Editing Minecraft (book)

{{short description|American non-fiction book}}

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| authors           = Daniel Goldberg, Linus Larsson
| audio_read_by     = Jonathan Davis
| title_orig        = Minecraft: Block, pixlar och att göra sig en hacka
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| translator        = Jennifer Hawkins
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| language          = Swedish
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| publisher         = [[Norstedts förlag]]
| publisher2        = [[Seven Stories Press]]
| pub_date          = September 13, 2012
| english_pub_date  = October 17, 2013
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'''''Minecraft: The Unlikely Tale of Markus "Notch" Persson and the Game That Changed Everything''''' is a book written by Daniel Goldberg and Linus Larsson (and translated by Jennifer Hawkins) about the story of ''[[Minecraft]]'' and its creator, [[Markus Persson|Markus "Notch" Persson]]. The book was released on October 17, 2013, and includes many different tips and tricks for the game.

==Content==
The book is a biography of Persson that also covers ''Minecraft''{{'s}} popularity and the [[Video games in Sweden|Swedish gaming industry]].<ref name="washington">{{Cite web |last=Kolakowski |first=Nick |date=November 26, 2013 |title=''Minecraft: The Unlikely Tale of Markus 'Notch' Persson and the Game that Changed Everything'' (Review) |url=https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/index.php/bookreview/minecraft-the-unlikely-tale-of-markus-notch-persson-and-the-game-that-chang |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602123109/https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/index.php/bookreview/minecraft-the-unlikely-tale-of-markus-notch-persson-and-the-game-that-chang |archive-date=June 2, 2023 |access-date=August 8, 2023 |website=[[Washington Independent Review of Books]]}}</ref> The book describes how Persson was inspired by games like ''[[Dungeon Keeper]]'', ''[[Dwarf Fortress]]'', and ''[[Infiniminer]]'', and how he was convinced that he was onto something big from the very beginning. It also described how Persson documented the development openly and in continual dialogue with other players.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.wired.com/2013/11/minecraft-book/ |title=The Amazingly Unlikely Story of How Minecraft Was Born |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |publisher=[[Conde Nast]] |date=November 5, 2013  |first1=Daniel |last1=Goldberg |first2=Linus |last2=Larsson |accessdate= July 8, 2015}}</ref>

==Publication history==
The book was first published by [[Norstedts förlag]] in Sweden in 2012, under the title ''Minecraft: block, pixlar och att göra sig en hacka'' ({{ISBN|9789113049250}}). An English translation by Jennifer Hawkins was published in 2013 by [[Seven Stories Press]], who claimed that it was the first book about ''Minecraft'' to be written in that language.<ref name="pw1">{{Cite magazine |last=Reid |first=Calvin |date=November 4, 2013 |orig-date=Published online November 1, 2013 |title=Mining the ‘Minecraft’ Phenomenon |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/59820-mining-the-minecraft-phenomenon.html |url-status=live |work=[[Publishers Weekly]] |volume=260 |issue=44 |issn=0000-0019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200909180401/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/59820-mining-the-minecraft-phenomenon.html |archive-date=September 9, 2020 |access-date=August 8, 2023}}</ref>

==Reception==
The book was described by John Biggs of [[TechCrunch]] as "beautifully human".<ref name="techcrunch">{{Cite web |last=Biggs |first=John |date=November 19, 2013 |title=Minecraft, The Book |url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/11/19/minecraft-the-book/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231070420/http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/19/minecraft-the-book/ |archive-date=December 31, 2013 |access-date=August 9, 2023 |website=[[TechCrunch]]}}</ref> Its portrayal of Persson was praised by ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'' as "moving" and by Paul Stenis in ''[[Library Journal]]'' as "compelling",<ref name="pw2">{{Cite magazine |date=November 25, 2013 |title=''Minecraft: The Unlikely Tale of Markus 'Notch' Persson and the Game that Changed Everything'' (Review) |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781609805371 |url-status=live |work=[[Publishers Weekly]] |volume=260 |issue=47 |issn=0000-0019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230809044901/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781609805371 |archive-date=August 9, 2023 |access-date=August 8, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Stenis |first=Paul |date=November 15, 2013 |title=''Minecraft: The Unlikely Tale of Markus 'Notch' Persson and the Game That Changed Everything'' (Review) |url=https://www.libraryjournal.com/review/minecraft-the-unlikely-tale-of-markus-%22notch%22-persson-and-the-game-that-changed-everything |url-status=live |work=[[Library Journal]] |volume=138 |issue=19 |issn=0363-0277 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230809045900/https://www.libraryjournal.com/review/minecraft-the-unlikely-tale-of-markus-%22notch%22-persson-and-the-game-that-changed-everything |archive-date=August 9, 2023 |access-date=August 8, 2023}}</ref> but was criticized by Nick Kolakowski of the [[Washington Independent Review of Books]] for being too shallow.<ref name="washington" />

==References==
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