Paid services offer book-list checks and catalog links
December 2025–September 2026 · National; Texas customer claims; Utah-linked product
RatedBooks advertised $399, $999 and $2,999 institutional plans on December 28, 2025 and in a January 16, 2026 saved copy. These offered list analysis and links to library systems. Saved pages from April 17, 2026 on show only individual plans. On August 17, 2026, the same annual institutional prices reappeared alongside $100-per-school transparency packages. One 1,000-school price is inconsistent.
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On June 1, 2026, Stephens demonstrated a $100-per-library inventory review, rating-based checkout preferences, author flags tied to an Israel-boycott letter and a parent letter distributed through PeachJar.
In a Utah Moms for America interview released June 30, 2026 and uploaded July 1, Stephens said she helped build NBRI. She described paid links to library systems, matching submitted lists against 34,000 reports and Texas entities sending lists before buying books. She did not name those customers.
On September 3, 2026, the Index & Products page offered institutional branding and library-system links for rating-based parent opt-outs. It named no installed system. RatedBooks offered a $50 annual membership with AI scans and title audits, although its footer denied subscriptions. Service requests went to NBRI.
Documented
Who and what is involved
- Institutions
- Private product offers; demonstrations
- People and recorded roles
- Stephens
- Organizations, bodies and vendors
- RatedBooks; NBRI; S&S Apps
- Laws, rules and procedures
- No purchase/adoption established by advertisement
- Products and information systems
- Paid tiers; inventory review; checkout preferences; integration
Sources (6)
- D242Archived page · RatedBooks starts offering NBRI memberships · December 2, 2025 (opens in a new window)
- D248Watch: Demonstrates a $100-per-library inventory review, rating-based checkout preferences, author flags tied to an Israel-boycott letter, and a parent letter distributed through PeachJar (opens in a new window)
- D249Watch: In a Utah Moms for America interview, says she helped build NBRI (opens in a new window)
- D070Source · RatedBooks lists district catalog links · July 19, 2026 (opens in a new window)
- D247Index & Products (opens in a new window)
- D250Annual membership (opens in a new window)
Earlier research pages
- Brooke Stephens chronology, entry dated December 28, 2025
- Brooke Stephens chronology, entry dated January 16, 2026
- Brooke Stephens chronology, entry dated June 1, 2026
- Brooke Stephens chronology, entry dated June 30, 2026
- Brooke Stephens chronology, entry dated August 17, 2026
- Brooke Stephens chronology, entry dated September 3, 2026
- Brooke Stephens chronology, entry dated September 3, 2026
Open question
Which named customers, contracts, data exports, installation logs and purchased functions corroborate claims?
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Evidence relationships that use it
October 2026: prices and advertised totals
Research update · October 15, 2026
On October 13, 2026, NBRI’s Library Audits page displayed a $200 Library Transparency Package, compared with $100 in the saved August 10 page. RatedBooks advertised more than 38,000 book reviews and inventory matching against more than 37,000 NBRI reviews. The price and both advertised totals were still displayed when checked on October 15.
RatedBooks’ product sitemap grew from 1,438 URLs on September 21 to 1,467 on October 13: 29 additions and none removed. Product-page URLs do not count distinct books, completed reviews or new ratings.
The earlier prices and interview figures below describe what was offered or said on those dates. Read the dated comparison and source pages.