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message 1: by Eliza (new)

Eliza Green | 17 comments I have a slightly modified version of my book cover that I would like to replace the current cover with. Becoming Human (The Exilon 5 Trilogy, #1) by Eliza Green

Where can I upload the new image safely, so that you can replcace it for all editions? I don't seem to have rights to change my own book cover, even though I was allowed to upload it in the first place.


Thanks


message 2: by Empress (last edited Jun 15, 2013 03:47AM) (new)

Empress (the_empress) Because you are not supposed to change covers for already published works.

Please upload the picture in your profile pictures or the additional pictures of the book and we will create alternative cover editions.

Edit: What will be the publishing date for the new paperback?


message 3: by Eliza (last edited Jun 15, 2013 07:22AM) (new)

Eliza Green | 17 comments Ellie [The Empress] wrote: "Because you are not supposed to change covers for already published works.

Please upload the picture in your profile pictures or the additional pictures of the book and we will create alternative..."

It's not a new paperback. It is the exact same cover as above except it has a Compulsion Reads Endorsement seal on it. I have changed it on all my sales sites.
I will add the book cover and you can see what I mean.


message 4: by Banjomike (new)

Banjomike | 5166 comments Eliza wrote: "It's not a new paperback. It is the exact same cover as above except it has a Compulsion Reads Endorsement seal on it. I have changed it on all my sales sites.
I will add the book cover and you can see what I mean. "


Assuming that this is the cover it will probably have to be treated as a new cover edition and Ellie is right to create an alternative cover edition:
http://d2t3xdwbh1v8qy.cloudfront.net/...

You will be able to specify the new cover as the default cover in searches and suchlike but the old cover needs to stay for the people who already own the old version.


message 5: by Eliza (new)

Eliza Green | 17 comments Banjomike wrote: "Eliza wrote: "It's not a new paperback. It is the exact same cover as above except it has a Compulsion Reads Endorsement seal on it. I have changed it on all my sales sites.
I will add the book cov..."
Instead of adding a new edition, is it possible to replace the default image for the paperback to the one with the seal and leave the rest as they are? That is the one that comes up first when readers search for it.


message 6: by Emy (new)

Emy (emypt) | 5037 comments Yes, but only the author can do this. Follow the instruction in comment #4 here


message 7: by Banjomike (new)

Banjomike | 5166 comments I think Eliza would like us to change the cover of the existing default book and not add the new edition/cover at all. The new cover needs to added as an alternate cover edition then making the default. I'm using the app at the moment so adding books is out.


message 8: by Banjomike (new)

Banjomike | 5166 comments Added new cover/edition
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18...

Eliza can now make the new one into the default edition

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".


message 9: by Eliza (new)

Eliza Green | 17 comments Thank you all. I've managed to set that as the primary edition now.

Eliza.


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