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Catherine
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Oct 03, 2013 03:44PM
I typed my book Guardian Dragons in the Search Box at the top of the Goodreads page and it does not show up. I typed my author name in full and that showed up ok. So why are my books showing up by title?
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Catherine, it showed up for me, albeit as hit #17 or so. The Goodreads search engine is always a bit odd, sorry.
Ah yes. Today I see it. I'm quite used to being low down on lists so don't mind that, so long as I'm there. I can't seem to get it to show the latest edition cover. I hit the button to say swap for this edition, or something like that. It swaps there and then but just keeps reverting back to the 2nd edition cover. Any way I can make the 3rd edition the default one that shows up on searches?
Catherine, it sounds like you're switching the edition which is on your personal shelves. To set the default edition for search results, follow these instructions. (If that's what you're doing and it's not working, you may need to contact support and ask for their help.)https://www.goodreads.com/help/show/3...
Cait wrote: "Catherine, it sounds like you're switching the edition which is on your personal shelves. To set the default edition for search results, follow these instructions. (If that's what you're doing and ..."Many thanks this has done the job. However, erm... I see that the section on my author page that is titled 'my name' books, is still showing old covers. How do I change that section please? This is great I'm finally getting to tidy up my profile, thanks librarians for your help.
Just realised when I click into it it shows the updated covers but on my page it shows the old ones. ???
Sorry, it's where it's titled 'Series'
Catherine wrote: "Sorry, it's where it's titled 'Series'"That sounds like a cacheing problem. It takes 24-48 hours for cover changes to roll through the database, especially for series stuff. Give it another day, and the new cover should appear on the series page, too. If not, you'll need to contact support.
Thank you one and all. I'm looking much tidier now. Love you guys x
