According to Wikipedia:
A blook can refer to either an object manufactured to imitate a bound book, an online book published via a blog, or a printed book that contains or is based on content from a blog.
The term “blook” has been actively used since the 1990s, by librarian/ collector, Mindell Dubansky, to describe unique or manufactured objects and ephemera that are made in imitation of a bound book or several bound books standing together. A blook is replica of a book and has no text. The term “blook” is a shortening of “looks like a book.”
Blooking.blogspot.com takes a look at this phenominon as it applies to the Cardinals (A Redbirds Nation Reader, by Brian Gunn), Red Sox (Bleeding Red: A Red Sox Fan’s Diary of the 2004 Season by Derek Catsam); Padres (Ducksnorts 2007 Baseball Annual, by Geoff Young), and Dodgers (The Best of Dodger Thoughts, by Jon Weisman), as well as The Hardball Times annuals.
Cheryl Hagedorn, who hosts the Blooking blog, is more interested in the whys and wherefores of turning the blogs into books than the actual content. Not necessarily great baseball, but interesting as far as the way the publishing industry works.
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Hey there, Ron! Thanks for visiting and for the acknowledgment. I wish I had known about your blog before I did the series on baseball blooks. You probably could have made recommendations! If you do stumble across a blook or two, let me know will you?
I’m curious. Have you read any of the blooks that you mentioned? I never get to read any of the blooks. I just track down references as to how they came into being. I always wonder how well the blogs translate to print.
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