› Blog-based Books
Getting published was, at one time, the penultimate goal of every author (the ultimate goal depended on the temperament of the individual author, of course). It was never easy, and recent times have seen once enormous publishing houses fall on hard times. But the days when an author is forced to submit his work and collect rejection letter after rejection letter just to find an audience have passed. Today any blogger can reach wide readerships simply through time and effort.
As an alternative to book publishing blog pages are the perfect choice. The low cost, creative freedom and low pressure of publishing a blog book make it an attractive way to express oneself.
There are also examples of bloggers who have made the jump from online self publishing to being published in a traditional format based on their blogs. Salam Pax ,Ellen Simonetti, Jessica Cutler have created blog-based books have been given the name blook.