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A book you love. A place to return.

Bookend gives a book a shared home: its story, reader conversations, extras and events. ARTSSN is your working desk; IPFN is the linked registration record.

Create Your BookendHow it Works

One minute overview

Inside Y(Our) National Parks, published by Blinding Visuals Press.

What Bookend Does

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Create

Turn a title into a living companion: notes, extras, events.

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Connect

Give readers a place to meet, leave a guestbook note and join a TableTalk.

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Preserve

Keep the book’s public record beside its community. Reader posts are not automatically blockchain records.

Why durability matters

One book. Connected tools.

Manage the book from your Home Notebook. Its project brings together the public Bookend, collaborators, working documents and optional print run. Publishing a page, registering a claim and taking a paid order are different actions, with separate confirmation.

Bookend
The reader-facing home: book details, extras and conversation.
ARTSSN Home
The working desk: projects, writing, images, lists and publishing tools.
IPFN
The registered claim and any completed pin or public anchor receipts.

IPFN, in plain language

A serial number anyone can verify with open tools, linking a book to a durable, web-native record.

  • check_circle_outlineWorks with ISBNs to identify the book; IPFN anchors the web record.
  • check_circle_outlineType an IPFN into any browser to resolve its registration.
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Trust the record

Verification

  • check IPFS record
  • check Timestamp
  • check Registration authority

Privacy & data

Account details, private project files and public contributions have different audiences. Review the privacy policy and publishing controls before sharing; joining a book does not make every working file public.

IPFN Chain

A linked IPFN records the book’s registration claim. Its verification page shows which receipts exist; it does not certify every reader contribution or independently prove authorship.

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Learn about our role as a registration authority →

From book to Bookend

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Link your ISBN (or continue without)

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Claim / assign IPFN

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Customize your hub (Guestbook · Forum · Extras)

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Print or share the QR for readers

IPFN resolves from any browser

For Authors & Publishers

  • Official hub per title
  • Reader community tools
  • Events & updates
  • Durable QR code
Create a Bookend

For Readers

  • Leave a note in the guestbook
  • Join discussions
  • Follow authors
  • Collect what you've read
Explore the Stacks

Frequently Asked Questions

The story continues at the end of every book.

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© 2026 Bookend. A durable, verifiable home for the written word.

Registration manifests may be pinned on IPFS; confirmed ledger anchors are recorded on Base. Check each record’s status.