The Fake Steve Jobs Biography Sounds Pretty Special

Sure, you could wait for the official Steve Jobs biography to come out in November. Or — or! — you could pick up a copy of the best-selling (in Taiwan) Steve Jobs Gives 11 Advices To Teenager. Easy choice? Easiest choice.

The knock-off bio has sold over 4000 copies at KingStone, a Taiwanese bookstore that has done right by us all. Translated by John Cage (not the composer except hopefully actually the composer, somehow?), the book has turned a nearly $US40,000 profit despite being, uh fraudulent. You can purchase one here, though no assurances given as to how closely a site with five sparkling diamonds at the top of the page will guard your financial data. [MIC Gadget via TechCrunch]

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    Stephen

    Saturday, August 20, 2011 at 4:50 PM

    Steve who?

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    Eckythump

    Saturday, August 20, 2011 at 5:42 PM

    I see my comment was cut..! what’s the matter? it wasn’t imflamatory!

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      Chris

      Saturday, August 20, 2011 at 7:17 PM

      I see you’ve infringed one of Apple’s many patents. They invented the ‘comment’ function.

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        Commander Shepard

        Monday, August 22, 2011 at 7:54 AM

        +1 billion

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    olearymo

    Saturday, August 20, 2011 at 7:52 PM

    Steve Jobs Gives 11 Advices To Teenager:

    1: Yes.
    2. No.
    3. You’re holding it wrong.
    4. Great artists steal.
    5. You’ve been stealing from me!
    6. Magical.
    7. Revolutionary.
    8. Amazing.
    9. When you want to share music with a pretty girl, put your earbud in her ear.
    10. Boom!
    11. One more thing.

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