Shift Happens Press kit

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Incredible book – if you have the means and interest in the subject, you should grab this while you can. A masterpiece in no-production-limits non-fiction.
Craig Mod · Threads · Feb 9, 2024
I want to emphasize how truly amazeballs Shift Happens really is. It is absolutely magnificent, an unapologetic, incredibly meticulously researched and executed love song to keyboards. It didn’t just exceed my already high expectations: it absolutely blew them away. It’s insanely great. Go buy it.
Jeff Atwood · Mastodon · Feb 9, 2024
Just a gem. I cannot imagine that there will ever be a book on keyboards to surpass this one – it’s breezy and deep and fascinating all at the same time, with a lovely design to boot.
Shady Characters · Mastodon · Feb 9, 2024
In basically every respect a colossal, magnificent achievement.
Tim Hwang · Twitter · Dec 15, 2023
It’s impossible to describe the outstanding quality of these books and the research behind them; they are absolute works of art! […] Something I hope to pass on to future generations!
Luca Orio · Twitter · Jan 17, 2024
It’s beautiful! 2½ volumes full of all you wanted to know about keyboards. It’s like a slice of the very geekiest pre-social media internet condensed into book form, and I love it.
Janne Moren · Mastodon · Feb 2, 2024
These are beautiful books. I expected them to be nice – they sure weren’t cheap – but they are beyond expectations, just visual and tactile delights, and just from what I’ve skimmed past will surely be a nerdy delight to read.
Michaela Sue · Mastodon · Jan 16, 2024
I started reading almost as soon as I got the books, and the story is more visually and emotionally compelling than I ever would have imagined.
Thomas Moses · Kickstarter comment · Dec 25, 2023
Hits the “retro computers”, “keyboards”, “old office equipment”, “typography”, and “books” hobbies, plus, I bet, some more I haven’t noticed yet.
Claire Connelly · Kickstarter comment · Feb 2, 2024
The books are huge, dense in information, and a must have for any keyboard nerd.
Fatih Arslan · Twitter · Feb 6, 2024
This is also the nicest book I own now. In addition to being interesting to read, it’s also such a beautiful object.
Dave Pagurek · Mastodon · Dec 22, 2023
Looks beautiful! Looking forward to diving into the history of my favourite hobby!
Technofrikus · Mastodon · Feb 2, 2024
It’s just stunning. From slipcase to covers, down to the details on every page, it speaks to the years of research, design, and care that went into every possible aspect of it.
Andy Baio · Mastodon · Jan 31, 2024
The writing is just absolutely superb. The typography is beautiful, the printing outstanding, the binding flawless. Truly a labor of love that will be treasured for many many years.
Chris Petrilli · Mastodon · Jan 31, 2024
Truly one of the best books in my collection. I’m looking forward to years of enjoyment.
ddrmaxgt37 · Hacker News · Feb 1, 2024
Absolutely exquisite, and well worth the wait. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into something that I’ll be enjoying for many years.
Monty Hayter · Mastodon · Feb 9, 2024
My smile gets bigger with each new page. The joy that went into making this book is so evident, it permeates the paper and infects the reader.
William Grover · Mastodon · Feb 13, 2024
Now this is how you make a book about keyboards.
Aziz · Mastodon · Feb 11, 2023
It’s criminal that this is a limited run (or runs). It is an INCREDIBLE achievement that is taking my breath away with every page.
__red__ · Twitter · Jan 9, 2024
This is some Tufte-grade, labor of love, a-week-choosing-binding-glue shit. Prolly gonna take me a year to read, and the $165 sticker price doesn’t seem that unreasonable now.
Andrew Janke · Twitter · Jan 10, 2024
An absurdly overengineered, utterly lovely, two-volumes-and-change book by Marcin Wichary on the history of the keyboard. It’s astonishing.
Nathan Edwards · The Verge · Jan 30, 2024

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