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.

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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.

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Only if your manuscript doesn't already have one · 1600 × 2400 px · 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.

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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.