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There’s a couple biographies out there on bookshelves right now, centered on the heart and soul of the company known as Apple, but they aren’t considered the final word on the subject of Steve Jobs’ life. Why? Because they have all been missing one key component of the formula to make a good, in-depth and revealing biography: Steve Jobs. In light of this whole eBook War that has since spurred into the limelight since the announcement of the iPad, we couldn’t help but think that the biography of Jobs is simply meant to be an iBook, sold through the iBookstore.

If you’ve read through the other biographies and was left wanting more, you just need to be a little bit more patient. According to The New York Times, author and former Managing Editor of Time magazine Walter Isaacson is primed to start work on an official biography of Mr. Jobs, with his help. While we aren’t going to necessarily label a “rumor” sticker on here, we are seeing that the same, unofficial people are referencing this project: “people briefed on the subject.”

According to these people in-the-know, the book is currently in the early planning stages. When they finish it up, it will be the complete life of Jobs up until this point; covering his childhood in Silicon Valley, and through his ascent (and a couple descents) in the technology industry. Jobs is turning 55 this year, so maybe that has something to do with wanting to get an official account of his life out there, amidst all the other forms of it littering the bookshelves. In almost laughable Apple fashion, Mr. Isaacson refused to comment on the project, giving away no hints as to its legitimacy. As we mentioned above, we’re not saying that this is a rumor or that the official biography isn’t happening, we just can’t help but laugh at the whole “rumor-ambiance” this has. Would you buy the official biography of Steve Jobs (if and) when it hits the iBookstore shelves?

[via The New York Times]