Currently, when you buy an eBook or Audiobook, you do not own it – you only bought a license to view it. And it’s stuck forever on that retailer’s platform. You can never give it away or sell it. Readers deserve to own the digital goods they purchase truly.
Book.io harnesses the power of Web3 technology to make this possible and forever change digital reading. These are not public NFT images of book covers – they are fully Decentralized Encrypted Assets (DEAs). They are the entire book, fully decentralized and living on-chain forever. For the first time, readers can now buy and genuinely own their eBooks and Audiobooks and sell them on secondary marketplaces. Plus, authors and publishers earn royalties on the secondary sales of their books in perpetuity – rewarding creators for their hard work.
Readers
Authors & Publishers
Decentralized
In order to build out this entire system correctly with new benefits for readers, authors, and publishers, it takes more than just another cryptocurrency. Book.io works directly with major publishing houses to indie authors to help them create a whole new type of digital book. From mass trade editions to ultra-rare collectibles, DEA’s enable a vast array of options.
The Book.io platform is the first of its kind. As readers consume books, they “mine” for $BOOK tokens. Launching soon will be our Read-to-Earn™ model. To obtain $BOOK tokens, users must read the books they purchase. Every 4 hours, an allotment of tokens will be equally distributed based on how much you read compared to other readers. Read more, earn more.
You will be able to use these tokens to purchase new digital books, receive discounts, and unlock exclusive features, including content-based book clubs. $BOOK will also be required to create new content from the creator side, which generates the supply circulation.
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Genesis – Complete
Initial Fundraising, Team Creation, and Industry Partnerships
Foundation – Complete
Infrastructure for NFT Books, DRM encryption, SmartContracts, NFT Gating, Book Club Functionality, Transitive Royalties
Mainnet Public Launch – 07.20.2022
Fully Decentralized Encrypted NFT eBooks (First Decentralized Encrypted Assets – DEAs) + Anonymous Browser-based Open eReader
More Book NFTs + $BOOK Token
More NFT Book Releases, Marketplace and P2P Exchange Launch, Public Crowd Sale of $BOOK Utility Tokens, Onboarding of Publisher Catalogues
Build, Build, Build
Mint+Print™ Book Bundling, Asset Management/Internal Wallet Generation, Bulk NFT Distribution, Mobile App Release, Read-to-Earn launch, Audiobook Integration, Multi-Chain Integration, Multi-language Support, Accessibility
Scaling
Fully Decentralized Reader, SDKs for any external reader implementation, Author/Publisher Tools, Enterprise Marketing System, SmartContract WYSIWYG
Governance
Voting platform, Autonomous Key Management dApp, Fully Decentralized eReader
- Foundation –
CompleteInfrastructure for NFT Books, DRM encryption, SmartContracts, NFT Gating, Book Club Functionality, Transitive Royalties - More Book NFTs + $BOOK TokenMore NFT Book Releases, Marketplace and P2P Exchange Launch, Public Crowd Sale of $BOOK Utility Tokens, Onboarding of Publisher Catalogues
- ScalingFully Decentralized Reader, SDKs for any external reader implementation, Author/Publisher Tools, Enterprise Marketing System, SmartContract WYSIWYG
- Genesis –
CompleteInitial Fundraising, Team Creation, and Industry Partnerships - Mainnet Public Launch – 07.20.2022Fully Decentralized Encrypted NFT eBooks (First Decentralized Encrypted Assets – DEAs) + Anonymous Browser-based Open eReader
- Build, Build, BuildMint+Print™ Book Bundling, Asset Management/Internal Wallet Generation, Bulk NFT Distribution, Mobile App Release, Read-to-Earn launch, Audiobook Integration, Multi-Chain Integration, Multi-language Support, Accessibility
- GovernanceVoting platform, Autonomous Key Management dApp, Fully Decentralized eReader
“We are excited to be part of the Book.io team via our recent investment. Josh and Ben are delivering on their mission to launch innovative digital products that will attract both traditional book buyers and a whole new group of ebook collectors.”
Keith Titan
Partner, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments
BDMI is a wholly owned subsidiary of the global media, services and education company Bertelsmann. Bertelsmann is a media, services, and education company that operates in about 50 countries around the world. It includes the entertainment group RTL Group, the trade book publisher Penguin Random House, the music company BMG, the service provider Arvato, the Bertelsmann Printing Group, the Bertelsmann Education Group and Bertelsmann Investments, an international network of funds.
“Ingram Content Group is excited to join with Book.io in pioneering new supply-chain models for eBook delivery that take advantage of the security of blockchain technologies, the promise of Web 3.0 and innovative commercialization models based on NFTs.”
Shawn Morin
President and CEO, Ingram Content Group
With an expansive global network of offices and facilities, Ingram’s services include digital and physical book distribution, print on demand, and other services for the publishing industry. Ingram Content Group is a part of Ingram Industries Inc. and includes Ingram Book Group LLC, Ingram Publisher Services LLC, Lightning Source LLC, Ingram Library Services LLC, Tennessee Book Company LLC, Ingram Content Group UK Ltd. and Ingram Content Group Australia Pty Ltd.