Editorial policy

Every summary on Litseller is an original editorial text about a book, not a copy of it. This page explains who writes them, how we review them, and what to do if you find a mistake.

How a summary is reviewed

A contributor writes the summary in their own language. An editor checks it against the book and looks for three things: the ideas come from the book, the structure follows our format, and the facts are right. Once it passes, we translate it into every site language and publish it with the contributor credited.

What gets rejected

Text copied from the book or from another site. Sections that repeat each other. A summary that reviews the book instead of explaining it. Claims that cannot be verified but are presented as fact. Every rejection names its reason, and most of them can be fixed and sent back.

AI assistance

Contributors may draft with AI, and the wizard asks them to say so. A disclosed draft is checked by the contributor and by an editor. Machine text that was not disclosed is rejected.

Corrections

If you spot a mistake, write to us. We can credit whoever helped with the correction if you want us to. The update date changes when the text changes, not when the site is redeployed.

Independence

Summaries are independent of the authors and publishers of the books they describe. Affiliate links are marked as such, and the commission never affects what we publish or how we rate it.