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Blockchain Solutions for Book Publishing

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Jane Tappuni jane.tappuni@outlook.com

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08 May 2020
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This article assesses the opportunities for the publishing industry to utilize blockchain technologies to improve current processes in the book and journal publishing communities. It explains blockchain as a concept and then outlines scenarios and examples where blockchain could be used or is already being used in publishing. The article outlines opportunities that blockchain presents for new business models and the areas of revenue distribution, contract, rights, and royalties, and potential improvements it could bring to the supply chain of content via better workflow, sales, production, and collaboration processes.

Title:
Blockchain Solutions for Book Publishing
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/18784712-03004001
Language:
English
Pages:
7–15
Keywords:
blockchain; book; journal; publishing; software; distributed ledger technology; DLT; ICO; initial coin offering; publishing technology; rights software; contract; royalty; immutable; smart contract; IP; intellectual property; new business models; revenue distribution; supply chain; workflow; sales; production; collaboration processes
In:
Logos
In:
Volume 30: Issue 4
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1878-4712
Print ISSN:
0957-9656
Subjects:
General, History, General, Media Studies, Management & Organization Studies, Social Sciences, History of the Book, Book History and Cartography

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