Do we add edition for public library ebook edition with different ISBN?

[Debbie's Spurts (D.A.)]

I have not been adding any library ebook editions with different ISBN numbers the rare times I noticed because I did not see any being added. They do seem to be unique ISBNs.

Should I/we be? And if so, is that a data feed available from overdrive or anywhere?

If doing, I was thinking format would stay "ebook" and in edition would put "Library ebook"?

An example I just downloaded is Covet by J.R. Ward; library ebook editions shows ISBN as 9781101147726

link to overdrive entry: http://search.overdrive.com/ti/2adae6...
Link to my library's entry: http://kyunbound.lib.overdrive.com/A8...

Other editions AISN/ISBNs for the book -
Hardcover 978-1615236145 Covet
Paperback 978-0749955588 Covet
Kindle B002QYM1GO Covet
Mass Market Paperback 978-0451228215 Covet
Audio book/CD/MP3 978-1441830265 Covet
Audible B0031KN6X4
Nook/ebook 9781101148556 Covet

[lafon حمزة]

Goodreads has a terrible time with Overdrive. I personally got tired of adding the ones I had (I was running into almost an 87% rate where the Overdrive books weren't in the system). Yes, as they are individual editions they should be added.

[Debbie's Spurts (D.A.)]

I'm assuming if okay to be adding, since not a bookseller site, it would be okay to use the bookcover images from overdrive?

[lafon حمزة]

Deborah (Debbie Rice) wrote: "I'm assuming if okay to be adding, since not a bookseller site, it would be okay to use the bookcover images from overdrive?"

Yup. Overdrive is usually (but not always, so please be careful. I know of at least two instances here in Canada where small libraries through Overdrive actually get their data from booksellers. Not a huge amount, but enough to be wary) an appropriate source.
Edit: They are pretty obvious about it when they get the data from those booksellers though.

[Debbie's Spurts (D.A.)]

Are the ISBNs unique ones that should get separate editions? I wasn't sure as wasn't watching for; just happened to notice on Covet and a couple of other books.

[Andrea]

What I have noticed is that sometimes (like on that Kentucky Libraries link) different ebook formats will be listed with the same ISBN, but if you borrow the book, you'll notice that the ISBN listed on the file itself might be different (one format might correspond and the others won't).

[Debbie's Spurts (D.A.)]

Andrea wrote: "What I have noticed is that sometimes (like on that Kentucky Libraries link) different ebook formats will be listed with the same ISBN, but if you borrow the book, you'll notice that the ISBN liste..."

So, does that mean the library ebook isbn's do or don't denote a different edition?

[Andrea]

No, I meant that libraries might lump all ebook editions under one ISBN...
(from the Kentucky Libraries link :
Kindle Book ISBN: 9781101147726
Adobe EPUB eBook ISBN: 9781101147726
Adobe PDF eBook ISBN: 9781101147726)
but the books might actually have different ISBNs and libraries just list them together so that you can borrow one copy from one format or the other (if listed separatedly, they'd have 2 copies).

[Andrea]

For example... This is from the Walker Books catalogue:


but when you search in Overdrive for City of Bones, you can see that both the ePub edition and the PDF edition have the PDF edition's ISBN listed. If you borrowed the ePub edition, you could see in the copyright page what its actual ISBN is.

[Debbie's Spurts (D.A.)]

So if the library ebook ISBN is not one of the editions already listed for a book on its goodreads page, do we add it as an edition?

[Cait]

Deborah (Debbie Rice) wrote: "So if the library ebook ISBN is not one of the editions already listed for a book on its goodreads page, do we add it as an edition?"

Yup.

[Debbie's Spurts (D.A.)]

Thanks; as I download library ebooks will add those editions.