Steve Jobs Authorized Biography Coming in 2012

MacRumors · Apr 10, 2011, 07:52 PM

ABC News reports that Apple CEO Steve Jobs has agreed to participate in a book about his life.

Quote:

Simon & Schuster announced Sunday that Walter Isaacson's "iSteve: The Book of Jobs" will be published in early 2012. Isaacson has been working on the long-rumored biography since 2009 and has interviewed Jobs, members of his family, colleagues at Apple and competitors.

The official biography will be called "iSteve: The Book of Jobs" and is written by Walter Isaacson. While many books have been published about Jobs' life, this is the first with his official approval. Isaacson has previously written best-selling biographies of Benjamin Franklin and Albert Einstein.

While it had previously been revealed that Jobs was allowing Isaacson to work on the book, the name and 2012 release date were just announced.

Article Link: Steve Jobs Authorized Biography Coming in 2012

ciTiger · Apr 10, 2011, 07:53 PM

Wow! This is major... A book to read...

milbournosphere · Apr 10, 2011, 07:54 PM

+1 for the awesome title.

iLikeToDrum · Apr 10, 2011, 07:54 PM

MAJOR!

Excited!!!

levitynyc · Apr 10, 2011, 07:54 PM

Will it be available in the iBooks store?

fun173 · Apr 10, 2011, 07:54 PM

Coming from someone who does not generally like to read (Except Macrumors of course

) This should be an interesting read.

wingsabr · Apr 10, 2011, 07:55 PM

I enjoy books on business icons and this will be a must read. One of my favorite leadership books is Creating Magic by Lee Cockerell, EVP Disney Operations.

Steve Jobs. · Apr 10, 2011, 07:55 PM

only available for purchase on an iPad 3

sionharris · Apr 10, 2011, 07:55 PM

What a ridiculous title.

MaxLongwood · Apr 10, 2011, 07:56 PM

I don't want to read too much into this, but it's still upsetting that Steve Jobs' health is in bad shape. That being said, I can't wait to read this.

scott523 · Apr 10, 2011, 07:58 PM

Awesome title! I might get to read a biography after all.

Dr Kevorkian94 · Apr 10, 2011, 07:58 PM

That's cool, I'll get it from iBooks lol

wordoflife · Apr 10, 2011, 08:01 PM

I can't wait to get it on my ...... kindle unless i get an iPad by then

Michaelgtrusa · Apr 10, 2011, 08:02 PM

I will read this!

NebulaClash · Apr 10, 2011, 08:02 PM

So Steve is finally doing something like giving a biography the OK. Must be thinking about his legacy.

DotCom2 · Apr 10, 2011, 08:03 PM

I'll be reading it on my iPad 3!

NT1440 · Apr 10, 2011, 08:04 PM

Very cool. Perhaps it will finally settle some questions about steve's thought process and private life. I hate how so many stupid assumptions are made vacuously here and presented as fact.

darbus69 · Apr 10, 2011, 08:04 PM

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gotta love the title! anybody else see the Woz articles saying he'd come back to Apple if asked???

levitynyc · Apr 10, 2011, 08:04 PM

Hopefully this wont start more "Steve Jobs is near death" rumors.

Juan007 · Apr 10, 2011, 08:06 PM

When do pre-orders start? Have the lines formed yet outside the Apple Store??

ArchaicRevival · Apr 10, 2011, 08:08 PM

Awesome title indeed! But I wouldn't actually buy the book. I've got Wikipedia

AppleScruff1 · Apr 10, 2011, 08:08 PM

He'll probably only tell half the story and you'll have to buy the updated edition to hear it all.

haruhiko · Apr 10, 2011, 08:09 PM

Not a good sign, not a good sign... Last time he talked about his personal life was ...in 2005, after he was diagnosed to have a rare form of pancreatic cancer? And now he is telling us everything about himself...

I really hope that he will be healthy and lead Apple to another decade of success.

koobcamuk · Apr 10, 2011, 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by levitynyc

Hopefully this wont start more "Steve Jobs is near death" rumors.

Well, he is considerably nearer to death than he was 30 years ago.

Pink∆Floyd · Apr 10, 2011, 08:15 PM

This will be one of the few books I will read in my life...

Apr 10, 2011, 07:53 PM	#2
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iLikeToDrum macrumors member Join Date: Dec 2010	MAJOR! Excited!!! __________________ 27" i3 3.2Ghz iMac. 13" Whitebook 2.2Ghz C2D. 32GB White Wifi iPad 2. Black 32GB iPhone 4. 2 Canon T2i's.
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fun173 macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Mar 2009	Coming from someone who does not generally like to read (Except Macrumors of course ) This should be an interesting read. __________________ Happy New Year!! Now, buy my apps
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scott523 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Philadelphia, PA	Awesome title! I might get to read a biography after all. __________________ White 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo MacBook (2GB RAM, 500GB Seagate HD) - OS X 10.7.4; 640GB FreeAgent; 32GB iPhone 4S - iOS6; 32GB iPod Touch 4g (retired)
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Dr Kevorkian94 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: # 12 Grimmauld Place	That's cool, I'll get it from iBooks lol __________________ ipod nano X3ipod touch 2 Gen 27 in aluminum ImaciPad 2 3G 16gb, iPad 64gb 32GB iPhone 4 S⃣ 10/5/11 Never Forget
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milbournosphere macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: San Diego, CA	+1 for the awesome title.
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levitynyc macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2006	Will it be available in the iBooks store?
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Apr 10, 2011, 07:55 PM	#7
wingsabr macrumors 6502 Join Date: Dec 2008	I enjoy books on business icons and this will be a must read. One of my favorite leadership books is Creating Magic by Lee Cockerell, EVP Disney Operations.
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Apr 10, 2011, 07:55 PM	#8
Steve Jobs. macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2010	only available for purchase on an iPad 3
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sionharris macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2006	What a ridiculous title.
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Apr 10, 2011, 07:56 PM	#10
MaxLongwood macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2011	I don't want to read too much into this, but it's still upsetting that Steve Jobs' health is in bad shape. That being said, I can't wait to read this.
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wordoflife macrumors 604 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Republic City, URN.	I can't wait to get it on my ...... kindle unless i get an iPad by then __________________ "When we hit our lowest point, we are open to the greatest change."
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NebulaClash macrumors 68000 Join Date: Feb 2010	So Steve is finally doing something like giving a biography the OK. Must be thinking about his legacy. __________________ 2010 MacBook Pro 17" with 8GB RAM and 512GB SSD ; 64 GB iPad WiFi ; 32 GB iPhone 4 (Verizon)
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Apr 10, 2011, 08:03 PM	#16
DotCom2 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Feb 2009	I'll be reading it on my iPad 3!
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Apr 10, 2011, 08:04 PM	#17
NT1440 macrumors G3 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hartford, CT	Very cool. Perhaps it will finally settle some questions about steve's thought process and private life. I hate how so many stupid assumptions are made vacuously here and presented as fact.
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Apr 10, 2011, 08:04 PM	#18
darbus69 macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2009	Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 4_3_1 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/533.17.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0.2 Mobile/8G4 Safari/6533.18.5) gotta love the title! anybody else see the Woz articles saying he'd come back to Apple if asked???
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Apr 10, 2011, 08:06 PM	#20
Juan007 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2010	When do pre-orders start? Have the lines formed yet outside the Apple Store??
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ArchaicRevival macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bucketheadland	Awesome title indeed! But I wouldn't actually buy the book. I've got Wikipedia __________________ “Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule-and both commonly succeed, and are right.” --H.L. Mencken
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Apr 10, 2011, 08:08 PM	#22
AppleScruff1 macrumors 601 Join Date: Feb 2011	He'll probably only tell half the story and you'll have to buy the updated edition to hear it all.
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Apr 10, 2011, 08:09 PM	#23
haruhiko macrumors 68000 Join Date: Sep 2009	Not a good sign, not a good sign... Last time he talked about his personal life was ...in 2005, after he was diagnosed to have a rare form of pancreatic cancer? And now he is telling us everything about himself... I really hope that he will be healthy and lead Apple to another decade of success. __________________ Mac: rMBP'12, iMac'08/24", Mini'09 (dead), MBP'10/15", MBA'11/13"/256. iPhone: 5/64B, 4S/64W, 4/32B, 3GS/16. iPT: 3G,1G. iPad: 3/4G/64 2/3G/32, 1/WiFi/16. ATV'12,'11 AEBS'09
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Pink∆Floyd Banned Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Up There	This will be one of the few books I will read in my life...
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