The reviews for the hardcover edition are mostly positive: http://www.amazon.com/Inside-Apple-Americas-Admired-Secretiv...

I've read the book. I haven't read many books about Apple and I enjoyed it; hardcore Apple fans may have a different opinion. My major take away was Apple's cult of secrecy. We all "know" that Apple is secretive, but I never would have guessed the lengths they could go to prevent leaks - assuming the author's research is accurate. I don't think I would enjoy working in that kind of environment, personally.

Why do we need to bother reading it when half the Apple blogs are just re-writing and regurgitating the book anyway?