Shift Happens tells the story of keyboards like no book ever before, covering 150 years from the early typewriters to the pixellated keyboards in our pockets. This is the only book that connects the world of typewriters to the universe of computers. Whether you’re into vintage typewriters, classic clicky IBM keyboards, or modern mechanical wonders, it will have something for you. None of the above? Get ready to become a keyboard nerd anyway, and look at an everyday boring QWERTY slab with newfound respect.
We are selling the small batch of remaining books from the initial print run. Fewer than 5 copies are available! No future reprints are currently planned.
In basically every respect a colossal, magnificent achievement.
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!
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.
The books are huge, dense in information, and a must have for any keyboard nerd.
This is also the nicest book I own now. In addition to being interesting to read, it’s
also such a beautiful object.
Looks beautiful! Looking forward to diving into the history of my favourite hobby!
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.
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.
Now this is how you make a book about keyboards.