Not showing the English version

[♥ Rebecca ♥]

Is there a reason why I dont see the English versions when I go to this author's books? I read the English versions in each case, and this is not because of duplicate editions or language issues. And the English version is default if I go to the books through a different route. When I click on any of the foreign titles, it brings me to the main book page where I can switch to the edition I read.

[rivka, Former Moderator]

Looks like the author manually set the English editions as defaults in the time since you took that screenshot.

[♥ Rebecca ♥]

Thats weird. Not when I look at it.

[rivka, Former Moderator]

You're looking at this page, yes? https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...

[♥ Rebecca ♥]

This one. Sorry, I didnt realize I cropped out the author.

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

[rivka, Former Moderator]

Ah! That author is only a listed author on some editions. The editions that will show up on their author page will be the default -- if and only if they are a listed author on that edition. Otherwise, the edition that will show up is the most shelved edition of the work on which they are a listed author.

[♥ Rebecca ♥]

Huh, ok thanks.

[lethe]

Apparently this couple of authors always list both names, even if only one of them appears on the cover. Yesterday I removed her name from a couple of his books. Is it OK to have both names on all their works, with the one on the cover in primary position?

[rivka, Former Moderator]

If the second (uncredited) author is a contributor on those books for which they are not credited, yes. If they are really the same person, and one is a pen-name, yes.

Otherwise, I can't see why.

[♥ Rebecca ♥]

They are a husband and wife and they help each other with their books.

[lethe]

To me, it sounds like they are "editor" of each other's books rather than actual contributors, but I'll wait for rivka's decision.

ETA They credit each other on their profiles:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

[rivka, Former Moderator]

"Help" is pretty vague. Do they have blog posts anywhere describing their process?

[lethe]

Ah I just edited my above comment. Please see their profiles.

[♥ Rebecca ♥]

rivka wrote: ""Help" is pretty vague. Do they have blog posts anywhere describing their process?"

Unfortunately not. I do remember her mentioning that she wrote a sex scene for him in The Sorcery Code but I do not remember where I read that. Whatever you guys decide is good, I was just trying to help make their books look more professional.

[rivka, Former Moderator]

If they are writing scenes for one another's books, that sounds like a contributor to me.

[lethe]

Re-added Anna to four books I deleted her from.

With the 'look inside' function on Amazon I also saw that they both share the copyright for the Mind Dimensions omnibus*, so that's probably the case for their other works as well.

*the 4-book omnibus. Part 0.5-2 only has '©2015 Dina Zales' though (sigh).