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[Nonethousand]

lethe wrote: "Amazon is not an authoritative source for page counts, except for Kindle editions. Also, please always provide the ISBN with page count requests, even when linking to the book."

Well... how can I put it?

1- I had the book in my hands, and I noticed the discrepancy in the page count.
2- I searched on amazon the book ISBN (you may check that both the goodreads and amazon page agree on ISBN 10 & 13).
3- the amazon page count agrees with my "manual" page count and ISBNs match through visual comparison.

so, please, could you modify the page count on the goodreads database for ISBN 0552172812 (ISBN13: 9780552172813)? Thank you.

[lethe]

Nonethousand wrote: "3- the amazon page count agrees with my "manual" page count and ISBNs match through visual comparison."

You didn't say the source was book in hand. Worldcat (a much more reputable source than Amazon in these matters) gives a page count of 433 for this ISBN, so I would still be interested to learn what's on the remaining pages.

[Nonethousand]

lethe wrote: "Worldcat (a much more reputable source than Amazon in these matters) gives a page count of 433 for this ISBN, so I would still be interested to learn what's on the remaining pages."
Ok, I'll get back at you this evening.

[Nonethousand]

lethe wrote: "Worldcat (a much more reputable source than Amazon in these matters) gives a page count of 433 for this ISBN, so I would still be interested to learn what's on the remaining pages."
With book in hand I have:

Novel ends on page 434.
Acknowledgements on page 435.
From 436 to 439: "Books by Terry Pratchett" list.
From 440 to 442: "Books by Stephen Baxter" list.
From 443 to 450: Old "Long Earth" volumes synopsis + some blank pages.

I'd put 435, since the last pages are not "readable" but just advertisement, but it's true that 433 is the last numbered page... your choice! ^_-

[lethe]

Nonethousand wrote: "I'd put 435, since the last pages are not "readable" but just advertisement, but it's true that 433 is the last numbered page... your choice! ^_-"

Agreed, changed to 435 :)
Goodreads differs from library catalogues in that it counts all pages that belong to the book itself, not just the last numbered page. Ads and previews for other books are not counted.

[Nonethousand]

lethe wrote: "Agreed, changed to 435 :)"

Cool, thanks! :D

[Vi ~ Inkvotary]

Dear Librarians,

could you please correct this mistake?

This book here
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
is actually the second book of the Alaska Wilderness series by Christopher Ross.

This one
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
is the first of this series.

Thank you very much for correcting.
Best wishes
Vi

[Shannon]

717 Done, Vi. :)

[Nonethousand]

Hello all,

could you please add/modify the information on the following book entry (ISBN: 0345313909) as described below?
- book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

1- Add the page count: 208 pages (both Amazon and Worldcat agree on the count)

2- Change description from the Russian text to the following:
"A millennium into the future, two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. On the beautiful Outer World planet of Solaria, a handful of human colonists lead a hermit-like existence, their every need attended to by their faithful robot servants. To this strange and provocative planet comes Detective Elijah Baley, sent from the streets of New York with his positronic partner, the robot R. Daneel Olivaw, to solve an incredible murder that has rocked Solaria to its foundations. The victim had been so reclusive that he appeared to his associates only through holographic projection. Yet someone had gotten close enough to bludgeon him to death while robots looked on. Now Baley and Olivaw are faced with two clear impossibilities: Either the Solarian was killed by one of his robots--unthinkable under the laws of Robotics--or he was killed by the woman who loved him so much that she never came into his presence!"

sources:
http://www.amazon.com/Naked-Sun-Danee...
https://www.worldcat.org/title/naked-...

[Codex]

#719: Page count and description updated.
(Thanks for the handy references.)

[mirada]

Please add the cover and change the description of this book (there's the English description for the Spanish edition - the Spanish description is included in another edition of the same book, so can you copy):

Book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Cover: http://www.amazon.com/Baile-aire-Danc...
Copy this description: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

Thanks!

[Abcdarian]

#721 Done.

[Johnny]

Page modification needed for this book:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

ISBN 0758287100

I just finished reading this book, and the page count should be 333 pages. (The pages after that are a preview for the next book in the series.)

[Johnny]

I'm currently reading this book, and several corrections need to be made for the page:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

First, the ISBN on the page is wrong. The correct ISBN is 9781477829608.

Second, the page count is way off. It's 195 pages.

[Abcdarian]

#724: You are referring to this edition's ISBN: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... The ISBN on the one you linked is fine. Page count changed to match WorldCat.

[Hana]

Hi..
Please Help..
Someone has added Landline by Rainbow Rowell in Indonesia language translation version, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
and he/she got ISBN, publisher, wrong
The ISBN written is 9786027432, while it is supposed to be 9786027432215
The publisher is Penerbit Haru, while it is supposed to be Penerbit Spring

Thank you :)

[Lobstergirl]

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9...

Author's name not formatted correctly.

[Renske]

726-728 done

[Abcdarian]

#730: Done.

[Hana]

Renske wrote: "726-728 done"
Thank you so much Renske :D

[M.M.]

This author has two pages instead of one. They need to be combined, or the doppleganger author removed:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Thanks so much!

[Abcdarian]

#733: Book moved to the correct author. The empty profile will be automatically removed at some point.

[Abcdarian]

#735: Merged Dorothy Mackenzie profiles & combined books.

Combined the Handbook to Literature editions.

[Nonethousand]

Hi all,
please add the cover to the entry below:

Merde in Europe (ISBN13: 9781780896038)

cover image: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.c...
image source: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Merde-Europe...

[Kiri Fiona]

Nonethousand - All done :)

[Nonethousand]

Kiri Fiona wrote: "Nonethousand - All done :)"

Thanks! ^_^

[Johnny]

Page modification needed for this book:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

ISBN 978-1-4012-5513-8

Since this book is an anthology, the book's editor should probably be listed, and according to the indicia, the editor was Rachel Pinnelas. (Gardner Fox wrote only one of the stories in the book.)

Currently reading the book, and my information is hands-on.

[Ulrik]

740 done. Do you want to add more authors and illustrators?

[Johnny]

Ulrik wrote: "740 done. Do you want to add more authors and illustrators?"

Sure. Do you need the entire list?

[Ulrik]

Is it long? It is not strictly necessary, but if you would like to see it entered, we can do that.

[Johnny]

Ulrik wrote: "Is it long? It is not strictly necessary, but if you would like to see it entered, we can do that."

Not too long, but I don't have the book with me at the moment.

[Nonethousand]

Dear librarians,

I noticed that the omnibus Les romans de l'eau (ISBN:
2258057884) was merged with Vingt mille lieues sous les mers (the first title - but not the only one - in the volume). Is it a new policy or was it a mistake?
I personally own this volume and the other three that make the collection Jules Verne et les quatre éléments, so I can give some insights...

1) If the omnibuses have to be merged with the first title in the volume, the following actions must be performed:

- merge Les romans de l'air (ISBN: 2258057892) with Cinq semaines en ballon
- merge Les romans du feu (ISBN: 2258058562) with Voyage au centre de la Terre
- merge Les romans de la terre (ISBN: 2258058554) with Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours

2) Claude Aziza is the Curator for the collection. His role should be updated in Les romans de l'eau and his name and role should be added in the other three.

3) Volume description. I took the time to type the description for the four volumes (it is the same for all four!): it should be changed from Les romans de l'eau (replacing the description of Vingt mille lieues sous les mers shown at the moment), and added to the other three volumes. Please find it at the end of this message.

Thanks in advance, I hope I was clear enough and not too much pedantic! ^_^

-- Description for the Jules Verne et les quatre éléments volumes: --
Jules Verne et son époque : le ciel à conquérir, le monde à découvrir, l’eau à apprivoiser, l'énergie à dompter. Jules Verne et sa mythologie : le volcans qui donnent la vie et la lune qui donne le rêve. Jules Verne, c’est tout cela mais c’est peut-être avant tout le peintre visionnaire des quatre éléments : l’Eau, l’Air, la Terre, le Feu.
C’est par l’EAU, la mer immense, que tout commence et c’est par elle que tout finit. Au fond des gouffres où rôde le Nautilus (Vingt mille lieues sous les mers), par-delà les banquises où se cachent le Pôles (Voyages et aventures du capitaine Hatteras ; Le Sphinx des glaces), sur les flots déchaînés (Le Chancellor).
Lorsque le rêve veut prendre son essor, c’est en l’AIR, dans l’infini du cosmos qu’il s’élance. Vers cet astre lunaire tant chanté (De la terre à la lune ; Autour de la lune) ou vers l’empire du soleil (Hector Servadac). Et s’il redescend dans notre ciel, c’est pour mieux le dompter (Robur-le-Conquérant).
Tout comme la TERRE que sillonnent des voyageurs soucieux de gagner un pari (Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) ou un but - des steppes russes (Michel Strogoff) aux déserts chinois (Les tribulations d’un Chinois en Chine), en passant par les glaces de l’Alaska (César Cascabel).
Et comme le FEU, celui qui gronde dans les entrailles du monde (Les Indes noires), celui qui foudroie du haut du ciel (Maître du monde), celui que les hommes ont apprivoisé (Le Château des Carpathes), celui, enfin, qui plonge jusqu’au royaume des morts (Voyage au centre de la Terre).
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[Arenda]

Nonethousand wrote: "Dear librarians,

I noticed that the omnibus Les romans de l'eau (ISBN:
2258057884) was merged with Vingt mille lieues sous les mers (the first title - but not the only one - in the volume). Is it..."

#743 Just to be clear: merged means deleted on Goodreads, combined/combining is what links different editions of a book together.
Only books with the same content should be combined. So books that are published in multiple parts should not be combined with the complete book. And books that are published in an omnibus edition should not be combined with a single book from the omnibus.

1. Separated Les romans de l'eau from Vingt mille lieues sous les mers.
I have added librarian notes (visible for librarians on the combine and edit page) that mention which books are included. Corrected the librarian note for Eau, as it also only included the first of the books in this omnibus.

2. Done. Editors for fiction books is usually not allowed. Role on Worldcat is "présentée et commentée" which I think is valid to add. (Used your term of Curator).

3. Added the description to all books.

Thanks in advance, I hope I was clear enough and not too much pedantic! ^_^
Thanks for the clear instructions.

One final question: for Air, Worldcat lists a fifth book: Cinq semaines en ballon, that is not mentioned in the description you provided.
See http://www.worldcat.org/title/romans-...

[Nonethousand]

Arenda wrote: "One final question: for Air, Worldcat lists a fifth book: Cinq semaines en ballon, that is not mentioned in the description you provided."
Yes, I confirm the fifth book, but I also confirm that it is not mentioned in the description... I really don't know why they did that! :-/

Thanks again and sorry for the confusion in terminology merge/combine ^_^

[Nonethousand]

Hi all,

the two pages below should be combined:
(one is the Paperback edition, the other Kindle)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Thank you in advance!

[Guatón]

#746 done.

Nonethousand wrote: "Hi all,

the two pages below should be combined:
(one is the Paperback edition, the other Kindle)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
https://www.goodreads.com/bo..."

[Marcelio]

Please Can someone change this book

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

The Author is wrong as well. the correct is only Edyr Augusto

The right data

https://www.skoob.com.br/moscow-11391...

Thanks

[Codex]

#748: Author name amended (to what is printed on the cover—per GR rules). Language changed to Portuguese. Cover and description from Amazon; other missing publishing details from WorldCat.

[Crystal]

Dear Librarians,
As I was inputting one of the books in my collection I noticed that the format information is incorrect.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

I typed in the isbn: 978-0-06-167085-5 that is on the back of my book and the page that came up is trying to tell me that it is a nook edition instead of the paperback that is in my hand. Also the page count should read 396.

I did check on the Barnes & Noble website and the isbn that belongs to the nook edition is: 9780062119018

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/initi...

Could someone please change this information.

[Codex]

#750: Format changed to paperback (was incorrectly: “Nook”).
Page count set to 396 pages.

[Verified: WorldCat ref.: http://www.worldcat.org/title/secret-... .]

[Crystal]

Thank you Codex

I notice the second book has the same issue.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

The isbn: 978-0-06-167135-7 belongs to the paperback and the page count should be 390

The isbn# for the nook edition is 9780062119032

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-c...

[Codex]

#752: Format changed to paperback (was incorrectly: “Nook”).
Page count set to 390 pages.

[Verified: WorldCat ref.: http://www.worldcat.org/title/captive... .]

[M.M.]

this book appears to have 2 titles that need combining.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

and

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

Thanks so much!

[Emy]

#754 done

[mirada]

Hi!

Format information for this book is not correct. It should be "ebook" not kindle.

And publication date is July 5th, 2016.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

Thanks!

[Codex]

#756: Format changed to eBook (appears to be Kobo).
Can you confirm the publication date from a copy you own?

[mirada]

Codex wrote: "#756: Format changed to eBook (appears to be Kobo).
Can you confirm the publication date from a copy you own?"

Yes, I can. You can also check it at amazon.es and amazon.com

[Codex]

mirada wrote: "Codex wrote: "#756: Format changed to eBook (appears to be Kobo).
Can you confirm the publication date from a copy you own?"

Yes, I can. You can also check it at amazon.es and amazon.com"

Really? Please provide links to those Amazon sites for the eBook version—not Kindle.

[Arenda]

#756-759 added date that is mentioned on the publisher's website (imprint) (although no isbn or format is specified there): http://www.seleccionrnr.com/index.php...

[Adrianne]

Wendy H Jones (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... ) and Wendy H. Jones (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... ) are the same person. Could you please combine the entries? Thanks.