Frequently asked questions
Straight answers about discovery, translations, reading progress, and reporting problems.
Getting started
Polyread is a reading library for translated web novels and fanfiction. It brings discovery, chapter reading, progress, collections, and available translation editions into one place.
Reading
The public recommendation shelf rotates among widely read titles so it does not stay identical forever. Signed-in readers with books in their library may receive recommendations related to what they already read.
Trending reflects reader activity during the selected period. It is an activity signal, not an editorial ranking or a guarantee that a story will suit every reader.
The view count is how many times readers have opened that novel. The chapter number shown on a card is the total number of chapters known from the source, not only the chapters already translated and readable — the novel page's chapter list shows which ones are currently available. A novel's status (ongoing or completed) reflects its publication status at the source, not Polyread's translation progress.
Reading progress is saved in your browser and, when supported by your account state, used to help you continue where you stopped. Clearing browser data or changing devices can affect locally stored progress.
Translations
Many non-English chapters on Polyread are machine-translated with AI, and quality can vary by title, chapter, and edition. The reader shows the available edition so you can choose another version when one exists.
A chapter may still be importing, waiting for translation, hidden after a quality review, or unavailable because the source changed. Polyread only exposes chapters that pass its public readability checks.
Reports
Use the Report a bug control in the site footer and include the page where the problem occurred. For a translation issue, include the novel, chapter, and edition shown in the reader.
Use the Copyright and Takedown page for the required information and review process. Polyread keeps this separate from ordinary bug reports so rights requests can be handled consistently.
Contact
Use Report a bug in the footer for a product problem, or read Copyright & Takedown for a rights-related request.