Steve Jobs' Death Prompts His Biography Release To Be Moved By a Month

The release of Steve Jobs' upcoming biography by Walter Isaacson has been pushed up by nearly a month to Oct. 24.our editor recommendsSteve Jobs' Biography Sales Jump 42,000 Percent Upon Death Steve Jobs Merchandise, Domain Names Flood eBay A Simon & Schuster spokeswoman told THR about change in publication date. Previously, the book had been scheduled to come out Nov. 21. The notoriously private Jobs, who died Wednesday at age 56, cooperated with Isaacson, who has written best sellers about Benjamin Franklin and Albert Einstein. PHOTOS: Steve Jobs: 10 Memorable Milestones of the Apple Co-Founder's Career On Wednesday, the book shot up the Amazon.com sales charts 42,000 percent, from No. 424 to No. 1. It also moved to No. 4 at Barnes & Noble. The book, titled Steve Jobs, is based on more than 40 interviews with Jobs as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, colleagues and competitors. The book is the first and only authorized biography of the Apple chief executive. Related Topics Steve Jobs