Press Release: Publica announces Author In First-Ever Book ICO
History will be made on the 6th of June as Publica announces the first author to run a Book ICO. Matthew Kepnes, a.k.a “Nomadic Matt”, a bestselling author from the USA, will be the first author ever to run a Book ICO and pre-sell books as tokens.
Matt Kepnes will pre-sell his new book called “Backpacker’s Guide to Europe” exclusively on the blockchain with Publica.
Publica Chief Executive Officer and co-founder Josef Marc said:
“Nomadic Matt has always been a master of timing. Fresh on the heels of New York’s Blockchain Week, the largest-ever gathering of people involved in blockchain evolution, he shows his fans and supporters that he knows what’s hip. I’m especially proud of Matt because I think of him as the original Digital Nomad, always tapped into the soul of his generation.”
Book ICO description
Nomadic Matt’s campaign landing page was launched on May 23 and the Initial Book Coin Offering will open on June 6th at 6 am PST. One Book token will represent and grant access to one digital copy of the book and will cost 10.00 USD.
Only 1,000 Book tokens will be available during the Book ICO. Readers will contribute using PBL tokens (the Publica platform's native currency) and then read the book in Publica’s e-reader app (serving double-duty as an e-reader and cryptocurrency wallet).
Participants can buy an unlimited number of book tokens and trade them or gift them to friends, since every Book token is an Ethereum ERC20 token.
Publica Brief
Publica.com is an evolutionary publishing platform using blockchain and cryptocurrency technology to innovate in how books are funded, distributed, bought, and read.
Publica’s blockchain technology makes it easier for authors to pre-sell or raise funding for their books, choose their own business model, keep their creative freedom, and their direct-selling revenue.
Publica introduced its e-reader app in May at London Book Fair and became the first company to tokenize books on the blockchain.
Nomadic Matt Brief
Matthew Kepnes runs the award winning budget travel site - nomadicmatt.com. After a trip to Thailand in 2005, Matthew decided to quit his job, finish his MBA and head off into the world. His original trip was supposed to last a year. Over seven years later, he is still out exploring and roaming the world. He’s scuba dived in Fiji, was a poker player in Amsterdam, taught English in Thailand, got lost in a jungle in Central America, and broke down in the middle of Australia’s outback.
His writings and advice have been featured in The New York Times, CNN, The Guardian UK, Lifehacker, Budget Travel, BBC, Time, Yahoo! Finance and countless other publications. He is also a regular speaker at travel trade and consumer shows.
When not traveling the world, Matt lives in New York City.
Link to bio photo Matthew Kepnes: https://goo.gl/xi55xB
Link to bio photo Josef Marc: https://goo.gl/KivLFH
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