Store book links problems

[Lisa]

I've read other posts about this, but I am unsure if my problem is different.

I've combined the different ebook and paperback versions for my book. There was a version previously self-published that has been moved to Pronoun. What I don't understand is why the store book links are working for Amazon and B&N but are broken on Kobo and iTunes. The live links for my book for their retailers are below.

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

https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-...

https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebo...

Can anyone help? I've checked my ASIN and ISBN numbers. They are accurate for the different formats that are combined.

Thanks,
Lisa
Lisa M. Mattson

[Krazykiwi]

Links are customised per user: you can never be sure any particular user has any of the store links (and they may have several more you don't have, because they can add their own).

That said, links also work per edition. The Amazon link will only work on Kindle editions with ASIN's, and paperback/hardware editions with ISBN's, if Amazon sells those. The Kobo link will only work on an edition for sale at Kobo, which may be the one with the ISBN (if that's what you gave them) or with a KOBO id.

So basically, add editions for each of the ISBNs that are available on those stores, use the Kobo specific ID if that entry has one.

If you'd prefer a librarian add the editions, I know you just gave the links, but as librarians, we aren't allowed to go fetch data from non-Amazon bookseller pages ourselves, although we can use it if you provide it here (that is, which isbn's and formats are also available that don't already have editions)

[Lisa]

Krazykiwi wrote: "Links are customised per user: you can never be sure any particular user has any of the store links (and they may have several more you don't have, because they can add their own).

That said, link..."

Thanks for your response.

The ebook edition of my book listing is:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... (there are two other Kindle editions and a paperback also listed)

I don't see a Kobo ID anywhere on this page.
https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebo...
I only see the ISBN, which is 9781508091943.

This ebook ISBN is for the publisher Pronoun, publishing to Amazon, Kobo, iTunes, Google Play and B&N.

Here is the iTunes listing:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/the-...

There is no ID other than what's in the URL for iTunes. ID1073133808. When I search that on the internet, I don't see anything.

Are you saying I should create separate kobo and iTunes editions and then combine them with the Pronoun ebook edition? Since the ISBN is correct and there are no book IDs displayed on iTunes or Kobo, I don't understand how this would fix things.

[lethe]

FWIW, the ebook link you gave (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...) works for me for both Kobo and iBooks.

GR doesn't add specific editions for either, just the format 'ebook' and the ISBN. So no need to add extra editions.

[Krazykiwi]

That would fix it if the KOBO edition had an id instead of an isbn, then yes (this happens when people self-publish e-books without ISBNS). Itunes only searches by ISBN as far as I know.

So you don't seem to need any more editions. You just need to be *on* the right edition to search a particular store. E.g. you can't be on the kindle edition and search anything other than the Amazon store, it won't work. And from the e-book with ISBN edition, all the other stores will work, but the Amazon one won't.

[Lisa]

Oh, now I understand. When I'm on the ebook edition, the iTunes and Kobo links are working fine. Thanks!

On a separate note, any chance you could tell me how I can delete a discontinued book that was never reviewed or read? I made short ebook of different chapters of The Exes in My iPod to try to drum up interest. They are no longer for sale, and neither is The Exes in My iPod.

The Exes in My iPod: Michael

[Krazykiwi]

GR Policy is to retain all published books for readers to catalogue.

(FWIW, please don't remove the descriptions of discontinued books, you can ADD a line to the top of the descriptions to say they are out of print, but don't replace the descriptions.)