Megan

All published books require an endorsement (haskomoh) by a revered Haedi figure in order to sell. This convention, begun many centuries ago in order to filter out books that contained heretical views (deios kozevos), is still vigorously in force. A hemishe books store does not carry, nor would a Hasidic person buy, a book that doesn’t have an endorsement.
Hasidopedia: Culture and Institutions, Vol. 1
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