'Steve Jobs' Poised to Become Amazon's Top-Selling Book for 2011

[MacRumors]

Reuters reports that Walter Isaacson's just-released authorized biography of Steve Jobs is poised to become Amazon's top-selling book of the entire year, highlighting the extraordinary interest in the private Apple co-founder's life following his passing early this month.

The book is the best-selling book on Amazon.com and is also listed as the top-selling electronic book on the company's Kindle eBook store.

"The way things are trending, it could very likely be our top-selling book of the year," Amazon spokeswoman Brittany Turner said in a statement.

Amazon declined to comment on the split between digital and physical versions of the book, although one analyst suggests that digital sales of best sellers have typically been coming at 50-70% of total sales, suggesting that the digital version of Steve Jobs is likely to outsell the print version for at least the next six months.

Steve Jobs is already ranked #13 on Amazon's list of best sellers for the year on the strength of pre-orders. The book was already highly anticipated before Jobs' death, but immediately shot to the top of Amazon's charts with a sales increase of as much as 40,000% following his October 5th passing.

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[parapup]

It is a great book btw (I am reading on the Kindle - 20% done). If anyone was still undecided - definitely worth reading.

Steve continues to sell

[Edit] Woz comes out as the real hero in the book more than once though. It is unbelievable how much importance Woz's Dad placed on Engineering and how much Woz was into giving away stuff to people for free, helping others etc. Respect.

 

[MacConvert07]

Can't decide whether to buy it and read it on my ipad or get the printed version. What would Steve want?

 

[Consultant]

Of course. Most would agree that Steve Jobs changed the face of technology in the last few decades and the 800+ page story might be a little interesting.

 

[iRobby]

I want sales numbers!!

each one: iBooks, Amazon Digital and Amazon Hardcover

 

[silentbob007]

The cost of the ebook seems way too high to me ... guess they figure that the reading base for this book will pay it.

 

[bmms8]

ive got it on my iphone, but ill also purchase a hardcover, just to have.

 

[SimonCharlie]

I know what I will be reading over the Christmas period ; )

 

[iRobby]

The cost of the ebook seems way too high to me ... guess they figure that the reading base for this book will pay it.

How is it too high?


It costs $16.99. The hardcover in stores is $34.00

 

[WalkingSnake]

How is it too high?

it costs $16.99 the hard cover in sores is $34.00

But I can buy a physical copy for less than $2 more than the Kindle version on Amazon. I agree there should be a little more of a difference. But I'll still willingly pay $17.

 

[Dr McKay]

I wished I hadn't bought this book now, I know this is gonna get minus votes in the hundreds. But I really respected Steve, but after seeing what he thought about the other people in the tech world and rival companies, he really seemed to be an arrogant, lying, self-loving man.

Im sorry but thats just how I feel about him now.

 

[mrgraff]

It is a great book btw (I am reading on the Kindle - 20% done). If anyone was still undecided - definitely worth reading.

Steve continues to sell

At the very least, download the sample from iBooks. I read about 30% before forcing myself to put it down and go to sleep ... definitely buying the full book.

 

[Sardonick007]

As expected

Dead. Yet still Number 1!
Hope his soul finds rest and his family as much peace as possible.

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Yes. He was. It didn't take the book to show that since there was plenty of old footage and evidence to. However, it's precisely why he was as good at what he did.
One mans arrogance is another mans passion.

I wished I hadn't bought this book now, I know this is gonna get minus votes in the hundreds. But I really respected Steve, but after seeing what he thought about the other people in the tech world and rival companies, he really seemed to be an arrogant, lying, self-loving man.

Im sorry but thats just how I feel about him now.

 

[jontech]

How is it too high?


It costs $16.99. The hardcover in stores is $34.00

17 bucks was a bargain for me. I got my 17 bucks from the first 150 pages...

 

[hobo.hopkins]

I wished I hadn't bought this book now, I know this is gonna get minus votes in the hundreds. But I really respected Steve, but after seeing what he thought about the other people in the tech world and rival companies, he really seemed to be an arrogant, lying, self-loving man.

Im sorry but thats just how I feel about him now.

He might have been all of those things, but I'm glad that he was open and honest enough to allow this book to be written. If nothing else, it shows that he wasn't always arrogant, lying, and self-loving. He was also in many ways a good person, albeit fallible.

 

[Jaro65]

Too bad the ebook isn't in a form of an application with interactive timeline linking the stories, photos, video clips, etc. I wouldn't be surprised if we something like that appearing over time. It would likely sell quite well.

 

[firstapple]

Purchased it both ways...

I bought both versions (Digital and hardcover). I wish there was a package deal where you buy the hardcover and get the digital for $5 or $10 more. I just wanted a nice hardcover book for the house and the digital copy so I can always have it on me for a good read whenever I need to.

I received the Kindle version last night, but haven't gotten the chance to read it yet. Tonight I hope to get 10% through it at least.

 

[Schmitty11]

Just got shipping notification! should be here Friday!

 

[Piggie]

I'm waiting till next year before I buy it, as there will be a thinner version out by then!

 

[NStocks]

Mine's in the post!

 

[WeegieMac]

My hardback was dispatched by Amazon today at 4:01pm and is currently in Swansea with the courier ... get your backside up to Glasgow pronto!

 

[bizzle]

Hardcover is 30% or more off everywhere I've seen so far, Amazon, Target, B&N.

I picked up today at B&N where no one knew it was even released yet, though the store was packed with signs promoting it. I got the first copy and was handed it right from the still sealed "DO NOT OPEN UNTIL OCTOBER 24" boxes.

 

[Incindium]

So is there a lot of photographs in this book and how well did they come across in the Kindle version? I definitely want this book but I'm still debating whether I want a hardcover or the Kindle edition.

 

[Clackamas]

So is there a lot of photographs in this book and how well did they come across in the Kindle version? I definitely want this book but I'm still debating whether I want a hardcover or the Kindle edition.

I have the Kobo Touch and the photographs have nice grey scale resolution.


Anyway, the book would be complete with Steve Jobs autograph...

 

[*LTD*]

I wished I hadn't bought this book now, I know this is gonna get minus votes in the hundreds. But I really respected Steve, but after seeing what he thought about the other people in the tech world and rival companies,

The TRUTH can be downright painful. Steve told it like it is, and as usual, the man was right. Most of Apple's rivals, to this very day, are slow, flat-footed, unimaginative, and sometimes shockingly so in the face of obvious change.

I don't feel sorry that Jobs slagged on a bunch of nitwits and boring, generic box-makers. It is ridiculously obvious that they were holding consumer tech back, and would still be doing it were it not for Apple.

Screw em. Half of them are just there as OEM-shells, ready to churn out the next plastic button-laden junk-ware to run software that is very nearly as bad.

At least Jobs actually gave a damn about what he was doing.