March 8, 2006

The Lulu Blooker Prize

by Henry Lambert

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Q. First up: what on earth is the Blooker Prize?
A. It’s the worlds first celebration of blogs that become books.

Q. Oh, so a blook is a book based on a blog?
A. Exactly.

Q. But I can’t think of any blooks?
A. Of course you can. There’s Belle de Jour, Eggs Bacon Chips and Beans, and All the President’s Spin to name but a few.

Q. So who’s behind this?
A. Well you’ve got Cory Doctrow of BoingBoing, Paul Jones and Robin Miller.

Q. And who’s Lulu?
A. A website that allows budding authors to publish their own books.

Cool eh?

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