Washington ( CNN ) Former Florida Gov . Jeb Bush said on Sunday he will release 250,000 emails from his two terms in office and write an eBook outlining his governing philosophy . The moves have set the political sphere atwitter with speculation he 's closer than ever to deciding to run for president in 2016 . In what appears to be a move of classic political procedure -- getting ahead of the opposition -- Bush told WPLG-TV that his intention is to promote transparency . `` Part of serving or running both of them is about transparency , '' he said . `` I 'll let people make up their minds . '' Further evidence a presidential run might be looming is a report in the Miami Herald that Bush recently lost 15 pounds , per an unnamed source . Bush also admitted it 's been `` kind of fun '' to go back and look back at previous campaigns to remind himself that it 's possible to `` move the needle '' if you run with big ideas . `` That 's what you need right now in America , '' said the brother of former President George W. Bush and son of former President George H.W . Bush . By controlling the release of the emails and writing a book to accompany them , Bush has the opportunity to frame potential controversial subjects , like his support of the Common Core education policy and immigration reform . Well aware he holds some positions out of step with the conservative wing of his party , Bush admits , `` I am who I 've been . '' An eBook , too , is noteworthy for Bush , who has n't run for office since 2002 -- before the invention of the iPhone . The release of a digital product might serve as a flag that the former governor is prepared to build a modernized , digital campaign . `` I was digital before digital was cool I guess , '' Bushed joked about emailing . `` Now it 's commonplace . '' The book comes as Bush 's finances -- including overseas investment and his work for venture capital firms -- have come under scrutiny . The released emails could cast light on an already controversial narrative beginning to form or , more likely , serve as a timely distraction . Bush says he is going to make up his mind about running in `` short order , '' and he plans to release the emails `` sometime early next year . ''
Jeb Bush said Sunday he will release 250,000 emails from his time as Florida governor . The emails, released by the State of Florida, are expected to show that some top officials in Bush's administration were involved with a controversial private email server used for government business. The announcements have fueled speculation he will run for president in 2016 .