New Librarian - Help merging editions

[Will]

Hi. I'm a new Librarian and I would like to learn how to do this myself rather than have someone else do it for me (otherwise, how will I ever learn?).

I am trying to merge this book with the other editions. It's a Follet library binding of the existing ACE paperback that has a different ISBN and cover image. Here is the link to the main entry: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13...

I found the page that is supposed to merge them, but the two editions don't "see" each other. What I mean, is that when I go to the ACE edition, many editions show up, but not the Follet edition. Conversely, the Follet edition does not bring up any other editions.

The only thing I can think of that might be doing it is the "(Library binding)" in the title. Should that be removed first for it to link up? Or am I missing something?

Thanks!
Will

[Lobstergirl]

The problem is author - this is the correct author
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

the Ursula you have the book under needs a space between Le and Guin.

Edit from the author page rather than the book page - this will prompt you to merge (make sure you choose the correct Ursula!) and remove the incorrect author page altogether.

[Will]

Thank you @Lobstergirl. I fixed the problem with Tales from Earthsea. I also found another book with the same misspelling and fixed it, as well as a description that had it wrong, and fixed it, too.
I especially appreciate that you did not do it for me, and let me learn how to do it for myself. That's so much more helpful.

I am not sure how to "remove the incorrect author page altogether". I searched for it ("Ursula K. LeGuin") by author, and no results were found. When I go back to the book, it now shows the correctly spelled author's name. So, how do I find and delete the bad page I accidentally created?
Thanks again!

[Thalia]

Will, if you changed the author profile page to the correct name and clicked the "merge" into the correct Ursula Le Guin, then the "bad page" will be gone and merged with the correct page. So, it doesn't exist anymore. (:

[Will]

Yes. I edited the "bad" edition's author to match the "good" spelling, and then I did a merge. So, job done, and I've learned stuff, too.
Thanks @Thalia!

[Thalia]

No worries; I just learned to do that today myself, hahah. (:

[rivka, Former Moderator]

Will wrote: "Yes. I edited the "bad" edition's author to match the "good" spelling, and then I did a merge."

You're talking about a different process than Thalia and Lobstergirl are. They are talking about merging author profiles: http://www.goodreads.com/help/show/19...

That allows you to change the author name on multiple books at once, rather than editing each one individually.

[Will]

rivka wrote: "Will wrote: "Yes. I edited the "bad" edition's author to match the "good" spelling, and then I did a merge."

You're talking about a different process than Thalia and Lobstergirl are. They are talk..."

Thanks for the clarification. However, since there was only one book (the one I created) with the bad name, it probably made no difference. But I can see where if there were multiple books, that would make a BIG difference in ease and speed.