( CNN ) -- Apple fans wo n't have to wait as long to read the authorized story of Steve Jobs ' life . Responding to a rush of interest following Wednesday 's death of the Apple co-founder , Simon & Schuster announced it 's moving up the publication date of its Steve Jobs biography from November 21 to October 24 . The book by Walter Isaacson , titled simply , `` Steve Jobs , '' rocketed from 437 to No . 1 on Amazon 's bestseller list -- a spike of 43,000 % -- in the hours after Jobs ' death , thanks to pre-orders . It was No . 3 Thursday on Barnes & Noble 's website , and also topped the list of bestselling books in Apple 's own iTunes store . In its blurb for the book , Simon & Schuster promises `` a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries : personal computers , animated movies , music , phones , tablet computing , and digital publishing . '' The book is based on more than 40 interviews with Jobs conducted over two years , as well as interviews with more than 100 family members , friends , adversaries , competitors , and colleagues . Simon & Schuster claims that although Jobs cooperated with the book , he asked for no control over what was written nor the right to read it before it was published . Isaacson , a former chairman of CNN and the managing editor of Time magazine , which shares a parent company with CNN , has written biographies of Benjamin Franklin and Henry Kissinger . The 656-page Jobs book retails for $ 35 , although online booksellers on Thursday were pricing it about half that . Interest in Apple 's iconic former leader also boosted online sales of a handful of other Jobs-related books , including `` I , Steve : Steve Jobs in His Own Words , '' by George Beahm , and `` Inside Steve 's Brain , '' by Leander Kahney .
Publication date of a Steve Jobs biography is being moved up a month , to October 24 . Comment: The Walter Isaacson book is based on more than 40 interviews with Jobs . Jobs ' death on Wednesday prompted the increased interest .