An Artcle in Business Week Online: "'I am now more open to blogs than I would have been [before],' says Judy Clain, executive editor at Little, Brown. And a dozen new businesses, such as Blog-based Books have sprung up with the intent of helping scribes turn their blogs into books.
Blurb.com has raised $2 million so far and is expected to announce another round of venture funding shortly. It's working on software it calls Slurper, designed to make converting blogs into books a snap. Due out this summer, Slurper will help writers strip blog entries of hyperlinks, comments, or pingbacks, saving hours in manual editing. Blurb.com will then invite bloggers to place their blooks into one of a half-dozen professionally designed templates, such as for a cookbook or a book of poetry. More than 500 people have already signed up for a test version of Slurper, says Gittins, a serial Web entrepreneur.
"Sign me up," says dave.
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