Abstract: A method, system and apparatus of an author website in a commerce environment are disclose. In one embodiment, a method of a merchant site includes creating, through an interaction module of the merchant site, an author website having at least some descriptive content of a literary work that is automatically applied from the merchant site to the author website based on a preference of an author of the literary work, automatically associating a user database of the merchant site to the author website, providing access to the author website from a location adjacent to where the literary work is marketed in the merchant site and providing an interface to enable a patron of the merchant site represented in the user database to communicate with the author of the literary work through at least one of the merchant site and the author website.

Abstract: A method and system of project publishing are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes generating self publishing services associated with a project, generating automated publishing services associated with the project, generating advanced publishing optimization services associated with the project, and generating post publishing tracking services associated with the project. The project may include a book, a periodical, an audio book, advertising copy, a screenplay, a newsletter, music, a video file, and/or an audio file.

Abstract: A method and system for content distribution and placement through external social communities is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes building a work of authorship through a collective coordination of authors of the work of authorship in a community environment, providing a portion of content of the work of authorship on an external social community through a feed from the community environment to the external social community, processing a response of a user of the external social community in contributing to the work of authorship, and integrating the response of the user of the external social community in the work of authorship. The method may include providing the feed as of a Real Simple Syndication feed, as an embeddable widget, and/or an activity announcement based on an update of the work of authorship in the community environment.

Abstract: A method and system of community-based project content creation are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes generating user profiles, associating first user with a first user profile, generating project profiles, each project profile associated with at least one user profile, associating the first user with a first project profile, designating a privilege level associated with a second user profile, and generating as online project collaboration between the first project profile and the second user profile based on the privilege level. The method may also include generating community building activities. The method may also include personalizing the first user profile. The method may further include generating a search associated with the user profiles and/or the project profiles. In addition, the method may include generating a post-publishing activity associated.