Patent ID: 8751916

Claim:
A processor-implemented method to produce a composite work, comprising: providing types of content works for display, wherein the types of content works are provided such that they are selectable, wherein the types of content works are read from a database, wherein the types of content works include any of: audio works, video works, books, periodicals, and information service providers wherein the books may include any of academic texts, reference books, travel books, self-help books, wherein the periodicals may include any of magazines, newspapers, and displaying the types of content works; obtaining a selection from a requestor for a desired type of content work; obtaining a selector for the selection of the desired type of content work, wherein the selector allows a requestor to provide user selections for desired content works; obtaining user selections for desired content works, wherein the obtained user selections for desired content works was obtained via the selector; effecting identification of content works matching the user selections for desired works; obtaining content works and associated multi-source sub-portions matching the user selections for desired works; displaying the matching associated multi-source sub-portions for each displayed content work, wherein the displaying allows a requestor to provide user selections for desired multi-source sub-portions; obtaining user selections for desired multi-source sub-portions; obtaining user selections for an order for the desired multi-source sub-portions; displaying template options for a composite output format; obtaining a selection for a desired template for a composite output format; obtaining a selection of ads to be included in a composite work; determining apportionment for the desired multi-source sub-portions, wherein each multi-source sub-portion is assessed as having a pro-rata value based on its percentage of a whole work, wherein apportionment is reduced by advertising; obtaining payment information for a composite work, wherein a requestor will be charged based on output format selections and determined apportionment charges, wherein what is charged is reduced by advertising; obtaining the desired multi-source sub-portions; compiling the obtained desired multi-source sub-portions into the selected desired template output format into a composite work, wherein the desired multi-source sub-portions of the composite work are ordered per the obtained order, wherein the ads are included in the composite work, wherein the ads are obtained from advertisers; providing the composite work to the requestor.