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message 1: by J.C. (last edited Dec 07, 2012 07:15AM) (new)

J.C. Hendee (jchendee) | 17 comments The following edition of one of my books will not let me edit its description to set it to the default... though I can do so with other combine editions (go figure).

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/98...

It needs to use the default description I corrected here...

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41...


message 2: by Monique (last edited Dec 07, 2012 07:23AM) (new)

Monique (kadiya) | 1097 comments Working on it.

OK - fixed.


Debbie's Spurts (D.A.) | 6325 comments You need to mark (check box underneath description ) the second one to be default description. I can do for you if you like; but, left it so you can see since you edit a lot of the books yourself.


message 4: by J.C. (last edited Dec 07, 2012 07:54AM) (new)

J.C. Hendee (jchendee) | 17 comments And again for the following...

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...

which should use the default description here...

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/66...

And the following editions should be removed, as they have no cover and repeat the same edition found elsewhere...

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...


message 5: by J.C. (new)

J.C. Hendee (jchendee) | 17 comments And another duplicate edition without cover to be removed...

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...


message 6: by Monique (last edited Dec 07, 2012 07:56AM) (new)

Monique (kadiya) | 1097 comments Updated the default description on #4.

J.C., do you have a cover for http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...?

If so, I can add it at the same time.

Additionally, J.C., in an abundance of caution, I am going to wait on deleting those editions. They have unique ISBNs and as such, I don't want to accidentally delete valid books. Let me have Rivka weigh in on that.


message 7: by J.C. (new)

J.C. Hendee (jchendee) | 17 comments Monique wrote: "Updated the default description on #4.

J.C., do you have a cover for http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...?

If so, I can add it at the same time."


Hmmm... how strange. I just notice that this edition, though referring to the hardcover found here...

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/66...

...has a different ISBN. Oh well. You can get the cover we use on our site for it (if needed) at the following URL:

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6397364/Nobl...


message 8: by J.C. (last edited Dec 07, 2012 08:09AM) (new)

J.C. Hendee (jchendee) | 17 comments Debbie (Debbie Rice) wrote: "You need to mark (check box underneath description ) the second one to be default description. I can do for you if you like; but, left it so you can see since you edit a lot of the books yourself."

Except the GR system wouldn't let me edit the book details for this particular listing, so I had to ask here for someone else to do it. Don't know why on this particular listing.


message 9: by rivka, Former Moderator (new)

rivka | 45177 comments Mod
We absolutely DO NOT DELETE editions with valid ISBNs, regardless of whether they have cover images.

We also do not allow reviews in book descriptions, so I have edited them out.


message 10: by Monique (new)

Monique (kadiya) | 1097 comments rivka wrote: "We absolutely DO NOT DELETE editions with valid ISBNs, regardless of whether they have cover images.

We also do not allow reviews in book descriptions, so I have edited them out."


Thank you. Sorry that I didn't look more closely at the default descriptions when I set the other editions to use them.


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