Packt is a publishing company founded in 2003 and headquartered in Birmingham, UK, with offices in Mumbai, India.

[1][2][3] Packt primarily publishes print and electronic books and videos relating to information technology, including programming, web design, data analysis, and hardware.

Founded in 2003[1] by David and Rachel Maclean,[4] Packt Publishing provides books, eBooks, video tutorials, and articles for software engineers, web developers, system administrators, and users.

This business model aims to give authors high royalty rates and the opportunity to write on topics that standard publishers tend to avoid.

Packt offers printed version of their books shipped to Europe, North America and selected Asian countries.