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message 1: by Yong-Siang (new)

Apr 16, 2016 04:51AM

Hi,

I am trying to import my bookshelf from another website and I find that many books are not in the database.[1]

It looks like the best thing I could do is to manually add them one by one, but this seems very unproductive. Is there any other way to import them?

(BTW, I find that some of the books are actually present in the database. It's just that those books only have ISBN-10s in the database and not ISBN-13s from my import file. For example, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... only has ISBN-10.)

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https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

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message 2: by Arenda (new)

Apr 16, 2016 05:29AM

Shaform wrote: "For example, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... only has ISBN-10.)"

I've added the isbn13 to that edition.
When you have a link to the book on Goodreads that is missing the isbn13, a librarian can add the isbn13.

What also might work for you, is adding the isbn10 to your file.
You can use an isbn converter, like this one: http://pcn.loc.gov/isbncnvt.html
How imports work, is not a librarian issue, so if you'd like more info on that, please try the Feedback Group: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...

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message 3: by Yong-Siang (last edited Apr 16, 2016 07:02AM) (new)

Apr 16, 2016 06:44AM

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message 4: by Arenda (new)

Apr 16, 2016 06:59AM

I'll start adding the isbn13's in a moment.
Would you mind adding some spaces to have groups of five books? That would make it easier to keep track of which ones are done.

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message 5: by Arenda (new)

Apr 16, 2016 07:28AM

This edition has an incorrect publication year. Should it be 1996, like some of the other books? https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

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message 6: by Yong-Siang (new)

Apr 16, 2016 07:32AM

Right. It should be 1996-12-16.

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message 7: by Arenda (new)

Apr 16, 2016 07:55AM

Shaform wrote: "Right. It should be 1996-12-16."
Corrected to 1996.

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message 8: by Arenda (new)

Apr 16, 2016 07:57AM

I've added the isbn13's to all editions.
There were a few editions where the isbn10 was on one edition and the isbn13 was on another identical edition. I've merged those into one edition.

There is one problematic book left, with isbn10 and isbn13 on two editions.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
The edition you linked to has HuangChuan Hong as author, were all other editions have Hiromu Arakawa as author. I suspect that the author on your edition is incorrect? Or is it the translator?

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message 9: by Yong-Siang (new)

Apr 16, 2016 04:49PM

Hi Arenda,

Hiromu Arakawa = 荒川弘

And if 荒川弘 is transcribed with Hanyu Pinyin, it becomes HuangChuan Hong.

I suppose "Hiromu Arakawa" should be more correct in this case.

Thanks!

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message 10: by Yong-Siang (last edited Apr 16, 2016 10:16PM) (new)

Apr 16, 2016 10:14PM

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message 11: by Renske (last edited Apr 17, 2016 12:01AM) (new)

Apr 16, 2016 11:06PM

From no ISBN13:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7... ISBN13 was put in ISBN10 and is missing the last 3 digits.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... ISBN is not valid
Others from that group done and first 3 groups from 'no ISBN10'

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message 12: by Yong-Siang (last edited Apr 16, 2016 11:27PM) (new)

Apr 16, 2016 11:16PM

Renske wrote: "From no ISBN13:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7... ISBN13 was put in ISBN10 and is missing the last 3 digits.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... ISBN is not valid
others from tha..."

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...
9573321645 / 9789573321644

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
957332153X / 9789573321538

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message 13: by Arenda (new)

Apr 17, 2016 02:47AM

Shaform wrote: "Hi Arenda,

Hiromu Arakawa = 荒川弘

And if 荒川弘 is transcribed with Hanyu Pinyin, it becomes HuangChuan Hong.

I suppose "Hiromu Arakawa" should be more correct in ..."

Merged the duplicate edition.
Here is your edition: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

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