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Jun 12, 2015 11:03AM
To my embarrassment I've just realised I got my own name wrong in my author profile (please feel free to mock, it is deserved). Instead of Paul W.S. Bowler, it is Paul W.S. Bowler. I don't seem to be able to amend it myself. Can a Librarian do this for me? (Expect a slew of similarly silly enquiries until I get the hang of this)
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Oops, another questions. I am the author of The Easers. I have only published one version of it, but there are now three editions on Goodreads. The only edition with an actual review is not in my list of books I've published. How do I rectify this or must someone else do this?
#1 I see no difference in both names you gave, had you intended to put a space somewhere? The way it appears on your profile is according to GR policy.
lethe wrote: "#1 I see no difference in both names you gave, had you intended to put a space somewhere? The way it appears on your profile is according to GR policy."There is a double space between S. and Bowler. I'm not sure if this matters, but am concerned it might make searches a bit less accurate?
A Librarian cannot correct a GR author profile.Found some editions of your books on another profile.
Merged the duplicate edition (no ASIN/ASIN in ISBN field).
You should now be able to remove the extra space from your author name in the author profile.
Paul wrote: "There is a double space between S. and Bowler. I'm not sure if this matters, but am concerned it might make searches a bit less accurate? "It does not affect search.
You could not remove the space untill now, because there already was a profile made with just 1 space. I changed the other profile.
You should now be able to remove the extra space from your profile.
Books that are imported from Amazon will end up directly on your profile once the space is removed.
Arenda wrote: "A Librarian cannot correct a GR author profile.Found some editions of your books on another profile.
Merged the duplicate edition (no ASIN/ASIN in ISBN field).
You should now be able to removed th..."
Thank you. All sorted now. I promise to get the hang of this before annoying all and sundry.
Arenda wrote: "You could not remove the space untill now, because there already was a profile made with just 1 space. I changed the other profile.You should now be able to remove the extra space from your profile."
Ooh, nifty! I must remember that.
Arenda wrote: "Paul wrote: "There is a double space between S. and Bowler. I'm not sure if this matters, but am concerned it might make searches a bit less accurate? "It does not affect search.
You could not r..."
Thank you. Very much appreciated.
