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Due to variations in inventory status, we may split a single order into multiple shipments. If there is stock on hand in the warehouse, items will be picked, packed and shipped within 3 business days and will ship together. If an order item is set up as a print-on-demand title, it will print and ship separately within 5 business days. When you purchase a MEAP Combo, you have pre-ordered the print book, which will ship when the final book is published. From time to time, a title may be temporarily backordered while a reprint or inventory transfer is in progress, in which case we ship the rest of the order immediately, and the backordered item as soon as it is available to ship.
If you purchased a MEAP, you have pre-ordered a title that has not yet been published. Visit the book's product page on our site see the current estimated publication date. MEAP subscribers that have pre-ordered pBooks will automatically be shipped the softbound edition as soon as it is printed.
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For published books shipped from our warehouse in the US, your order will be shipped within 3 business days. For print-on-demand orders, your order should ship within 5 business days. For MEAP pre-orders, your book will be shipped from our warehouse as soon as the book is published and the stock arrives from the bindery.
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Yes, we have expedited methods available for both domestic and international orders. Please see our Shipping and Returns page for the complete list of methods and rates.
liveProjects are refundable within 7 days of purchase or until you upload your first deliverable, whichever comes first. There are no exchanges on liveProjects.
You can submit a request on our MEAP Exchange or Refund page which you can get to from the Cancelled MEAP on your dashboard. You will need to provide your email address and order number. If you have trouble using our form, please contact us at support@manning.com.
Unfortunately, due to high rates of fraud and unreliable shipment delivery, we cannot accept orders from all countries. We can accept payments from any country serviced by PayPal.
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Certainly. We try to fulfill every order promptly, but errors do occur. If this rare circumstance happens to you, we will gladly refund your money. If your book is on backorder and you wish to cancel the order for a refund, just let us know. Write to support@manning.com for assistance.
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We have created a user account system to provide you with unlimited, on-demand access to your digital content as well as other convenient account management capabilities. User accounts are a secure, reliable and convenient way to deliver your eBooks and MEAPs.
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We hope you are never unhappy with our books, but sometimes readers are disappointed. If we mess up in some way, our goal is to "Make it Right" by granting refunds, exchanges, or special discounts. You can return pBooks ordered from manning.com for a refund. You can cancel a MEAP subscription for a refund or a one-time exchange within 30 days of purchase. Because they are delivered immediately and are not returnable, eBooks are nonrefundable.
First please check the book's product page for a link to known Errata. If you discover an error not listed in the Errata, please post the information to the liveBook Discussion Forum, which is accessible from the product page.
Manning hosts a forum for each book we publish. You can access the forum for a particular book by navigating to liveBook's Forum and searching for the book title. Opening the Discussion Forum dropdown from any liveBook page will open that book's discussion.
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