Secure and reliable blockchain-based eBook transaction system for self-published eBook trading.

Area of Science:

• Computer Science
• Information Security
• Digital Libraries

Background:

• The proliferation of eBook readers has led to the growth of online eBook markets.
• Current markets involve publishers, platform providers, and authors, incurring intermediate costs.
• Existing systems lack robust mechanisms for verifying digital content validity, ownership, and transaction security.

Purpose of the Study:

• To propose a secure and reliable blockchain-based eBook transaction system.
• To enable direct payments from readers to authors, bypassing intermediaries.
• To address security concerns in trustless digital content environments.

Main Methods:

• Development of a blockchain-based eBook market system.
• Implementation of cryptographic protocols for security requirements.
• Analysis of system security and simulated performance.

Main Results:

• The proposed system facilitates self-published eBook trading and direct author payments.
• It ensures verification of eBook ownership, content integrity, and purchaser authenticity.
• The system provides confidentiality of content, read authorization, and secure transactions.
• It effectively prevents eBook piracy and illegal distribution.

Conclusions:

• The blockchain-based system offers a secure and cost-effective solution for the online eBook market.
• It addresses critical security requirements in a trustless environment.
• The proposed cryptographic protocols are practical and demonstrate effective security and performance.