, faster.
• We have nearly doubled our content range. With over 3,500 books, and access to a rapidly increasing video catalog, we have every topic that you need to be a productive developer covered.
• This is part of a continued investment in to PacktLib. As mentioned before around 50 new products are added every month; and a growing list of features contribute to our best-in-class developer learning library.
• Every subscriber (including Monthly subscribers) gets 1 token a month to buy any Packt product, for free. We want to give our customers options, and this is a popular feature that is itself worth up to $1000 a year.

Our price change reflects these improvements over the last 18 months, and the improvements that we are going to make over the next few years.

Q: I’m already a PacktLib subscriber, how does this price increase affect me?

A: Depending on which PacktLib plan you’re currently subscribed to these are your following options:

If you are a Monthly subscriber:

• If you’re a PacktLib subscriber with an existing Monthly subscription, don’t worry. As a reward for your loyalty to Packt as the PacktLib platform has grown, we’re freezing your monthly prices. Your subscription price will not change for this price rise as long as you remain a monthly subscriber.

If you are an Annual or 18 Month Plan subscriber:

• If you’re a current Annual or 18^th Month plan subscriber you can pay a one off payment to “top up” your PacktLib subscription at the current legacy price. For example, if you’re an Annual subscriber with 2 months left of your current subscription you can pay the current $130 price before the 6^th of June to ensure you have PacktLib access for the next 14 months.

Q: If I cancel my subscription and return to PacktLib at a later date, will I have to pay the new price?

A: Yes, cancelling your subscription and then returning to PacktLib after the 6^th of June after cancelling a subscription will mean you will have to pay the newer rate on all subscription tiers.

Q: I was thinking about signing up to PacktLib, what options are available for me?

A: As long as you since up to PacktLib before the 6^th of June you can enjoy the current pricing structure – however, if you sign up after the date you will be subject to the pricing structure we are rolling out.

We’ve got a lot of big changes and improvements to come to PacktLib over the next few years that will change the way you learn and get the skills you need, and we hope you can be there to enjoy them!