Is it possible to edit one iBA file on two machines simultaneously?

I'm part of a two man team creating an iBook. I do design/programming, and the other guy is the author. Is it possible for both of us to be editing the same file on separate machines at the same time without simply overwriting the other's work everytime we save the file we are working on?
Thanks!
tim

It's not practical, I think, as there is no built-in process for the file locking that would be needed, sorry.
I can imagine a check-in/out system, such as SVN, however, but it would need to be able to handle various file types.
In the end, I'd be more inclined to just do a process that involved handing one file off between multiple authors on an agreed schedule.

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