STEEM: Book Publisher
Sometimes I get so excited I cannot contain myself.
There are some people who take exception to my optimism, instead wanting to focus upon all that is "wrong" with STEEM. Well, if that is the reality you want to create for yourself, then go right ahead. Personally, I see what is being created on here.
Screw the FUD. Anyone buying into it is showing a lack of understanding of what is taking place and how easy it is to manipulate. Whatever the mainstream is saying, ignore it.
I often write that the best thing is to watch the development. Taking this approach quickly leads to overwhelm, which is a good thing.
The bottom line is there is so much that is taking place on this blockchain that I cannot keep up with it all. It is really amazing to see the development that is emerging.
For all the things that STEEM can do, we can add book publishing to the list.
Have you ever wanted to publish a book? Here is your chance.
Or perhaps you wrote a series of posts that were separate yet would make a nice book. Guess what? You can do that too.
Introducing Dbooks.
DBooks will ultimately become a decentralized platform where individuals can publish books on the STEEM blockchain and earn rewards. It is java based and runs in the browser.
Signing in uses Steemconnect so the site never has any of one's keys. This is a great security feature.
One of the biggest drawbacks to social media is often that things gets buried. Posts that were made 6 months ago are not easily found. This can be problematic when there is valuable information such as How To for new Steemians. That information is, essentially, buried.
Now, we have the ability for someone to take those posts and put them in a "book" format. This will enable easy access for anyone looking for said information. It is also something that, I presume, can be easily passed around.
This site is available for any work that someone wants to post on the blockchain. People can post fiction, non-fiction, even NSFW material. This is a step in the move away from the ability for anyone to censor. All voices should be heard. Hopefully, as Dbooks further decentralizes, this will help us go in this direction.
Upcoming Features
Dbooks is in the alpha stage at the moment. In fact, the original post must have gotten a lot of hits because the website is presently down (such is the way with new technology).
Nevertheless, it is obvious some thought went into this.
They list 8 features they are going to be adding.
A) Book rentals
B) Book reviews
C)True Decentalization
D) Profile Management
E)Improved Book Management
F) Custom Tages
G) dBooks App
H) Multi-user sign in
Dbooks is also looking to be open source and put the code out to bitbucket in the coming days.
The full write up is found in this post along with step-by-step tutorial of how to sign in.
This is a great addition. Steemians creating a library of works is something that could really help promote the expertise that exists on here. We have people who are knowledgeable about so many fields. It is crucial that this blockchain exemplify this.
To me, this could be a feature that helps to separate STEEM from the traditional social media sites. We know Ebooks are huge business as evidenced by the existence of Amazon. STEEM having the ability to offer a similar feature is a nice step forward.
Hopefully all will support this project. It is just another application that could draw people to this blockchain.
The price of STEEM goes down yet more is added to the blockchain. It is becoming a daily occurrence. Eventually, there will be so much here that the market cannot ignore STEEM any longer.
In the meantime, just keep posting, commenting, and upvoting. There is a lot more coming.
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That looks really awesome. It’s a perfect starting point for helping authors get published. It’s an amazing way to align interests by authors eating rewards every time they update their book. This is really exciting for sure! Thanks for the share! Resteem
Thanks for the well written post @taskmaster4450 We are happy that so many people are excited about this great project. Hopefully we can develop the site to the beta stage for a better user experience. Keep spreading the word till we reach all steemians.
@dbooks.org
No problem. Always willing to promote great ideas on the STEEM blockchain.
We all have a part to play here...together we can make this place grow.
Well this is exciting! I was pondering publishing on the blockchain, and came across this post. Perfect! Thanks for contributing stellar content in a positive tone. I look forward to hearing more about Dbooks, and hope this becomes a super-successful development.
dtube, dsound, dbooks, wonder what is still left... ;)
Great new development!
And your enthusiasm is catchy!!
I’m SO EXCITED about this!
I’ve got books written that need a site... 😍😍😍
woah! this is really very cool!!! as someone who has written zines and little chapbooks in the past and wondered how to put them online in a good way (that i can still earn from), this is a great option!!!! thanks for sharing, as always on the cutting edge!
This sounds great, but I have a question: Given the current Steem rewards system (7 days to vote), how will authors be compensated in years to come? Once a book is released on DBooks, the author has only 7 days to earn a reward. What about readers who read the book months, or years, down the line?
I imagine that is where the "rent" feature comes in...after the 7 days, people will have to pay to read it.
Just a guess.
I love it // More info for the masses !
Peace out !
Holy cow, the wattpad of steemit, this is exactly the type of platform to finally get my wife into steemit. Also a place for me to publish transparently. Thats wicked. This is the most exciting thing since I found out about coinbase announcing they are accepting erc20 last week. Except better and much more long term value to me as someone who loves to write but never publishes anything because I didnt feel It would be baluable to me to do so. Much love thanks for this awesome news!!
I'm with you on the non believers of steem, they dont focus on the long terrm or the platform. It will be really cool if over time they got into the actual book industry but that will take quite some time. I tried writing a book and got quite far but the process after is difficult.