Walter Isaacson’s “Steve Jobs” In Amazon’s Best Books of 2011

In a press release published this morning, Amazon has announced the 100 Best Books of 2011, which include Editors’ Picks for the Top 100 Books of the Year and “Top 10 lists in more than two dozen categories”. Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steve Jobs is in the Top 10 editors’ picks ranking at #8:

Few in history have transformed their time like Steve Jobs has. In this timely book, Isaacson paints a vivid, compelling portrait that pulls no punches – the end result is satisfying, complete, and gives insight into a man who managed to turn his contradictions into potent strengths.

Last week, “Steve Jobs” was reported to have sold 379,000 copies in the first week of US availability, and 37,000 copies in the UK in first five days of sales. Those numbers didn’t include digital sales for the book, which is available on Apple’s iBookstore as well as Amazon’s Kindle Store. After its release on October 24th, “Steve Jobs” by Walter Isaacson quickly became a bestseller on Amazon, suggesting the bio would be one of the most successful books this holiday season.