I have attended a Stripe Press event in London couple of weeks ago, and I totally share your excitement for Stripe Press. The event itself was a great networking event with loads of people playing a part in increasing the GDP of internet. The books were were just precious to hold and look at, pretty unique and different to just any other hardcover books. I got home with three of their books and excited for what they'd publish in the future.
I read Prince of Persia many years ago, when it was a self-published e-book, and I found it an absolute delight. Extremely interesting insight into the early history of computer games, but also a beautiful meditation on creativity, and the joy of creating within tight constraints. (For an artist, and Mechner was and is an artist, constraints drive the creativity, they don’t inhibit it.) I was thrilled to see Stripe Press have reissued it in a gorgeous hardback, and I suspect I will buy it, just to read it again in such a sensually rich format.
Great early find, it's on my list. Re-issuances are probably one of my favorite parts about what SP is doing. I for one, likely wouldn't have found the self-published ebook, so I'm appreciative of the distribution provided by SP which pointed me in the direction of The Making of Prince of Persia, among others.
You might also enjoy looking up the history of the Michelin travel guides and the Guinness Book of World Records. Or, more recently, Red Bull’s creation of a German-language book imprint.
I have attended a Stripe Press event in London couple of weeks ago, and I totally share your excitement for Stripe Press. The event itself was a great networking event with loads of people playing a part in increasing the GDP of internet. The books were were just precious to hold and look at, pretty unique and different to just any other hardcover books. I got home with three of their books and excited for what they'd publish in the future.
Great piece. Big fan of SP. I've asked them to offer pre-sales each year of their full annual run of books as a combo deal.
I like that. There is something great about trying to collect them all--a similar feeling to Pokemon cards, but for tech inclined readers
my bibliophile pokemon collection is growing nicely. Though I have not read Prince of Persia, Scaling People, or High Growth Handbook yet!
I read Prince of Persia many years ago, when it was a self-published e-book, and I found it an absolute delight. Extremely interesting insight into the early history of computer games, but also a beautiful meditation on creativity, and the joy of creating within tight constraints. (For an artist, and Mechner was and is an artist, constraints drive the creativity, they don’t inhibit it.) I was thrilled to see Stripe Press have reissued it in a gorgeous hardback, and I suspect I will buy it, just to read it again in such a sensually rich format.
Great early find, it's on my list. Re-issuances are probably one of my favorite parts about what SP is doing. I for one, likely wouldn't have found the self-published ebook, so I'm appreciative of the distribution provided by SP which pointed me in the direction of The Making of Prince of Persia, among others.
You might also enjoy looking up the history of the Michelin travel guides and the Guinness Book of World Records. Or, more recently, Red Bull’s creation of a German-language book imprint.
Appreciate the recs
Note that Penguin Random House’s takeover of S&S was opposed by the FTC who won in court a year ago. S&S was acquited instead a few months ago by KKR.
Thank you for the note. Updated, missed this .