Blurb Gives You a Chance to Publish The Great American Novel

** Posting will be light for the next few days as The Baroness and I are heading out of town to see some family. Don't worry, I'll make up for it when I get back.**

Despite the technological innovations resulting from the rise of the Internet, one industry that that has been left largely untouched is the book publishing industry. Sure, Amazon completely transformed how people buy books, but none of the portable book readers like Sony's E-Reader have taken off. We'll see about the Kindle.

That's what makes this article on Blurb.com so interesting. The article focuses a lot on scrapbooking for some reason, but the part that is most fascinating is that users can publish their own books for free. (They make money if you print your book with them.) Essentially this is the convergence of the blogosphere and the book publishing industry. While it's a great concept for individuals, I doubt we'll see the same level of success with these books as we have with the big-time blogs because these books are still not widely distributed. If you want a blog on the political views of rhino herders, you can find one. A book on the topic? Not so much.