System and method for self-publication
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for creating an electronic book, the method comprising:
- providing a genre from a plurality of genres on a display device, each genre being associated with at least one template;
providing a template for the genre, the template including an object policy configured to protect portions of the book that are selected by a first user;
providing an intent element which reflects the first user'"'"'s intent with respect to a first portion of the book;
receiving a genre selection, an intent element selection, and the protected portions selection from the first user;
applying a first permission associated with the intent element to a first portion of the book;
binding a first content to the first portion of the book;
causing the book including the genre and the template to be published; and
providing a second content based on contextual data that is specific to a reader.
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Abstract
A system and method for self-publishing includes components reflecting an author'"'"'s intent with respect to other contributors and readers. Embodiments may include an object model which manages permissions to permit contributors to contribute content and services to the book to replace aspects of the traditional publishing process, and to offer new opportunities for republishing a book. A book may be an electronic book comprising context associated with a focus in the book which is reflected in schema underlying the book. Content may be added by contributors, and different versions of the book may be published with the new content. Ratings and other business intelligence may be provided to the original author to aid selection of contributors and content. A resulting book may be published electronically or as a hard copy.
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23 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for creating an electronic book, the method comprising:
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providing a genre from a plurality of genres on a display device, each genre being associated with at least one template; providing a template for the genre, the template including an object policy configured to protect portions of the book that are selected by a first user; providing an intent element which reflects the first user'"'"'s intent with respect to a first portion of the book; receiving a genre selection, an intent element selection, and the protected portions selection from the first user; applying a first permission associated with the intent element to a first portion of the book; binding a first content to the first portion of the book; causing the book including the genre and the template to be published; and providing a second content based on contextual data that is specific to a reader. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory computer readable medium including a computer executable program thereon, the non-transitory computer readable medium comprising:
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code for providing a genre from a plurality of genres on a display device, each genre being associated with at least one template; code for providing a template for the genre, the template including an object policy configured to protect portions of the book that are determined by a first user; code for providing an intent element which reflects the first user'"'"'s intent with respect to a first portion of the book; code for applying a first permission associated with the intent element to a first portion of the book; code for receiving a genre selection, an intent element selection, and the protected portions selection from the first user; code for binding a content to the first portion of the book; and code for causing the book including the genre and the template to be published. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An electronic book system including:
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a processor; a display device; and a computer readable medium including a computer executable program thereon, the computer readable medium comprising; code for providing a genre from a plurality of genres on a display device, each genre being associated with at least one template, code for providing a template for the genre, the template including an object policy configured to protect portions of the book that are determined by a first user, code for providing an intent element which reflects the first user'"'"'s intent with respect to a first portion of the book, code for applying a first permission associated with the intent element to a first portion of the book, code for receiving a genre selection, an intent element selection, and the protected portions selection from the first user, code for binding a content to the first portion of the book, and code for causing the book including the genre and the template to be published. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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