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.[6]
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.[7]
As retribution for publishing this unauthorized biography, Jobs banned all publications from publisher John Wiley & Sons from Apple retail stores.[9][10] However, in its 2010 annual earnings report, Wiley said it had "closed a deal ... to make its titles available for the iPad."[11]
Referencesedit
^ abYoung, Jeffrey S.; Simon, William L. (April 14, 2006). iCon: The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business rk. Wiley. ISBN9780471787846. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
^. Boone Bridge Books. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
^. Boone Bridge Books. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2008.
^Arone, Todd (August 25, 2008). "Book Review: "iCon Steve Jobs: The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business"". Mac History. Christoph Dernbach. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
^. Boone Bridge Books. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
^. Archived from the original on November 5, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
^Weinman, Sarah (June 17, 2010). "Education Publisher John Wiley & Sons Closes Fiscal Year on a Strong Note". DailyFinance. AOL. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
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