For ProPublica, More E-Books

ProPublica, the nonprofit news organization known for its investigative journalism, is about to expand its e-book efforts.

Following in the digital footsteps of The New Yorker, The New York Times, Politico, Vanity Fair and Cosmopolitan, ProPublica will release its work in e-book form, this time through Open Road Integrated Media, the two companies are expected to announce on Monday.

Jane Friedman, the chief of Open Road Integrated Media.Librado Romero/The New York Times Jane Friedman, the chief of Open Road Integrated Media.

Beginning in February, Open Road, which has published books including a version of “From Here to Eternity” by James Jones that restores previously censored scenes and dialogue, will release several e-books containing content ProPublica has already published. One of the e-books, titled “Presidential Pardons,” is a series that was originally published in The Washington Post.

Another e-book, “Post Mortem,” is based on ProPublica’s investigation of coroner and medical examiner offices, work that was done in collaboration with NPR and Frontline.

The arrangement is similar to a venture announced last year between Random House and Politico, in which Random House would publish four e-books from Politico’s reporting on the 2012 presidential campaign. ProPublica has previously published five e-books available on Amazon.com and bn.com.

ProPublica’s reporters produce articles published by The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR and dozens of other organizations.

“E-books are a very promising platform for publishing journalism with high impact,” Paul E. Steiger, editor in chief and chief executive of ProPublica, said in a statement, “and therefore a critical venue for ProPublica.”

Open Road and ProPublica have to address the tricky problem of trying to sell content that already appears free online, so the e-books will go beyond the original work to include videos, maps, documents, photographs and interviews with journalists.

Open Road’s marketing efforts will try to reach consumers who are not familiar with ProPublica and do not read investigative journalism on news sites, but might read it on a Kindle, Nook or iPad. All of the e-books will be priced at less than $5.

Jane Friedman, co-founder and chief executive of Open Road, said in a statement, “ProPublica is one of the world’s leading investigative outlets, and we are excited to collaborate with them to reach a wider audience for their long-form, award-winning journalism.”