combine and "delete" wrong author name

[Barbara]

this author
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
is actually the correct spelling for my author name that GR policy has written differently... can you please put both books under Barbara G. Tarn?
I also added the Kindle edition for Rajveer the Vampire with the correct name, can you please combine them?
https://www.goodreads.com/work/editio...
By the way, I think this
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
is a duplicated book, the correct one is
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Thank you!

[Arenda]

Moved two books to your profile.
Both editions of Rajveer the Vampire are combined.
Combined both editions of When the Lights Go Out (one is ebook, the other Kindle).

[Barbara]

thank you so much! :)

[Barbara]

while trying to add a new title, I found this...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
if you could link it to my name, I'll add all the info that's missing, cover image and the other editions to that book instead of opening a new one.
Also, if someone wants to create the series, it goes as follow:
Star Minds Snippets
Star Minds
Star Minds Next Generation
Star Minds Next Generation Diaries
and then Star Minds Chasing Stardom. Thank you!

[Michael]

I moved that book to your profile and added Kindle edition from Amazon.

Regarding the series, should those books be marked 1-5 in Star Minds series in that order?

[Barbara]

Michael wrote: "I moved that book to your profile and added Kindle edition from Amazon.

Regarding the series, should those books be marked 1-5 in Star Minds series in that order?"

I guess... although I don't really number the volumes, but that's the chronological order of the stories! :)
Thank you!

[Barbara]

p.s. I'm adding also the last (for now) book, Star Minds Interregnum...
Thanks again!

[Barbara]

another duplicate:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
should be under my name or combined with the correct one
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
(it's even both for the Kindle edition...)
Thank you!

[Michael]

#8 Corrected the author name. Combined the editions and merged the duplicate which had ASIN details in ISBN-13 field.

[Barbara]

please combine this page
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
with my author Barbara G. Tarn page thank you!

[Arenda]

#10 Moved the books to your profile. The empty author profile will be deleted automatically.

[Barbara]

Hi guys
no sure how to proceed, so leaving this in your hands.
B.G. Hope is my discarded pen name. Can it be somehow merged with Barbara G. Tarn?

More specifically this is the old edition of Body Switches
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
This is the new edition (the only thing changed is the author name)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Even the cover is the same, except for the author name.

As for the other books under the discarded pen name:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
the website no longer exists, the amazon author page is almost empty and all those books should be moved under Barbara G.Tarn.

Publisher's page: http://www.unicornproductionsbooks.co...
Up to you and your policies and guidelines.

Thanks!
Barb

[rivka, Former Moderator]

Goodreads does not merge distinct pen-names, and each edition of a work must have the original author name as the first listed author. But we can link things to some degree.

Link to main author profile added to description of pen-name's profile; main author name added as secondary author; non-functional links to old author site removed; other assorted edits done.

[Barbara]

Hello again...
more mispelled name with books that should be combined with mine...
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Thank you, Goodreads policy that confuses my readers... if they add it by spelling the author name like I do, the book will never end up under my profile, sigh!
Anyway, thanks for combining these with my profile Barbara G. Tarn and deleting the "wrong" one... thank you!

[Arenda]

#14 Barbara wrote: "Hello again...
more mispelled name with books that should be combined with mine...
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Thank you, Goodreads policy that confuses my readers..."

Moved the books to your profile. The empty author profile will be deleted automatically.

[Barbara]

Thank you so much! :)

[Barbara]

please combine
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
with mine Barbara G. Tarn, thank you...

[Abcdarian]

#17: Books moved to your profile.

[Barbara]

Abcdarian wrote: "#17: Books moved to your profile."

Thank you...

[Barbara]

right edition:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
(in fact I added the cover image)
wrong to be deleted/merged:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Thank you! :)

[Philip]

#20 - Combined the editions, added the cover from Amazon to the paperback edition. Did not merge/delete, since one edition was ebook and the other was Paperback.

[Barbara]

Thanks - one also had the wrong author spelling since it didn't let me see the metadata...
Anyway, thank you so much! :)

[Philip]

#22- Yeah it was missing the period after the middle initial, I added it.

[Barbara]

Again combine with "wrong" author name, thank you...
this: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
merge into the official one here https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Thank you very much! :)

[Abcdarian]

#24: Books moved to your profile and combined.

[Barbara]

Sorry if I keep using this thread, but I thought it would avoid cluttering. If you want you can combine these two:
English version
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Italian version
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Same book, two languages (translated by the author). Should I check for more "duplicated" books in my list (Italian version + English version)?
Thanks

[☕ Lachgas ♿]

combined.
Yes you can look for more if you want, we can combine them then.

[Barbara]

Thanks Lachgas. Found a couple more.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
goes with
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

and
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
goes with
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

Thank you! :)

[☕ Lachgas ♿]

combined (for Body Switches B.G. Hope added as first author, because that was the author on the oldest edition)

does this one have an english version https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...?

[Barbara]

Yes, but l haven't added it on Goodreads... Do you want me to? Should l add another edition to the ltalian one so you don't have to combine it?

[☕ Lachgas ♿]

You don't have to, but yes you can if you want.
and yes if you going over "add a new edition" then it's combined directly :)

[Barbara]

Hello, can you please combine these bundles?
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
with
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Thank you!

[Lieke]

Barbara wrote: "Hello, can you please combine these bundles?
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
with
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Thank you!"

It is the same book, the number in the links is the same.

[Barbara]

sorry... let me try again:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
and
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
sorry about that. They're one under the other in my list, and I copy-pasted the same number. *feeling dumb*
Apologies...

[Lieke]

No problem, fixed it now.

I tried to find it myself, but I was looking for ...Fever Sun. Guess it is time for me to get some sleep.

[Barbara]

Hi there, sorry to add it to my thread, but I don't know where else to put it. I have added this book https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3... but clearly missed all the Goodreads Authors!

This https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
should be combined with
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

This https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
should be combined with
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

This https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
should be combined with
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

And this https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
should be combined with
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Kari Kilgore doesn't seem to be a Goodreads Author, correct?
Thanks! :)

[Barbara]

A-ha! Yes, that's her, "Until Death" is her book in the bundle! :)
Thank you! I saw other versions of Until Death by Kari Kilgore, by the way...

[Barbara]

Hi again!
Can you please combine this
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
with my author profile?
You may have to combine a few duplicates...
Also, there are translations in this profile (spelled as I spell it, but Goodreads policy added that extra space that makes it confusing for readers), would you like me to point them out (although they have the same cover in Italian and English, so they should be easy to spot)?
Thank you! :)

[Sandra]

Barbara, I can certainly move those books to your profile, but you have 2 followers and they can't be moved by librarians.

It would be better to refer this request to the thread for merging GR authors, so I've referred it, so you don't lose the followers. (I checked and they weren't on your correct profile.)

[Barbara]

Thank you Sandra,
did you do the referral or should I do it? I never had followers on those profiles before! :(
I'm sorry these "wrong" profiles keep popping up, I should probably check more often... I'm sure there are even duplicated books, but clearly Goodreads don't catch them... sigh!

[Barbara]

please combine...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
I changed the title to
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
but it's the same book, thank you! :)

ALSO:
English version: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Italian version: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

[Barbara]

also combine English and Italian version for these:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
with
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

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

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


And these two (duplicated):
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

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

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

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

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

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

[Arenda]

#43 done

#44 done, think I've got them all.
With this many links in one post, it is difficult to keep track which ones are done. An option could be to number them, or to make single posts for each request.
(When creating the post, the links are different, but once posted, the last part of each link is left off, and all look the same.)

[Barbara]

You are right, I'm sorry, next time I'll make different posts for each!
Thank you!

[Barbara]

Hello, can you please combine?
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
This is me, for some reason not tied to Nightly Bites Volume 2...
Thanks!!

[Olivia]

#45 I corrected author name to move the book to your profile.
What book it needs to be combined with?

[Barbara]

Olivia wrote: "#45 I corrected author name to move the book to your profile.
What book it needs to be combined with?"

The book is not duplicated, but if it's not under my profile I cannot add the cover! :) Thanks for combining the wrong author profile with the real one! :)

[Barbara]

Please combine and delete...
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
As per Goodreads policy you've put a space between G. and Tarn, so readers keep adding my books without the space (as I write it) and they don't go under my profile...
There are probably duplicated books in this profile too...
Thanks

[Taco Hidde]

Please remove the non-existing author names T. H. Bakker and D.L. Strauss. They are nowhere mentioned as such in the book. The correct, full names are mentioned already in this entry.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

[Barbara]

Librarians, please... https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... must go! :) Thanks!