Book Editors Open Call: The Bitcoin Revolution

[Paleus]

Hi Everyone,

I am currently writing a book called 'The Bitcoin Revolution: Where It Came From and Where It May Lead'. Given that the community here is very supportive of promotional projects such as this, I thought to post an open call for contributors and editors here.

The book focuses on introducing new readers to the topic of bitcoin then gets into detail on the economic foundations, the government implications, and finally closes with some insights into how this technology will change society. Currently, the project stands at about 26,000 words (100 pages), I have a foreword already written and a cover already designed. The book has been properly formatted for Amazon Kindle and I have set up an e-commerce store on my website to distribute this ebook. I am working to get additional platforms of distribution onboard such as iBookstore and Google Play.

My intention with this book is not to maximize profit but to educate people on the benefits and challenges of bitcoin while increasing the adoption and acceptance rate. I also would like to use this manuscript to increase the number of speaking engagement in order to help people explore the opportunities that come with bitcoin.

To view the sales page of the book:

http://diginomics.com/product/the-bitcoin-revolution/

Here is an excerpt from the book:

The 21st Million

The world’s first trillionaire by USD valuation could quite possibly be the creator of bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto. Nakamoto is said to hold some 1,148,800 bitcoin in wallets which have yet to be identified. (Lerner, 2013) This comprises roughly 5.5% of the total bitcoin which will ever be in circulation and about 9.3% which are available today.
If bitcoin continues to climb the ladder of exponential price appreciation, then once Nakamoto decides to move his money and make transactions with it, there will be a seismic shift in the perceived supply of money. One in ten bitcoin today lies dormant, but alive. If there is one party controlling five percent of all currency that will ever be created in an economy, this poses a huge risk to the integrity of decentralization in the first place. Truly, the mammoth satoshi wallets are one of the biggest threats to price stability and market viability of bitcoin.
At this point, not much can be done about the large volume of bitcoin that lie hidden in Nakamoto’s wallets. We don’t know which addresses they belong to and we only have estimates of the amount they hold. When it comes down to it, the effect bitcoin has on the world may correlate sharply with the causes Nakamoto dedicates his purchasing power to, if he does eventually move his money.
Money has a profound way of influencing people. Business leaders recognize the opportunity to shake up the world that comes with owning massive capital. Nakamoto can either use that ability to power the common good, or for less honorable reasons. Perhaps if he decides to use his holdings on personal pleasures, while forgoing the opportunity to make positive changes outside the borders of bitcoin, then we may have overestimated the heroics of the great anonymous wizard Satoshi Nakamoto from day one.


I am looking for the following kinds of people:

• editors (grammar, punctuation, spelling)
• contributors (there are a ton of smart people who can add perspectives and content I have not yet incorporated into the book)
• graphic designers (cover creators or graphics within the book, I have tables that could also be recreated)
• reviewers (people to offer an informative review for potential buyers)
• promoters and media outlets (people to increase the exposure and reach of the book)

If you are interested in contributing send an email to the address: travis@diginomics.com  and state your intention of interest. From there I will provide a PDF copy to review what has already been written or give access to the crowdsourced editing file.

Please note this is a community oriented project, for most positions there will be no monetary compensation. All significant contributions will be given due acknowledgement in the book. In the future, I will also look into developing an audiobook version which I will make open to the people who contribute to this manuscript.

I look forward to collaborating with the community on this project in what will surely be a powerful way to move the adoption of bitcoin in the right direction.

Questions, comments, concerns are to be posted in this thread.
For all other inquiries, reach me at travis@diginomics.com

Travis Patron

BTC

[UberNifty]

Will you be sharing the finished product freely (i.e. Creative Commons license)?

[Paleus]

The book will be freely available under creative commons license as a PDF or ePub file with registration on our site. There is no DRM protection and holders are encouraged to distribute the book for informational and educational purposes. Other formats however, Amazon Kindle, Applie iBookstore, Google Play, etc. will be available for a nominal fee and all profits will go toward building a feature rich bitcoin trading platform.

Right now you can either sign up on the site, or PM me and I will email you a PDF copy of what we have completed thus far. I am looking to get reviewers and people to contribute to the project.

[UberNifty]

Two further ?'s:

1) Will this platform you speak of be 100% decentralized and open source (true peer-to-peer, via Open Transactions, etc.)?

2) Will registration be voluntary or forced?

If forced, definitely not interested, as it bucks the spirit of community. If voluntary (meaning the visitor gets the goods, regardless), I bring much to the table:

http://UberNifty.com

[Paleus]

Two further ?'s:

1) Will this platform you speak of be 100% decentralized and open source (true peer-to-peer, via Open Transactions, etc.)?

2) Will registration be voluntary or forced?

If forced, definitely not interested, as it bucks the spirit of community. If voluntary (meaning the visitor gets the goods, regardless), I bring much to the table:

http://UberNifty.com

1) The platform aims to be as transparent and supportive of the cryptocurrency environment as possible. We are in support of decentralized exchange. However, no protocol or cryptocurrency can boast 100% decentralized exchange and we do not intend to either. Our platform will certainly not be open source, that would remove any technological competitive advantage and only increase the vulnerability to hackers. We do however, intend to make our holdings public knowledge and provide data on the amount of coins in cold storage etc.

2) Registration is completely voluntary and follows a schedule of verification:

Level 0 - requires an email address and allows participation in discussion, forums, posts, etc.

Level 1 - requires identification and allows the user to trade, store, and transact with currencies

Upon level 1 verification, the user is rewarded the PDF file book free of charge.

I checkout out your site and it seems you've compiled a good deal of helpful materials. Nice work on UberNifty thus far, it appears I have some reading to do.

Our project is designed to promote cryptocurrency as a replacement to fiat while remaining in line with the spirit and collective of the community.

[UberNifty]

Fair enough. Will be keeping an eye on this thread to see how your project develops.