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| <periodOfReport> 2003-08-29 </periodOfReport> |
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| <issuer> |
| | <issuerCik> 0000896726 </issuerCik> |
| | <issuerName> SUITE 101 COM INC </issuerName> |
| | <issuerTradingSymbol> BOWG.OB </issuerTradingSymbol> |
| | </issuer> |
| <reportingOwner> |
| | <reportingOwnerId> |
| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0001238359 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> CAMPBELL JOHN KENNETH </rptOwnerName> |
| | | </reportingOwnerId> |
| | <reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> 905 WEST PENDER ST STE 500 </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> VANCOUVER BC CANADA </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> A1 </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> V6C1L6 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
| | | <rptOwnerStateDescription> BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA </rptOwnerStateDescription> |
| | | </reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | <reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | | <isDirector> 1 </isDirector> |
| | | <isOfficer> 0 </isOfficer> |
| | | <isTenPercentOwner> 0 </isTenPercentOwner> |
| | | <isOther> 0 </isOther> |
| | | </reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | </reportingOwner> |
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| | <nonDerivativeTransaction> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Suite101.com, Inc. </value> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <transactionDate> |
| <value> 2003-08-29 </value> |
| </transactionDate> |
| | | <transactionCoding> |
| <transactionFormType> 4 </transactionFormType> |
| <transactionCode> X </transactionCode> |
| <equitySwapInvolved> 0 </equitySwapInvolved> |
| </transactionCoding> |
| | | <transactionTimeliness> |
| <value></value> |
| </transactionTimeliness> |
| | | <transactionAmounts> |
| <transactionShares> |
| <value> 66667 </value> |
| </transactionShares> |
| <transactionPricePerShare> |
| <footnoteId id="F1"/> |
| </transactionPricePerShare> |
| <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
| <value> A </value> |
| </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
| </transactionAmounts> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 66667 </value> |
| </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| </postTransactionAmounts> |
| | | <ownershipNature> |
| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> D </value> |
| </directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| </ownershipNature> |
| | | </nonDerivativeTransaction> |
| | </nonDerivativeTable> |
| <derivativeTable> |
| | <derivativeTransaction> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Options </value> |
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| </securityTitle> |
| | | <conversionOrExercisePrice> |
| <footnoteId id="F3"/> |
| </conversionOrExercisePrice> |
| | | <transactionDate> |
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| | | <transactionCoding> |
| <transactionFormType> 4 </transactionFormType> |
| <transactionCode> X </transactionCode> |
| <equitySwapInvolved> 0 </equitySwapInvolved> |
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| | | <transactionTimeliness> |
| <value></value> |
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| | | <transactionAmounts> |
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| <value> 66667 </value> |
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| <transactionPricePerShare> |
| <value> 0 </value> |
| </transactionPricePerShare> |
| <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
| <value> D </value> |
| </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
| </transactionAmounts> |
| | | <exerciseDate> |
| <footnoteId id="F4"/> |
| </exerciseDate> |
| | | <expirationDate> |
| <footnoteId id="F5"/> |
| </expirationDate> |
| | | <underlyingSecurity> |
| <underlyingSecurityTitle> |
| <value> Suit101.com, Inc. </value> |
| </underlyingSecurityTitle> |
| <underlyingSecurityShares> |
| <value> 66667 </value> |
| </underlyingSecurityShares> |
| </underlyingSecurity> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 0 </value> |
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| </postTransactionAmounts> |
| | | <ownershipNature> |
| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> D </value> |
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| </ownershipNature> |
| | | </derivativeTransaction> |
| | <derivativeTransaction> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Options </value> |
| <footnoteId id="F2"/> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <conversionOrExercisePrice> |
| <value> 0.27 </value> |
| </conversionOrExercisePrice> |
| | | <transactionDate> |
| <value> 2003-08-27 </value> |
| </transactionDate> |
| | | <transactionCoding> |
| <transactionFormType> 4 </transactionFormType> |
| <transactionCode> H </transactionCode> |
| <equitySwapInvolved> 0 </equitySwapInvolved> |
| </transactionCoding> |
| | | <transactionTimeliness> |
| <value></value> |
| </transactionTimeliness> |
| | | <transactionAmounts> |
| <transactionShares> |
| <value> 33333 </value> |
| </transactionShares> |
| <transactionPricePerShare> |
| <value> 0 </value> |
| </transactionPricePerShare> |
| <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
| <value> D </value> |
| </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
| </transactionAmounts> |
| | | <exerciseDate> |
| <value> 2002-02-25 </value> |
| </exerciseDate> |
| | | <expirationDate> |
| <value> 2012-02-25 </value> |
| </expirationDate> |
| | | <underlyingSecurity> |
| <underlyingSecurityTitle> |
| <value> Suite101.com, Inc. </value> |
| </underlyingSecurityTitle> |
| <underlyingSecurityShares> |
| <value> 33333 </value> |
| </underlyingSecurityShares> |
| </underlyingSecurity> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 0 </value> |
| </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| </postTransactionAmounts> |
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| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> D </value> |
| </directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| </ownershipNature> |
| | | </derivativeTransaction> |
| | </derivativeTable> |
| <footnotes> |
| | <footnote id="F1"> 50,000 shares acquired at $0.25 per share and 16,667 shares acquired at $0.27 per share. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F2"> Options to acquire shares of Suite101.com, Inc. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F3"> 50,000 exercisable at $0.25 per share and 16,667 exercisable at $0.27 per share. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F4"> 16,667 options exercisable as at February 25, 2002 and 50,000 options exercisable as at November 27, 2002. </footnote> |
| | <footnote id="F5"> 50,000 options expiring on November 27, 2007 and 16,667 options expiring on February 25, 2012. </footnote> |
| | </footnotes> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> John K. Campbell </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2003-09-02 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
| </ownershipDocument> |