How to add ISBN to a book which is incorrectly associated with another book

[Arun]

I've added a book today of which ISBN is now currently associated with another book.

How will I correct it.
Book is: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
ISBN is: 9788122606911

[rivka, Former Moderator]

Sounds like the second kind of alternate-cover edition: https://www.goodreads.com/help/show/8...

[Arun]

nope. they are totally different books.
Have a look at the link and do a search with given ISBN first please.

[rivka, Former Moderator]

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.

[Lesley]

The title this isbn is attached to has a different isbn in WorldCat. I will correct the GR records to match the WorldCat record.

[rivka, Former Moderator]

Ella's Gran wrote: "The title this isbn is attached to has a different isbn in WorldCat. I will correct the GR records to match the WorldCat record."

No, please do not do that. It does sometimes happen that ISBNs get reused, and Goodreads practice in such cases is to keep the ISBN with the book or edition under which it is first entered here.

[Arun]

hmm, I ain't sure that's the best option. I'll try to get my hands on the other title and cross check the ISBN. may be it's incorrectly entered into.

[rivka, Former Moderator]

Unless you are the user who entered the other book, that wouldn't prove there wasn't also an edition with that ISBN.

[Arun]

@rivka: huh, Are you saying that each edition of same book will be having different ISBN?

[Emy]

Arun - it is entirely possible, yes. Depends on the publisher.