The world's first "cloud-sourced" novel

[beer good]

The Dragon Lords, world's first 'cloud-sourced' novel, prepares to land | Books | guardian.co.uk

Author writes book via Google Docs, with 13 000 readers commenting, editing and suggesting changes in real time.

Clever marketing ploy or revolutionary new step in publishing?

 

[sparkchaser]

Clever marketing ploy. If anything, a product like that will end up in a niche market.

 

[beer good]

Wouldn't a book called The Dragon Lords be pretty niche to begin with? It's a pretty lucrative niche, though...

 

[Hugh]

This could be fun, although I think I would be indicted for vandalism if I participated....