Trust Center

Trust is part of the product, not fine print.

My Blurbly explains ownership, review expectations, ARC disclosure, source labels, moderation and synthetic-data boundaries in plain language.

Trust and transparency

No fake proof. No hidden source story. No mystery about who runs it.

The public experience now explains ownership, review integrity, ARC disclosure, content labels, affiliate links and moderation.

My Blurbly is operated by Jon Marlow.

Reviews should be honest, respectful and useful.

ARC reviews must be disclosed.

Synthetic testing data is not presented as real public proof.

Authors can claim listings, with no automatic approval.

Book metadata sources must be transparent.

Affiliate and buy links may be used where applicable.

Moderation reduces spam, review bombing, harassment and fake activity.

Readers and authors should always have a visible support route.

Realness layer

Readers and authors should never have to wonder whether a book, activity item or review is real, preview, claimed or synthetic test data.

Real metadata

A listing based on real book metadata from a visible source.

Preview listing

A public preview listing used to demonstrate the experience while the catalog grows.

Source pending

Metadata has been added but source review is not complete yet.

Synthetic/Test

Internal QA data only. It must not be shown as real social proof.

Claimed by author

An author or rights holder has started or completed a claim review.

Source Verified

Metadata source and URL have been reviewed for transparency.

ARC available

The author is inviting advance readers under clear disclosure rules.

Creator example

A public example that demonstrates how mini-sites can look and work.

Buy Link Available

A bookstore or affiliate link can take readers to a purchase page.

If a reader receives an ARC, that relationship should be visible so other readers understand the review context.

Synthetic QA profiles, reviews, activity and mini-sites are internally tagged and must not be presented as real public proof.

My Blurbly is designed to reduce spam, harassment, fake activity, review bombing and low-quality promotional noise.