Tried adding paperback edition but ISBN is assigned to another book

[Paola]

Hi!
I tried adding the paperback edition of Religions of the World which ISBN number is 9780955451201 but the page says that this ISBN belongs to https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9... (another book of the same author).
On WorldCat.org my book is also correctly listed: https://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=wo...

Can you help me please fix the wrong ISBN so that I can add the paperback edition?
Thank you!

[Michael]

Seems like Head off Stress is available on Amazon with same ISBN. I'm assuming that the ISBN was initially used for Religions of the World and was later reused (no idea why) for another book of same author.

You can add the paperback edition with ISBN field left as blank and mention in description that this book shares ISBN with a completely different book from the author.

From librarian manual:
In the other case of duplicate ISBNs, it may be that an ISBN was reused on a completely different book. This shouldn't happen because ISBNs are supposed to be unique, but exceptions have been found. If that is the case, manually add a new edition to the database, leaving the ISBN field blank. Then in the Description field, add a note stating the issue with the ISBN and listing the actual ISBN. You can also use the Librarian Note feature found near the top of the book edit page to attach a note to the book (this helps prevent the book from accidentally being deleted by a librarian who thinks it is an invalid entry).

Here is an example of a book where an ISBN was reused on a completely different book: LINK

It is important never to alter an ISBN simply to get a book to save (if getting an ISBN error when trying to save). ISBNs are specific numbers associated with specific books.

[Paola]

Thank you Michael, I did as you suggested!