Ask HN: How does Stripe Press make their books?

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All of their books are beautiful, in terms of the typography, cover, coloring, and paper quality. Does Stripe produce the books themselves, or do they use some external vendor who prints for them? If one wanted to print a book of similar quality, how would one go about it?

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Based on this job posting[0], it sounds like they're designed in-house? I would love to learn more.

> The Editorial Design team aims to design category-defining print and digital experiences that resonate with readers of Increment, our quarterly software engineering magazine, and Stripe Press, our book publishing imprint focused on ideas for progress.

> contribute to the layout of Increment’s quarterly print issues from initial design to print production

> collaborates seamlessly with illustrators, editors, writers, other designers, and agency partners.

[0]: https://stripe.com/jobs/listing/editorial-designer-increment...

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