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I've recently re-released my book,Unison with a new ISBN. If I combine them, do the reviews remain?
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Eleni wrote: "I've recently re-released my book,Unison with a new ISBN. If I combine them, do the reviews remain?"Yes, they do. New and old reviews will be visible from ALL editions of a combined book.
I've done the combine, here:
http://www.goodreads.com/work/edition...
You 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".
iv) Click "Save Changes"
Thanks. Do you think it's wise to do this when there are textual differences in the book? The reviews are based on the first edition, and there are textual changes in the new version. How do authors typically handle this situation? Would it be better to keep it uncombined and start over?
Eleni wrote: "Do you think it's wise to do this when there are textual differences in the book?"Yes, this is pretty common.
Eleni wrote: "Thanks. Do you think it's wise to do this when there are textual differences in the book? The reviews are based on the first edition, and there are textual changes in the new version. How do authors typically handle this situation? Would it be better to keep it uncombined and start over? "Normally we always combine old and new editions unless the two versions are dramatically different. Not too many people who own an old edition are likely to buy the new one as well and people who decide to buy the book 'now' are only going to get the one that is currently available in their shop or on the Amazon page.
If we look at a Goodreads author who is an undoubted mega-name, Neil Gaiman, we see that his special, directors-cut editions are combined with the normal editions. The exceptions in his case are when a book has a two-volume version or is in a multi-volume set.
The authors groups are likely to be a better place to ask for author-oriented opinions.
