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message 1: by Lilah (new)

Lilah (lilahwild) | 6 comments Hello - when I filled out the book page info with the ISBN numbers, I put the wrong one into the ISBN-13 field and the B&N link is currently going to a page that has no cover and no description.

I went back to the book page and updated it with the correct ISBN that should be bringing it to the right place, but the B&N link is still going to the wrong page. What can I do to fix this? And should I contact B&N directly to see about deleting the duplicate page?

Thank you!


message 2: by rivka, Former Moderator (new)

rivka | 45177 comments Mod
Please link to the book in question, and let us know what the correct ISBN should be.


message 3: by Lilah (new)

Lilah (lilahwild) | 6 comments rivka wrote: "Please link to the book in question, and let us know what the correct ISBN should be."

Here is the book:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16...

The ISBN-13 should be 2940044792944

Thanks!


message 4: by rivka, Former Moderator (new)

rivka | 45177 comments Mod
2940044792944 is the ISBN for the ebook, and I have added another edition with that ISBN. (You may wish to add the cover and other details. We cannot use B&N or other bookseller sites as sources of book information.) I also reverted the changes you made to the existing paperback edition.

http://www.goodreads.com/work/edition...

Please do not edit an existing edition to become a new edition. Goodreads considers that vandalism of book records.


message 5: by Lilah (new)

Lilah (lilahwild) | 6 comments Okay. My apologies, and noted for future additions.

Is there a way to combine both editions into one page? There's a link to the right offering this option but it keeps giving me back error messages.


message 6: by Paula (new)

Paula (paulaan) | 7014 comments All editions are correctly combined


message 7: by Lilah (new)

Lilah (lilahwild) | 6 comments OK - there are now three editions listed.

Could the one that's listed as an ebook with the ISBN of 978-0615647784 be deleted? It's listed as a Smashwords e-book but has the ISBN of a CreateSpace print book.

Also, is there a way to change the outbound B&N link on the print version? It should go to this page:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/godde...

Not this one:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/godde...

Thanks!


message 8: by lafon حمزة (new)

lafon حمزة نوفل (lafon) | 3544 comments Lilah wrote: "OK - there are now three editions listed.

Could the one that's listed as an ebook with the ISBN of 978-0615647784 be deleted? It's listed as a Smashwords e-book but has the ISBN of a CreateSpace ..."


No, it's correctly listed as the paperback. The Smashwords ISBn is 9781476351797, which is as it should be.
Again the user customizable links are just that: user customizable. We have less than no control over them.


message 9: by Lilah (new)

Lilah (lilahwild) | 6 comments OK - so I ran a search on "user customizable links" and picked up some more info off the other discussions. If anyone is still following this thread...I have yet to add the Kindle version.

ISBN: 0615647782
ASIN: B007RDKFAI

Should I create a new book page, and then request to have the editions consolidated?

Thanks for everyone's time and help so far, I am really doing my best to sort out this whole ISBN tangle and not vandalize your records in the meantime.


message 10: by lafon حمزة (last edited Nov 10, 2012 06:45PM) (new)

lafon حمزة نوفل (lafon) | 3544 comments No worries. We all make mistakes. I remember when I first joined the librarians group, and made a rookie mistake. *shudders*.
I'll the add the Kindle edition for you though. Same details for everything except the ID number, correct?
The ISBN-10 there corresponds to the ISBN-13 you provided earlier.
And here is your Kindle edition.


message 11: by Lilah (new)

Lilah (lilahwild) | 6 comments Looks good!
Thanks so much :)


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