http://stackoverflow.com/questions/42458143/using-sendaction-to-implement-data-down-actions-up-pattern-in-ember-js

components.editable-cell.js

import Ember from 'ember';

export default Ember.Component.extend({
    actions: {
        save() {
            console.log("SAVE")
            this.sendAction('action', 'passedbook');
        }
    }
});

controllers.application.js

import Ember from 'ember';

export default Ember.Controller.extend({
  appName: 'Ember Twiddle'
});

controllers.books.js

import Ember from 'ember';

export default Ember.Controller.extend({
  
    
});

router.js

import Ember from 'ember';
import config from './config/environment';

const Router = Ember.Router.extend({
  location: 'none',
  rootURL: config.rootURL
});

Router.map(function() {
  this.route('books',{path:'/'});
});

export default Router;

routes.books.js

import Ember from 'ember';

export default Ember.Route.extend({
  model() {
    return [{'name':'book1'},{'name':'book2'}]
  },
  actions: {
    saveBook: function(book) {
      console.log("In the book route");
      console.log(book);      
    }
  }
});

templates.application.hbs

Application
{{outlet}}

templates.books.hbs

<h1>Books</h1>
 {{#each model as |book|}}    
        {{editable-cell startingText=book.name action='saveBook'}}
 {{/each}}
 {{outlet}}

templates.components.editable-cell.hbs

{{startingText}} <button type="submit" class="btn btn-success" {{action 'save'}}>Save</button> <br/>
{{yield}}

twiddle.json

{
  "version": "0.11.0",
  "EmberENV": {
    "FEATURES": {}
  },
  "options": {
    "use_pods": false,
    "enable-testing": false
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "jquery": "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.3/jquery.js",
    "ember": "2.10.2",
    "ember-data": "2.11.0",
    "ember-template-compiler": "2.10.2",
    "ember-testing": "2.10.2"
  },
  "addons": {}
}