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Walter Isascson had better be prepared for the amount of books he is about to sell - http://www.amazon.com/Steve-Jobs-Walter-Isaacson/dp/14516485...

A more 'perfect' PR stunt, the official autobiographer of Steve Jobs couldn't ask for...before you start downvoting me for a seemingly insensitive comment, I don't mean that is perfect that he died. Absolutely not.

I am dealing with the loss just like any other tech-loving fan-boi.

Just pointing out that it the PR storm generated around this book as a result of his passing, will be nothing like he could have ever paid for....i.e. it is 'perfect' (from a selling the books perspective).

Perfectly sad...otherwise.

>>marcam+(OP)
It's a bit insensitive to use your referral code for that amazon link if you ask me. Here's a non-affiliate link for everyone interested:

http://www.amazon.com/Steve-Jobs-Walter-Isaacson/dp/14516485...

>>cinigl+n1
There's no referral code in the link. The `ref` parameter in Amazon URLs is something internal. Amazon referral IDs get passed in the `tag` parameter.

>>cinigl+n1
Err....I don't even have an affiliate account.

That link was NOT an affiliate link.

How about checking before slandering?

>>marcam+(OP)
I think Steve Jobs was prepared for it. I remember reading that the book was originally due out in Spring of 2012. He changed the deadline 5-6 months earlier for Fall of 2011.

>>chaost+G7
I know...I do remember that the release date was pushed up too...which makes me think it might have been his 'last stroke of genius'.

Talk about consistently having the right timing in almost everything he does.

>>marcam+y3
You're right, Im sorry. I thought that refs in the query string were used for affiliate links.

Two questions - what DO affiliate links look like, or how can I tell? Also, can I delete that comment or edit it?

>>chaost+G7
I believe Walter Isaacson/his publisher moved up the date because the manuscript was simply done early, not at Steve's request.

Also, it was most likely moved up to sell more during the holiday quarter.

From what little information has been released about the book, Steve was just about as hands-off as you can be (no request to read it before publishing, no demands about off-limits topics, etc.).

The author also responded to speculation that the publication date had been moved up because of a rumored decline in Jobs' health. "It's actually not related to any decline," he said. "I turned most of the book in this past June. It's now all done and edited. The March 2012 date (or whatever date it was) was never a deeply-considered pubdate. Like the original cover design, it came about because the publisher wanted to put something in the database last spring."

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/15/biography_of_a...

>>cinigl+Z9
You have a window to edit or delete the comment before it is locked in. To be fair, I also thought the "ref" portion of the URL might be an affiliate link, but decided to assume the best case scenario.

Not that we need proof that this book is going to sell like crazy, but the current Amazon rankings for it are:

  Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2 in Books
  #1 in Books > Business & Investing > Industries & Professions > High-Tech
  #1 in Books > Business & Investing > Biography & History
  #1 in Books > Computers & Internet > Business & Culture > Biographies

>>alanfa+5c
What's more interesting than that is the rise:

http://i.imgur.com/agfbF.png

21,300% in the last 24 hours. As predicted :)