Ebooks reimagined
Feb 2020
Version 1.2.0
Bookchain® reader new functionalities and improvements
Nov 2019
Version 1.1.0
Global improvements
Search capabilities in the Bookchain® catalogue
May 2019
Version 1.0.0 Official Release
Official release of the Bookchain® platform
General Availability of all modules
Feb 2019
General Availability
BETA Rollout to Publishers & Authors
Oct 2018
Version 0.2.0 STABLE
Production BETA release
End-to-end transactions
Sale and lending in reader
May 2018
Version 0.1.0 BETA 1
First beta release
Publisher and EPUB on-boarding
End-user on-boarding
Rights transfer
Media encryption
Apr 2017
Version 0.0.1 ALPHA 1
Prototype
Blockchain contract
Manual EPUB encapsulation
Manual media encryption
End-user reading
Bookchain® will first be available for epubs – our team continues to work on the integration to make it available to other formats
Bookchain® is a new, flexible and innovative platform for publishing, selling and reselling digital books, using non-fungible tokens, or NFT, from the Ethereum blockchain . It’s really a bunch of whole new features for your work. Bookchain® allows authors and publishers to configure the security, traceability, attribution, and distribution settings (including lending and reselling) of their digital books and sell them online through our catalogue or their own website or social medias. While protecting and securing the digital books against theft and piracy, our solution lets readers access the files from any device (computers, smartphones or tablets) with a web browser through our Bookchain® Web Reader.
Who can use Bookchain®?
Bookchain® was specifically designed to fit the different needs of all those involved in the publishing industry, although it initially has a focus on trade publishing (we had to start somewhere!). We created it to be fully adaptable to the reality of publishers, indie publishers and self-publishing authors.
You want to publish your books on Bookchain®?
It's very easy. You can publish your digital books (as EPUB) by creating an account on our portal. Just click on this link: Bookchain® Portal
You want to purchase books on Bookchain®?
You can do so by using any standard credit card. Just browse the Bookchain® online catalog, select the books you want to purchase and enjoy. Click on this link to see the Bookchain® Catalog.
You want to read the books you have purchased on Bookchain®?
You can read your digital books using a computer, a smartphone or a tablet and the web browser of your choice (we support the latest versions of Google Chrome, Apple Safari, Firefox and Microsoft Edge). Just click on this link to access your Bookchain® digital books: Bookchain® Reader
How does it work?
Once users have created their account on our Bookchain® web platform, they can start uploading their digital files and fill out the parameters of the smart contract, which contains all the settings for the publishing and distribution of the digital book, including royalty distribution, price, etc. Each smart contract is powered by the blockchain and can be assigned to several files. Once the digital book is attached to a smart contract, it’s ready to be published on the Bookchain® catalog.
Consult our book catalogue!
See all of our available books on the Bookchain® catalog.
Security
Bookchain® allows you to publish and distribute your work any way you choose. The smart contract enforces the parameters you define and keeps the encryption that protects the file from being illegally copied, transferred or worse, hacked.
Traceability
Each account on our user interface contains a dashboard providing comprehensive data and analytics of your published documents, making it easy to evaluate your work’s reach and track its impact with the audience.
Attribution
The smart contract also contains all the metadata of the file. For ebooks, the Bookchain® interface is directly linked to an ISBN database, making it easy to fill out all the relevant information, identify the rights owners of the content and even specify and distribute the respective royalties.
Distribution
Here’s where it gets even more interesting. Bookchain® gives authors and publishers the ability to enable the resale and lending of their ebooks, without involving a third party. All permissions and authorizations are programed in the smart contract at the time of publishing and are as flexible as the users wants them to be.
Bookchain Solutions®
Our Bookchain Solutions® professional services offer blockchain knowledge and expertise for the publishing industry needs. Our highly efficient team can assist you in identifying opportunities to reduce your costs, develop new markets and revenue streams with innovative business models. Our development team can then customize solutions adapted to your needs. Contact us at info@scenarex.ca for more details.