Textbook publisher Pearson plans to use NFT to track digital textbook sales

[Textbook publisher Pearson plans to use NFT to track digital textbook sales] According to news on August 3, textbook publisher Pearson revealed that it plans to use NFT to track digital textbook sales and effectively "weaken the secondary market."

According to a Bloomberg report on August 1, Pearson CEO Andy Bird wants to add NFT to its electronic textbooks to better track sales and capture revenue previously lost in the second-hand market. Bird hopes the company can use NFTs to earn commissions from used textbook sales. He noted that Pearson's textbooks are typically resold seven times during their lifetime. (Cointelegraph)

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