SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PUBLISHING PERSONALIZED BOOK COLLECTIONS

1 . A computer implemented method of making electronic media products available, said method comprises:

receiving a publishing request from a first user for publishing a personalized selection of electronic media products, wherein said personalized selection comprises identifications of a plurality of electronic media products that are selected by said first user, and wherein said first user is a registered user of a website;

accessing said personalized selection responsive to said publishing request;

generating a webpage comprising said personalized selection and an identification of said first user; and

associating a hyperlink with said webpage;

enabling said webpage to be accessible to other registered users of said website through said hyperlink.

2 . The computer implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving text input from said first user, said text input describing said personalized selection; and

receiving a tag input from said first user, said tag input categorizing said personalized selection,

wherein said webpage further comprises said text input and said tag input.

3 . The computer implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving an indication that said personalized selection is updated with a new electronic product;

accessing said personalized selection responsive to said indication; and

updating said webpage with an identification of said new electronic media product.

4 . The computer implemented method of claim 3 further comprising:

receiving a subscription request from a subscriber with respect to said personalized selection; and

sending an update notification to said subscriber with respect to said new electronic media product upon said updating said webpage.

5 . The computer implemented method of claim 4 further comprising awarding a credit to said first user based on a number of subscription requests received with respect to said personalized selection.

6 . The computer implemented method of claim 4 further comprising awarding a credit to said first user based on a number of purchases made by subscribers of said personalized selection and on electronic media products that are included in said personalized selection, wherein said credit corresponds to a monetary value.

7 . The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein said plurality of electronic media products comprise electronic media products purchased by said first user.

8 . The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein said electronic media products are selected from a group consisting of electronic books, electronic magazines, electronic newspapers, music, videos, and audio books.

9 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium embodying instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform a method of publishing a personal collection of electronic books, said method comprising:

rendering a first graphical user interface (GUI) for display on a user device, wherein said first GUI is configured to:

receive user input from a first user to identify a collection of electronic books;

wherein said first user is a registered user of a website; and

receive a user instruction from said first user to publish said collection of electronic books on a website;

responsive to said user instruction, generating indications operable to:

generate a webpage comprising identifications of said collection of electronic books and an identification of said first user;

store an indication that said webpage is to be published; and

enable said webpage to be accessible to other registered users of said website; and

sending said indication through a communication channel to a server device that hosts said website.

10 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein said website is an on-line book store.

11 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein said first GUI is further configured to receive user input to update said collection of electronic books by adding and/or deleting electronic books from said collection, and wherein said method further comprises sending a collection update indication to said server device through a communication channel.

12 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein said first GUI is configured to present a number of subscribers of said collection of electronic books, and a quantity of purchases made by said number of subscribers on electronic books that are included in said collection of electronic books.

13 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein said first GUI is further configured to:

receive a description input from said first user that describes said collection of electronic books; and

receive a classification input from said first user that classifies said collection of electronic books, and wherein said webpage comprises said description input and said classification input.

14 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein said first GUI is associated with a user account assigned to said first user.

15 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein said collection of electronic books comprises a subset of electronic books that are automatically selected based on predetermined criteria.

16 . A system comprising:

a communication circuit;

a processor coupled to said communication circuit;

memory coupled to said processor and comprising instructions that, when executed by said processor, cause the system to perform a method comprising:

generating a first graphical user interface (GUI) for rendering to display;

receiving a publishing request from a first user through said first GUI for publishing a personalized selection of electronic media products, wherein said personalized selection comprises identifications of a plurality of electronic media products that are selected by said first user, and wherein said first user is registered with a website;

accessing said personalized selection responsive to said publishing request;

generating a webpage comprising visual objects representing said personalized selection of electronic media products and an identification of said first user;

associating a hyperlink and an identification of said user with said webpage; and

enabling said webpage to be accessible to other users of said website through said hyperlink.

17 . The system of claim 16 , wherein said webpage further comprises a description of said personalized selection, and a classification of said personalized selection.

18 . The system of claim 16 , wherein said webpage is configured to receive subscribing requests from a plurality of viewers of said webpage, and wherein said method further comprises

receiving an indication indicating that said personalized selection is updated by said first user;

updating said webpage responsive to said message; and

sending a notification with respect to said updating to said plurality of viewers.

19 . The system of claim 18 , wherein said method further comprises rewarding said first user based on a number of said plurality of viewers.

20 . The system of claim 19 , wherein said method further comprises rewarding said first user based on a number of purchases made by said plurality of viewers on electronic media product included in said personalized selection.