Are You Writing a Blook?

A blook is essentially a book based on a blog or website. It can be an online book serialized on a blog such as the murder mystery Hackoff.com or a print book derived from blog content (see Wikipedia for a more detailed explanation on blooks). The difference between a blook and any other book that has a companion blog or website (such as my book, The Web-Savvy Writer) is that with a blook the blog generates the original content and the print book follows later.

Print-on-demand publisher Lulu just announced that it’s sponsoring the 2006 Lulu Blooker Prize for the best blooks of the year, which has generated varied opinions on the merits of blooks and even some controversy on the definition of a blook itself. (And yes, Lulu also publishes a blook blog that covers the latest contest happenings.)

Do you think blooks are the wave of the future or just a gimmick? Feel free to post your comments.

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