BlogBooker (blogbooker.com) is a tool that lets you turn your blog into a PDF or MS Word document!
Like a lot of software, there are free and paid versions of BlogBooker. For the free version:
- You can only create 3 documents every 6 months
- The picture and image quality is low
- The date range is 1 year for a PDF file & 6 months for a Word file (.doc)
- Step 1: Make a backup file of your blog
- Step 2: Follow these simple steps to create your own BlogBook:
- Go to Blogger.com and sign in to your blog.
- From the left menu in Blogger, select Settings.
- From the Settings sub-menu, select Manage Blog.
- Select Backup Content.
- Click Download
- From the dialog box, select where you want to save your file and click Save. (the name will probably be: blog-month-date-year.xml )
- Go to BlogBooker (blogbooker.com) and click the Make your BlogBook button.
- Click on the type of blog platform you use (we use Blogger).
- Select the type of BlogBooker file you want to create; either PDF (1 year of blog posts limit) or Word (6 months of blog posts limit).
- Click the Select your XML export file button and navigate to where you saved the backup file you just created of your blog. (the name will probably be: blog-month-date-year.xml )
- Type in your blog URL
- BEFORE YOU CLICK THE GREEN Create your BlogBook BUTTON you have a few more options you can select: Scroll down to change the Options. Click to select/deselect the options:
--Set reverse chronological order
--One column or two (you probably want one column)
--Do you want a limited date range of blog posts included?
--Do you want comments to be part of your BlogBook?
--Do you want it to generate a table of contents?
--Author of post (you don't need this since you are the only author)
--new page for each entry (I like this) - Scroll back up to the top of the page and click the green Create your BlogBook button to create your BlogBook. (Reminder: with the free version, you are limited to creating 3 documents every 6 months).
- You will see a screen that says it is processing your BlogBooker. When it is done, you will see your file with a name selected by the computer.
- You can either:
--view your BlogBooker by clicking on the name of the file, or
--save your BlogBooker by clicking the icon of the cloud with the down arrow and saving the file on your computer. Select where you want to save your BlogBook, give it a better name, and click to save. - Now you can view or print your BlogBook!
A BlogBooker book is a great way to save a copy of your blog posts and to easily read through and reflect on all your blog posts and comments. Reading your Blogbook will also allow you to more easily see themes and patterns and learn from your own blog!
What other uses do you see for Blogbooker?