1. A method of communicating information between parties comprising: automatically creating a content-dependent just-in-time application file for an electronic authored work based on the content assembled together in the authored work created by an author, wherein the file includes code for: information contained in the authored work, wherein at least a portion of the information may be stored remotely from a networked device processing the just-in-time application for presenting the authored work, creating or invoking at least one first application for presenting the content of the authored work on a networked device, disseminating the file through a computer network; and forwarding the disseminated file to a distribution channel for presenting the authored work to a recipient on a networked device, wherein upon receiving the file on the networked device, the just-in-time application file is processed creating and/or invoking the at least one first application for presenting the authored work based on the content of the authored work.
1. A method of communicating information between parties comprising: automatically creating a content-dependent just-in-time application file for an electronic authored work based on the content assembled together in the authored work created by an author, wherein the file includes code for: information contained in the authored work, wherein at least a portion of the information may be stored remotely from a networked device processing the just-in-time application for presenting the authored work, creating or invoking at least one first application for presenting the content of the authored work on a networked device, disseminating the file through a computer network; and forwarding the disseminated file to a distribution channel for presenting the authored work to a recipient on a networked device, wherein upon receiving the file on the networked device, the just-in-time application file is processed creating and/or invoking the at least one first application for presenting the authored work based on the content of the authored work. 13. The method according to claim 1 , wherein one or more rules for distribution of the file are specified by an author of the authored work and included in the file.