Has anyone ever done this - I don't see why it wouldn't work...

Just find articles on the topic from many (dozens?) authors -- contact them + ask if you can reprint their article, as-is (w/ the others) in your book, complete with his/her resource box.

No on would object to that, I'd think (just means further distribution of the articles).

Each article is another 'chapter.'

You also can write some of the 'chapters' yourself, along with your links for your other affiliate or original products.

Has anyone tried this?

Can produce ebooks as fast as it takes for you to contact the authors of the articles (not hard since the author's email is right at the bottom of every article!).

Cheers!

-- TW