Or more specifically, e-books.
E-books are internet based books that are usually only available electronically, although some are available with traditional covers and pages.
They meet bloggers.
Many bloggers have produced some tremendous ideas and information over the course of one, two, three, and even more years. The written work of some leading bloggers has already hit the mainstream.
There are many great bloggers in the blogoshere, whose potential and quality has not been fully appreciated.
Innumerable bloggers have written some tremendous essays as blog posts.
Those collected posts could be readily turned into a an e-book product with the many e-book creating products available.
A blogger would simply collect, and perhaps edit, their best and most interesting posts. Those collected columns could then be turned into an e-book. The traditional publishing industry has been selling collected essay books for generations.
It's time bloggers considered joining that charmed circle of authors.
An e-book could have some brand new columns and articles written specifically for the downloadable copy. The would provide some freshness.
An introduction, either by the blogger or perhaps someone else, could add an additional chapter to the book. An introduction could be provided by another blogger, or even a regualar reader. The purpose would be to tie the entire work together into an overall edition.
After creating the e-book, the entire work could be offered for sale as a revenue source for the blogger.
Other bloggers could offer the e-book for sale from their blogs as well. Those bloggers would be paid through an affiliate agreement. Such contracts are widespread on the internet.
Setting up an e-commerce for the e-book is relatively easy these days. Coducting business online has joined the mainstream, and is readily accepted by purchasers.
The time is becoming ripe for more e-book publications.
They can certainly include bloggers in their ranks.
