New Book 'Apple: The First 50 Years' Hits Record Low Price on Amazon

[MacRumors]

This month, tech columnist David Pogue launched a new book called "Apple: The First 50 Years." On Amazon, you can get the new book for $33.80 in hardcover, down from $50.00, the best price we've seen so far on the book.

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The book explores the first five decades of Apple's history, including interviews with 150 key people who shaped Apple into what it is today, like Steve Wozniak, John Sculley, Jony Ive, and more. The book is launching to coincide with Apple's upcoming 50th anniversary on April 1, 2026.

Apple: The First 50 Years for $33.80 (32% OFF)​

Amazon's sale is on the hardcover version of the book, and provides an estimated April 3 delivery date for free delivery.

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[hieranonymous]

The way this book is being marketed and sold is so bizarre to me.

 

[CheesePuff]

I’m about a quarter of the way through and enjoying it. It is true the photo quality is not the best but it doesn’t take away anything from the book

 

[munpip214]

Just wait for v2 and v1 will go on sale even more 😉

 

[jrath1]

Anyone know if this book is compatible with the polishing cloth?

 

[Hogswarts]

For anyone disappointed with the quality of the pics in the Kindle version, know that pics can be enlarged to nearly full-screen on an iPad using a reverse-pinch maneuver... and they look quite good then. It's a fun read.

 

[AustinIllini]

I really enjoyed it, but when they get to the last decade and a half or so they kind of rushed through it.

 

[dogolaca]

AT the moment (03/29/2026 5:21 PM PDT) it's $34.38 at target.com

 

[CarAnalogy]

The way this book is being marketed and sold is so bizarre to me.

Meanwhile Steve Jobs’s biography never goes on sale. I have the physical copy but have been waiting for Apple to drop the price on Books for some anniversary but they never have.

Edit: to all the people who replied saying they don't have the rights, I don't see how that's relevant. Amazon doesn't own the rights to the stuff they put on discount all the time either. Neither does Apple for all the TV shows they sell (a license for.) I've bought tons of books and videos on discount.

 

[sw1tcher]

AT the moment (03/29/2026 5:21 PM PDT) it's $34.38 at target.com

And free at my (your) local library.

 

[Wanted797]

Meanwhile Steve Jobs’s biography never goes on sale. I have the physical copy but have been waiting for Apple to drop the price on Books for some anniversary but they never have.

I have a feeling Apple doesn’t own rights there. It was likely Steve’s and the publishers. And has probably passed on to his family.

 

[svish]

Only digital copy is available in my country. Think I will get one once the printed version is made available.

 

[dandyryan]

the book design is giving temu apple. who wants this?

 

[con2apple]

I’m about a quarter of the way through and enjoying it. It is true the photo quality is not the best but it doesn’t take away anything from the book

But from the absurd price and that’s why it‘s falling.

 

[JamesMay82]

Maybe I’m out of touch but $50 for a book seems way excessive.. even discounted to $33 sounds excessive. I would of thought $20 is reasonable.

 

[MikeAllaway]

the audio book is free on Spotify (if you have Premium)... listening to it on there and it's great so far

 

[t0rqx]

I really enjoyed it, but when they get to the last decade and a half or so they kind of rushed through it.

Just like their products.

 

[t0rqx]

Maybe I’m out of touch but $50 for a book seems way excessive.. even discounted to $33 sounds excessive. I would of thought $20 is reasonable.

Just like the $20 polishing cloth. Thats half the price of the book.

 

[uczcret]

The way this book is being marketed and sold is so bizarre to me.

Ditto. The publisher (Simon & Schuster) must have poured a lot of money marketing this, I can't think of another explanation why this is being given so much airtime. It is Apple adjacent I guess but it's not actually published by Apple and looks a bit cheap to be honest.

 

[N0ughtsAndCr0sses]

This month, tech columnist David Pogue launched a new book called "Apple: The First 50 Years." On Amazon, you can get the new book for $33.80 in hardcover, down from $50.00, the best price we've seen so far on the book.

Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.

The book explores the first five decades of Apple's history, including interviews with 150 key people who shaped Apple into what it is today, like Steve Wozniak, John Sculley, Jony Ive, and more. The book is launching to coincide with Apple's upcoming 50th anniversary on April 1, 2026.

Apple: The First 50 Years for $33.80 (32% OFF)​

Amazon's sale is on the hardcover version of the book, and provides an estimated April 3 delivery date for free delivery.

We've collected all of the best deals you can find during Amazon's Big Spring Sale in our dedicated article. If you're on the hunt for more discounts, be sure to visit our Apple Deals roundup where we recap the best Apple-related bargains of the past week.



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Article Link: New Book 'Apple: The First 50 Years' Hits Record Low Price on Amazon

I’ll hold until they release the no crease version.

 

[goodcow]

It’s currently $31.35 at Walmart.com.

 

[klasma]

I heard that it starts strong, but then after a couple of plot twists kind of goes all over the place, and ends in an incoherent mess of plot holes without any sarisfying conclusion.

 

[XboxEvolved]

I got it at Walmart.com directly from the publisher for about the same price a few weeks ago and I’m currently in the Apple bought NeXt era.

To summarize the book I’d say it makes a good “companion” to Walter Issacon’s Steve Jobs and is even designed in a similar fashion, as it focuses a lot on the other players of Apple. It has a lot of interesting images, graphics, and side bars as well. It distills a lot of everyone’s different books from the years while adding other tidbits and only focuses on Jobs when it is needed. Decent book so far!

 

[NightFox]

Maybe I’m out of touch but $50 for a book seems way excessive.. even discounted to $33 sounds excessive. I would of thought $20 is reasonable.

Launch at $50 for the hardcore fans who can't wait, then reduce the price later to attract the more casual readers.

 

[colmaclean]

All I see when i look at the cover...