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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Lucy Knight

Pearson plans to sell its textbooks as NFTs

Pearson, one of the world’s leading textbook publishers.
‘In the analogue world, we would only participate in the first sale’ … Pearson. Photograph: Neil Hall/Reuters

Textbook publisher Pearson plans to profit from secondhand sales by turning its titles into non-fungible tokens (NFTs), its chief executive has said.

Educational books are often sold more than once, since students sell study resources they no longer require. Publishers have not previously been able to make any money from secondhand sales, but the rise of digital textbooks has created an opportunity for companies to benefit.

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