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.
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Publish
Paste or upload your manuscript. Basil Press typesets it — formats it into a clean EPUB, ready for digital download or reading in the Basil Press reader — then stores it permanently and etches it into the public record.
Library
Everything you've bought or published, in one place. Re-download any time.
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.
Receive your earnings
Card sales route to Stripe. Crypto sales land in author wallets attached to your account.
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.
USDC sales go to the wallet that authored the book. Connected wallets stay under your control. Email-account books use a Coinbase-powered author wallet, with cash-out available when Coinbase supports the balance.
Owner revenue
Platform revenue and held author obligations, kept separate.