Since 2021, the German Publishers and Booksellers Association's Foundation for Book Culture and the Promotion of Reading has given the German Nonfiction Book Prize to the German Nonfiction Book of the Year. The honor is given to outstanding nonfiction publications that spark social discussion. In collaboration with Creatokia, the German Non-Fiction Book Prize will be awarded as a non-fungible token (NFT) via the blockchain for the first time, in addition to the physical award. Nonfiction books nominated for the award will also be available as NFTs and Digital Originals in a special digital edition. The German Nonfiction Prize thus investigates the possibilities of the metaverse, a topic that is currently captivating many minds in publishing.

This is what the German Non-Fiction Prize in the Metaverse entails

1. The German Nonfiction Book Prize is awarded out as an NFT on the Blockchain

The German Non-Fiction Prize is maintained for posterity and digitized as a digital duplicate only for the prize winner in a unique and non-copyable form thanks to the inscription on the Blockchain.

2. Limited NFT special editions

Both selected nominated titles and the Nonfiction Book of the Year 2021 have strictly limited, digital NFT and Digital Original special editions. They provide exclusive bonus material about the respective publication or the German Nonfiction Book Prize. Following the award ceremony, the Nonfiction Book of the Year NFT Special Edition is updated and augmented with additional special content. Furthermore, all customers will be entered into a prize draw to win a pair of tickets to the German Non-Fiction Prize award ceremony in 2023.

3. The virtual gallery of selected nominees

All special editions of selected nominated titles will be displayed as NFTs and Digital Originals in a virtual gallery that anybody can access. Both the special editions and the digital award will be made available to the public and archived there.

More about the German Non-Fiction Prize

Livestream to the award ceremony May 30th

The German Non-Fiction Prize 2022 will be awarded this year not only at the Humboldt Forum in Berlin Palace, but also in the metaverse. Read more about the Nominees at the official website and participate at the Livestream May 30th, at 6 pm. 

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