The tool GoogleDocs is an application that you can access directly on the web. And that is already a revolution in publishing and editing documents. It is a free software developed by Google that enables you and your colleagues to work on a same document, instantly and co-creatively. This means no multiple copies of the documents and instant modification by your peers.
Therefore you can imagine the multiple applications:
first, you can get rid of the many different versions of a document, because saving means refreshing the document
then, you can start a collaborative work with your colleagues or collaborators by inviting them on GoogleDocs and start working together
of course, all the past versions are saved online in case there would be any trouble, so it's all secure and safe: no one uninvited can access your document
In other words, you can beginning being an editor instead of a document master
Go and see how it works
Here is a good example of a work made by 200 students on one single Google Doc document :
