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| Full Cover Wrap for Haunted Hamburger House from D&T NFTs |
On October 7, 2022 my new book, Haunted Hamburger House was released on objkt.com as an NFT. Most of you will problably have no idea what that means. That's okay. I'll try to explain.
NFTs (short for Non-Fungible Token) is a digital property that can be bought and sold much like physical objects or services. They are linked to cryptocurrency blockchains meaning, you will likely need to hold some type of cryptocurrency to purchase Haunted Hamburger House or any other NFT. That's not entirely true either but, we'll get into that later.
When you purchase an NFT you are purchasing a digital property with a 'smart contract' attached to it. The smart contract, like any contract, will have agreements and clauses attached to it. That's what makes it work. The contract for an NFT basically states in exchange for X amount of crytptocurrency, you will retain ownership of the digital property attached to this contract. There can be all types of stipulations and further clauses but the basic premises is that it is a legally binding contract giving you ownership of the NFT.
In this case, you will receive ownership of a digital copy of Haunted Hamburger House. In short, you are buying an eBook. And, unlike when you purchase an eBook from Amazon, Barnes & Nobel or any other traditional retail distribution platform where you don't technically own your eBook library, with an NFT you really, truly do retain ownership of the digital book. It won't ever go away.
Some people may be under the impression that an NFT is a unique item, in other words, there is only one NFT copy available. While that is sometimes the case, in this case (and in most cases) this is not true. At the time of release, there are 100 digital copies of Haunted Hamburger House available to purchase. So, it is not exclusive and still there are a finite number of copies available.
Better yet, you can re-sell your NFT book to someone else they way you might sell used books in real life. You can't do that on Kindle, Nook or Kobo.
The concept is exciting to me. In a time when everyone is becoming frustrated with the massive control Amazon has over not only books, eBooks and almost every other consumable good in this world, NFTs seem like a good alternative. Its a way for artists and creators to get their work out to the world in a more direct fashion.
I understand the world is still at the infancy of learning about digital currency, blockchain technology and cryptocurrency. I know this is a very new way of selling books. There is a big learning curve to get people to buy in. That's fine. I believe NFTs, smart contracts and cryptocurrency are the future. I'm happy to use Haunted Hamburger House as a sort of vanguard to help lead the way to the next generation of book markets.
So, if you have a basic understanding of NFTs and cryptocurrency you can follow the link below and pick up your copy of Haunted Hamburger House right now (Objkt.com uses Tezos). Purchasing this way gets you access to the digital copy of the eBook.
You can also wait just a bit longer for the other NFT release which will include not only the eBook, but also the audiobook version in addition to a breathtaking 3-D image from a scene straight out of Haunted Hamburger House. That version will be available on OpenSea.io and Voice.com very soon and they are separate NFT from the one available on objkt.com. Think of one as the paperback version and the other as the hardcover. Different versions and values of the same book at different price points. Like the version available on objkt.com the other version will also have multiple but finite number of NFTs for sale.
Here is the press release and link provided by the publisher, D&T NFTs:
We are proud to announce our 2nd NFT book is now available on objkt.com!!!
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