ICon explained

iCon
Italic Title:no
Pub Date:2005
Country:United States
Publisher:Wiley
Pages:368
Isbn:0-471-72083-6
Isbn Note:[1] [2] 2nd ed. [3]

iCon: Steve Jobs, The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business is an unauthorized biography by Jeffrey S. Young and William L. Simon about the return of Steve Jobs to Apple Inc. in 1997. It was published in 2005.[4]

The book's title is a pun with one connotation that of Jobs as an icon with attributes to be admired, while carrying the negative interpretation as I-(am a)-Con, as in a con man, criticized for charisma used in harmful ways such as the "reality distortion field". The non-capitalized "i" at the beginning is also in reference to many of Apple's products, such as the iPhone, iMac, iPod, and iTunes.

It is the followup to Young's 1988 biography, Steve Jobs: The Journey Is the Reward.[5]

Criticism

In an article for the San Francisco Chronicle, Alan Deutschman criticizes iCon, pointing out the similarity of the book's content to his own previous biography of Steve Jobs, The Second Coming of Steve Jobs.[6]

As retribution for publishing this unauthorized biography, Jobs banned all publications from publisher John Wiley & Sons from Apple retail stores.[7] [8] However, in its 2010 annual earnings report, Wiley said it had "closed a deal ... to make its titles available for the iPad."[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: iCon Steve Jobs: The Greatest Second ACT in the History of Business - Jeffrey S. Young, William L. Simon. 0471720836. 2008-05-21. Boone Bridge Books. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110708083240/http://www.boonebridgebooks.com/Icon_Steve_Jobs_The_Greatest_Second_ACT_History_Business_Jeffrey_S_Young_William_L_Simon-i-0471720836?bbb=db3c0a8bdf9e3272095c7d5d591b662f. 2011-07-08.
  2. Web site: Book Review: "iCon Steve Jobs: The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business" . Christoph Dernbach . Mac History . August 15, 2017 . Arone, Todd. August 25, 2008 .
  3. Web site: iCon Steve Jobs: The Greatest Second ACT in the History of Business (Updated) - Jeffrey S. Young, William L. Simon. 0471787841. 2011-01-14. Boone Bridge Books. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110708084317/http://www.boonebridgebooks.com/iCon_Steve_Jobs_Greatest_Second_ACT_History_Business_Updated_Jeffrey_S_Young_William_L_Simon-i-0471787841. 2011-07-08.
  4. Web site: Wiley: ICon Steve Jobs: The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business . 2011-11-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111105024758/http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471720836.html . 2011-11-05 .
  5. Book: Steve Jobs: the Journey Is the Reward . . Young, Jeffrey S. . 1987 . 440 . 0-6731-8864-7.
  6. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/05/22/RVGQOCO8LP1.DTL&type=books The tight fist clenched around Apple
  7. https://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/30/technology/30apple.html?ex=1272513600&en=7cc8ad5c1157c197&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Steve Jobs's Review of His Biography: Ban It
  8. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/27/apple_snubs_wiley/ Book giant feels wrath of Jobs
  9. News: Weinman . Sarah . Education Publisher John Wiley & Sons Closes Fiscal Year on a Strong Note . DailyFinance . . June 17, 2010 . September 3, 2010 . https://archive.today/20120724/http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/company-news/education-publisher-john-wiley-and-sons-closes-fiscal-year-on-a-st/19520334/?icid=sphere_copyright . July 24, 2012 . dead .

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