Most people associate NFTs with digital art and collectibles, but a growing number of writers are also carving out a space for books, poems and blog posts on the blockchain. megdematteo breaks it down
), a decentralized cloud storage network that helps ensure an author’s book can never be banned, censored or de-platformed.
Authors can choose to token-gate their book or make it viewable to the public. Both options are viewable on Alexandria’s e-reader.told CoinDesk. “Some authors just want anyone to read a book … and make it totally open-source, free to read and people can collect it. But other authors really want to protect their intellectual property. That's why our e-reader allows [authors] to decrypt and encrypt.
Because Alexandria specializes in preserving the rarity of digital books, all first editions of Alexandria books have a maximum of 100 copies, but authors can release as many subsequent editions as they would like. Alexandria released its two first books: Rahul Rana’s deep tech playbook,"Making Moonshots" and Ana María Caballero’s short story collection,"Tryst." The company is working on a self-publishing tool for interested authors and taking on selective partnerships with writers who have a project in the works .Beyond publishing platforms, Web3 needs galleries, community and curation for literary creations.
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