Who can use this
Any signed-in My Blurbly member: Reader, Author or Influencer.
Before you start
Authors and Readers can contribute a Book from one free account; an Author website, paid plan and manuscript upload are not required. A contribution does not create ownership or permission to distribute a manuscript.
For the public Add a Book quick form, have the title, credited Author name, your permitted description and one primary genre. A sales or finding link is optional; use HTTPS when you supply one and never invent a link. Provide an HTTPS evidence URL or at least 20 characters of verification notes, with or without a sales link. A real reader link can also be used as evidence. Keep public facts and any optional cover evidence accurate.
Steps
- Open Add a Book from the public site, or visit /add-book. If you are signed out, choose Start free or Log in. After email verification and account setup, your saved return path should bring you back to Add a Book.
- For the quick form, provide Book title, Author name, a description of at least 20 characters that you have permission to share and a Primary genre. A sales or finding link is optional; use a real HTTPS retailer or Author-page link if available and never invent a link. Provide an HTTPS evidence URL or at least 20 characters of verification notes, with or without a sales link. A real reader link can also be used as evidence. Public buy buttons need a valid destination. Cover URL and ISBN-13 are optional under Cover and edition details.
- Select Submit book for review. You are taken to My Contributions to see the recorded submission, duplicate or evidence-required outcome. A contribution does not immediately publish a Book or claim Author ownership.
- For more detailed step-by-step editing instead, open Book Manager and choose Contribute a Book. Enter the title and optional ISBN, then select Search catalogue.
- Inspect possible matches using Open canonical Book. Use Suggest a correction for a matching Book, or continue with a missing Book only when it is genuinely different.
- Complete Basic Book Information, then select Save & Continue. Wait for the saved state before leaving.
- Work through Contributor Details, Classification, Publication Details, Retail and Access, and Evidence. Add only facts you know; personal affiliate links are separate.
- At Preview, choose Refresh preview and inspect the title, contributor, description and evidence. This preview is not public.
- At Submit, select Submit for review when ready, or Save unfinished draft to return later.
- Open My Contributions to see Draft, Evidence required, Under review or the recorded decision. Use Continue draft when offered and follow any reviewer note.
What happens next
Your contribution is saved under your account. Submission enters catalogue review; only an accepted or matched outcome connects to a public canonical Book. It never publishes immediately or grants ownership.
Common problems
- Email verification or onboarding did not return me to Add a Book.
- Open /add-book again using your existing account; do not register a second account. You can finish the quick contribution there.
- A possible duplicate appears.
- Open the existing Book before continuing. Suggest a factual correction instead of adding the same edition again.
- The contribution needs more evidence.
- Reopen it from My Contributions and supply a reliable public evidence URL or clear evidence notes. Save the draft or resubmit when the screen allows it.
- My submitted Book is not in Discover yet.
- Check My Contributions. Under review is not publication, and a reviewer may request corrections or match the contribution to an existing Book.