A Note on Literature, Memory, and Ownership for February 14 February 14 is often associated with reunions, completed stories, and clearly defined relationships. Yet many of the bonds that have left a lasting mark on literary history exist precisely outside these definitions. This Valentine’s Day, we wanted to connect...
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Do you really own the digital book you read? When you purchase a digital book, we rarely question what that actually means. You make a payment, the book appears in your library, and it feels like the matter is settled. But this sense of comfort is often based on...
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We see the price on a book cover: $18, $22, sometimes $25… For the reader, the “value of the book” seems to be right there. But the money that actually reaches the author usually looks nothing like that price. In fact, unless you are a bestseller or writing in...
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Digital publishing has grown but something essential has been missing: ownership. Today, when you “buy” an e-book, in most cases you are only granted a temporary license. You cannot transfer it, resell it, or pass it on. If the platform shuts down, your access disappears with it. Publishing tokenization...
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For centuries, publishing has been one of the world’s most traditional industries, and that legacy comes with heavy baggage. Even with the rise of digital platforms, publishers around the globe continue to wrestle with the same four problems: Crippling commission fees, Excessively long payment cycles, Opaque, centralized systems, Unstable...
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