Manning mainly publishes textbooks but also release videos and projects for professionals within the computing world.
Addison Wesley's reputation helped open doors at other leading commercial houses, a number of whom became Manning customers.
The company introduced a unique Manning Early Access Program (MEAP) which allows subscribers to receive incremental completed chapters before the book is finally published.
It has also partnered with its competitor O'Reilly Media to add some of its digital library on the Safari Books Online cloud platform.
[2] The covers of books published by Manning feature illustrations of traditional dress customs from around the world.