Steve Jobs has finally agreed to partake in a book about his amazing life, which will no doubt talk about him transforming the fortunes of Apple and explore the effects of his ongoing battle with health problems.
It is almost certain that this book has got best-seller written all over it, though unfortunately it won’t be ready in time for the infamous Christmas biography rush, but will be ready sometime next year.
Called iSteve: The Book Of Jobs, it is thought to be ready next year and will be written by Walter Isaacon, who is rumoured to have been penning the biography since 2009 after interviewing the computer genius, members of his family, colleagues at Apple and interestingly Apple’s competitors.
It’s not the first time someone has tried to write a book on one of the most famous technology CEOs. Jeffrey S. Young and William L. Simon had written a unofficial book but Apple prevented its sale and it never made it to store shelves, but now the official story of Steve Jobs is going to be told.
In 2005, Apple banished works by John Wiley & Sons from its stores because the publisher had signed up an unauthorised biography, iCon: Steve Jobs, The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business.
Isaacson is a former top executive at CNN and Time magazine has written best-sellers about Benjamin Franklin and Albert Einstein in recent years.
Jobs is of course worth $6billion, has had numerous health problems over the recent years and recently announced in January that he would take his third leave of absence in seven years. During that time, he has survived a rare form of pancreatic cancer and has undergone a liver transplant.
He appeared at a press conference in early March to announce the iPad 2 and looked quite healthy all things considered.
Jonathan Karp, publisher of Simon & Schuster, said: ‘This is the perfect match of subject and author, and it is certain to be a landmark book about one of the world’s greatest innovators”.
“Just as he did with Einstein and Benjamin Franklin, Walter Isaacson is telling a unique story of a revolutionary genius.”
It’s a shame it’s not an autobiography, but it is the next best thing and we for one can’t wait to find out what makes Jobs tick.
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