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Book Cover Help
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Please, add a new cover
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For directions, see Author FAQ #4 this group at http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1... or help screens at http://www.goodreads.com/help/show/31... .
[The "featured/default/primary edition" thumbnail should show almost immediately when set (within 10 minutes) on book page and when you search by title, soon on author profile page and can take up to 72 hours to populate out to every feature on goodreads; giveaways and series can be some of the slowest areas to update.]

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...
http://www.goodreads.com/photo/work/2... this is the new cover for my book.
thank u :)

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...
http://www.goodreads.com/photo/work/2... this is the new cover for my book.
thank u :) "
Here:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...

You can make the new cover into the default/primary cover from the book edit page.
i) Go to the book page of the edition you wish to become the default/primary edition.
ii) Click "edit details" below the book's description.
iii) On the right side of the page about halfway down, click "Set this book as the primary edition for this work".




I was finally able to get a better cover created for my book. I see sourcing is a problem, I believe this one should be fine as I am the author and I paid for the cover.
I am wondering if it is possible to update the Goodreads cover to the new one, so that it matches the listing on Amazon?
If so here is the link to the new cover. I wasn't sure what to do so I uploaded it to Goodreads pictures.
http://www.goodreads.com/photo/work/2...
Here is the link to the book itself.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...
I don't know if you can help or not, but either way, thank you!

I was finally able to get a better cover created for my book. I see sourcing is a problem, I believe this one should be fine as I am the author and I paid for the cover.
http://www.goodreads.com/photo/work/2...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...
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Done.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...
An author can choose to make the new cover into the default/primary cover from the book edit page.
This is the procedure for setting the default edition of a book:
i) Go to the book page of the edition you wish to become the default/primary edition.
ii) Click "edit details" below the book's description.
iii) On the right side of the page about halfway down, click "Set this book as the primary edition for this work".

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16...
but in uploading the new cover to GR, instead of simply replacing the image, it created a separate edition, one without my AISN and no viable link to Amazon. (if you click the little Amazon button under the book, you get everything with that title, save my book.) And for some reason, I can't merge the two. I tried to separate them so I could merge them into one, as the help pages say, and got this message: Only Goodreads librarians can do this. Find out about the Goodreads librarian program » So, my question is, how can I (or can someone) change/fix it so that the new cover is linked to the book version that lists my ASIN correctly? Thanks for your help.

I've entered my new book title and filled all the details in about half an hour ago. The book is still not showing on Goodreads when I search for it.
And can someone upload a cover for me. I only have cover on my hard drive and on amazon, so how do I get it on?
Thanks
Dave

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16...
but ..."
The ASIN remains with the first published edition, we do not delete published books on GR even if no longer available which is why you cannot merge them.
Alternative cover editions are created for books with new covers

I've entered my new book title and filled all the details in about half an hour ago. The book is still not showing on Goodreads when I search for it.
And can someone upload..."
Upload the photo of the cover image to the additional photo section of your profile, it can be picked up from there
What s the name /isbn of the book you are having problems with?

It's called Ballet of the Bones and I've uploaded the photo to the additional photos on my profile.

When I search for the book to do an add cover link on a post it says No Books found? It's live so why is that?
I know that you cannot delete an uploaded cover, so I would like to ask if you upload a new cover for my book "A Life In A Moment" (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16...) - ASIN:B006GWJBCO
The new cover can be found on my photos and is this one:
http://www.goodreads.com/photo/user/1...
Thank you very much!