The Leading Marketplace for NFT eBooks will distribute 10,000 of Aldous Huxley’s 1932 Classic to Attendees of Consensus 2023
AUSTIN, Texas, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Book.io and the Algorand Foundation, the organization focused on growing the ecosystem for the world’s most advanced layer-1 blockchain, are teaming up to bring 10,000 eBooks of Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World” to the Algorand blockchain, marking the first time a reader can truly own a digital copy of the 1932 classic.
A limited supply of 10,000 eBooks will be distributed, via vouchers with free redemption codes to attendees of Consensus 2023 on April 26-28 in Austin, Texas. Each eBook NFT will feature one of 500 covers designed by AI artists, each with varying rarity. Holders will be able to read the book within the Book.io web reader or mobile apps, as well as gift, sell and trade these decentralized books.
“Algorand is a partner who shares our ethos. At Book.io, we believe that books should be unchangeable, immutable, and live forever across borders,” said Book.io Co-Founder Ben Illian. “We chose Algorand because of its scalability, minimal transaction fees, and near-zero carbon footprint. We want the whole world to be able to own their digital assets and digital books, making it impossible for central authorities to ban or censor books at their discretion.”
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