ISBN-registered titles published in the United States in 2025
View sourceWhy My Blurbly exists
Every great story deserves the chance to find its reader.
Think about the last book that stayed with you.
The one you still recommend. The one that made you laugh, moved you, kept you awake or carried you somewhere completely new.
Now imagine never discovering it—not because it was not worth reading, but because it disappeared beneath millions of other books competing for the same attention.
Every day, remarkable stories go unread because the people who would love them never know they exist.
The scale of the challenge
Publishing has never been more accessible. Discovery has never been more difficult.
These figures count ISBN-registered titles and do not include every book released without an ISBN. Even the recorded total shows how fiercely every new story must compete for attention.
Self-published titles recorded in that 2025 total
View sourceTraditionally published titles recorded in 2025
View sourceBookTok-recommended books sold across Europe during 2025
View sourceThe problem is no longer whether a book can be published. The problem is whether the right reader will ever find it.
One connected problem
Readers, authors and creators are looking for one another.
They are not facing separate problems. They are experiencing different sides of the same broken journey.
Readers are surrounded by choice.
Millions of books are available, with more arriving every day. Finding the story that feels right for you can mean fighting through algorithms, advertising and endless lists.
Authors are fighting to be seen.
Writing and publishing a book is only the beginning. Independent authors often have to become their own marketers, community builders and launch teams while competing for the same limited attention.
Creators are connecting the two.
A thoughtful review, recommendation or video can introduce a book to thousands of new readers. Yet creators are still forced to manage their audiences, links, campaigns and opportunities across disconnected platforms.
The part that matters most
People help books succeed.
A recommendation from someone you trust can do what an advertisement cannot: make you curious enough to open the first page.
Reader communities have shown that a single honest reaction can revive an older title, introduce an unknown author or send a book across the world.
The influence of BookTok is one striking example. More than 50 million books recommended by its community were sold across Europe in 2025.
Books have always connected people. The platforms around them should too.Where the idea began
The missing piece was not another platform.
Researching the book world revealed a pattern that was impossible to ignore.
Readers were searching for books. Authors were searching for readers. Creators were already helping to connect them.
But the tools, communities and opportunities surrounding that journey were scattered across different websites and services.
My Blurbly began with a simple idea: bring the people who help books succeed into one connected home.
Your journey can grow
You do not have to remain in one role.
Many authors began as readers. Many trusted creators began by recommending one book they loved. My Blurbly is designed to grow with you as your place in the book world changes.
- 01Reader
- 02Reviewer
- 03Creator
- 04Influencer
- 05Author
You may arrive looking for your next read.
You may begin sharing reviews, build an audience, work with authors or eventually publish a story of your own.
These are not disconnected identities. They are chapters in one evolving book journey.
Our mission
Help great books find the people they were written for.
My Blurbly is being built as a home where readers discover, authors grow and creators are recognised for the role they play in helping books reach new audiences.
A place where communities matter more than noise, honest recommendations matter more than manufactured attention and a hidden story has a genuine chance to be found.
This is only Chapter One
There is a place for you in this story.
Whether you are here to discover books, share them, create around them or write one of your own, My Blurbly was built to help your journey grow.