Gilgamesh is the best platform for knowledge sharing!

Gilgamesh is a social network for the dissemination of knowledge based on the blockchain, Ethereum, and IPFS. This platform will bring together readers,critics, authors and service providers, and will help users become more educated and informed. This platform will be a source of knowledge, organizing a reliable means of information, transforming publishing activities and user interaction with
by using blockchain technology.

Gilgamesh is an affordable and fair market, which is
to encourage all users tokens "GIL" through a smart contract on the basis of Ethereum.

First of all, the implementation of the platform Gilgamesh all attention will be
given the growth of users over the interaction: the exchange of knowledge and encouragement. Next, there will be the exclusion of intermediaries in the publishing industry to attract support from the authors and remove barriers in the search for and dissemination of information. A platform for self-publication will be created, which can replace the established system of publishing houses, which will have a positive impact on the direct communication of authors and readers.

The problem :
Books have been our main source of knowledge for thousand of years. However, with the advent of new technologies and the internet, there is no simple, meaningful, and productive platform that encourages book readers and authors to connect, engage, and gain knowledge. Instead, the market is full of stagnant and outdated platforms that no longer satisfy the demands of the book community.

The Solution :
The Gilgamesh Platform removes the communication barriers established by eliminanting the publisher as a middleman. As a result, the platform gives readers, critics, and authors an opportunity to control the book market.
Authors can break free a monopolizing business partner (publisher) and gain full control of their.

About Gilgamesh Platform
Gilgamesh is a knowledge-sharing social platform powered by Ethereum smart contracts and blockchain technology. The network shifts the way readers, critics, and authors communicate and connect with one another.Using the Gilgamesh platform, users can gain and transfer knowledge in a protected environment that encourages widespread learning and education, and incentivizes the human race to become more thoughtful and information-centric.

The Gilgamesh platform is not yet built. The best-practices process identified by the
Gilgamesh team includes building web services, database design and development, batch
jobs, scraping web pages, developing reporting tools, creation of token web services and
Ethereum smart contracts, storing sensitive data on IPFS, IOS application development,
Android app development, creation of a responsive website, and integration of a blockchain
based payment system.

Readers could buy books for GIL tokens, which are internal currency of the platform and which they could earn by their activity or simply buy it through cryptocurrency exchanges where GILs are tradeable.The self-publishing platform will allow for the transfer of GIL between authors and self-publishing service providers and will act as a token earning source for the Gilgamesh platform. Self-publishing service providers include: book designers, copy editors, distributors, book printers, and marketers, who advertise their services on the platform to make valuable connections and earn GIL as income.

User earn GIL tokens on the platform based on their contribution and as a result of the
influence the contribution has on the platform. For example, users can write a review of a
book to earn GIL, when other users “like” or share the review, the original poster will
receive GIL token as a reward for creating quality content that engaged the platform users.
Each contribution organically grows the Gilgamesh platform. Users can spend GIL tokens
on books, or save GIL tokens for governance.
Authors earn GIL tokens when they gain Fans, receive positive book reviews and a
high star rating, and through book sales made through the platform. It is important for
Authors to be actively engaged with their Fans to encourage reviews and book sales.
Authors can spend GIL tokens on book advertisements on the platform or self-publishing
services, such as copy editors, book layout designers, copyright lawyers, printing services,
and distribution

Gilgamesh monetization strategy
The Gilgamesh platform will earn revenue through three main resources:
• advertisements by authors or service providers,
• a service fee for services garnered between author and self-publishing service
providers,
• and commission from book, eBook, and audiobook purchases readers make on the
platform.

IOS Application Flow
The Gilgamesh team engaged with designers to create mockups and prototypes of the
Gilgamesh knowledge-sharing social app.

Gilgamesh Token Sale is already opened to the public from Jan 15th, 2018 4:00 PM (16:00) UTC and will run for 10 weeks until March 26th, 2018 4:00 PM (16:00) UTC

GIL Token Distribution

The GIL Token is a utility token meant to be used only on Gilgamesh Platform and it should not be used for investment, GIL Token is an incentive to boost user engagement, grow the platform organically, raise capital, and create a fair market economy. The GIL Token also represents Governance of the platform, and will give token-holders voting power over platform decisions.

Token Sale Purchasers: 25%
Skiral Inc. will utilize a token sale campaign to raise money for the development of Gilgamesh Platform. Token sale purchasers can gain influence in the governance of the Gilgamesh platform, spend tokens on the platform on goods and services, or maintain their initial status to vote and influence the Gilgamesh platform for future features and changes.

Founders: 20%
The Gilgamesh platform will be built by a core team of developers and programmers over the course of several years. To reward past work and stimulate progress, the founders and early contributors will be given GIL Tokens as a reward and to acquire governance power over the platform.

Founders will receive GIL tokens over a 24-months vesting period with a 6-month cliff which means founders will mature 25% of their GIL tokens every 6 months.

Early contributors & Advisors: 5%
Early contributors will receive GIL tokens over a 6-month vesting period with a 3-month cliff, which means early contributors mature 50% of GIL tokens at the end of the third month and the remaining 50% at the end of the sixth month.

Advisors will receive GIL tokens over a 1-year vesting period with a 6-month cliff which means advisors will mature 50% of their GIL tokens every 6 months.

Retained by Gilgamesh: 20%
The GIL Tokens will initially be locked and withheld for 18 months after the token sale from the platform and disbursed slowly for future growth and to sustain the GIL ecosystem through platform operations, research and development, and product discovery and expansion.

Users in the Gilgamesh Platform: 30%
GIL tokens will be retained for distribution to users based on productive contributions to the platform. however, every year 5% of tokens will be injected to the platform for 6 years, afterwards it’s expected that Gilgamesh Platform earns enough tokens to pay GIL tokens for platform users. The tokens can be used to buy goods or services such as books or publishing services on the platform or can be held by users for voting power to govern the platform.
The distribution of tokens:

Total tokens for sale: 60,000,000 GIL Tokens
Start block: will be announced a day before the token sale
End block: will be announced a day before the token sale
Estimated start date: Jan 15th, 2018 4:00 PM (16:00) UTC
Estimated end date: March 26th, 2018 4:00 PM (16:00) UTC
Duration: 70 Days — 10 Weeks
Token exchange rate: will be announced a day before the token sale
Hard cap: Approximate $60M
Total tokens for sale: 60 Million GIL Tokens
Minimum transaction amount: 0.1 ETH
Accepted currencies: Only ETH