Basil Press.

The shelf

Basil Press is a global repository of semantic knowledge. Books, essays, and any text you want to share with the world. Each text is etched into a permanent public record — undeletable, uneditable, revocable by no one. Authors keep 98% of every sale.

Reading the registry…
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Publish

Paste or upload your manuscript. Basil Press prepares it for digital download or reading in the Basil Press reader, then stores it permanently and etches it into the public record.

Click to add cover
Only if your manuscript doesn't already have one · ~1600 × 2400 px recommended · JPG or PNG
Or upload a file: (.txt · .md · .pdf · .docx · .epub)
You keep 98%. Paid books are sealed (encrypted at rest); free books are open. Set price 0 to publish free.

Library

Everything you've bought or published, in one place. Re-download any time.

Connect a wallet to see your library.

Your account

Manage how you sign in and where your earnings go.

Sign-in credentials

Multiple emails and wallets can all belong to one account — your library and earnings follow you everywhere.

Emails
Wallets

Receive your earnings

Choose how you want to collect your 98%. You can set up both and switch any time.

Bank transfer · Stripe

Required to receive card payments. 2-day bank transfer. Stripe handles identity verification — Basil Press never sees your banking details. Stripe's standard processing fee applies to card sales.

or
Crypto wallet · USDC on Base

Optional. Enter a USDC wallet you control to receive crypto earnings directly. If you skip this, earnings go to your automatically-created Basil Press wallet — you can cash out any time from this page.