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Adding a book by Saadat Hasan Manto - how to?
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You can use this link to add books under Manto. You can find this link by clicking on Saadat Hasan Manto's books on his profile and then clicking on "* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more books, click here. " located at the bottom of the page.Make sure that other editions (different format or language) of these books don't already exist. If they do, go to that specific book and click on "add a new edition" located under book's description section. This ensures that all editions of the same book stay together.
This is applicable to any author profile on Goodreads . Best of luck reading Manto :-)
Michael thanks, didn't catch the link on the bottom! Will get on ti now. Thanks again!
I have removed the ASINs, because they are only used for Kindle and Audible editions on Goodreads.ASINs are used on Amazon to sell second-hand copies of print editions, but they have no meaning outside those single copies.
So do I tell Amazon to add-a-book using the original ISBN? And then add it on GR?
Or should I add the original ISBN in 'description' - there would be no link to Amazon that way though.
I've added the original ISBNs in description. Okay thanks Michael and Lethe - unless there's some other thing you want me to know, kindly delete the topic!
There shouldn't be a link to Amazon with this ASIN, because the copies for sale are the only ones that have that ASIN. Usually ASINs are only assigned to print editions when they contain no ISBN.ISBNs and ASINs should be valid for whole editions, not just single copies. If ISBNs are given in the copies you are reading, you can add those to the ISBN(13) fields. If not, those fields can be left empty.
Noorilhuda wrote: "kindly delete the topic!"We don't delete topics, because they can be useful for researching future questions.
Okay got it Lethe - I didn't know it was link to a second-hand copy! - but the good thing is that it got resolved - books added! Thanks a bunch!
Noorilhuda, the titles should be added in Urdu, and the author name should be added in Urdu in secondary position. Could you change/add that? (Plus also move the ISBN - without hyphens - to the ISBN field.)Thanks!
Do you have the ISBN on the book in hand?If so add it to the ISBN field, if not leave it blank.
If the ISBN is already in use on GR, but on an edition with some differences to yours then you can add the ISBN to the description
I added the Urdu name سعادت حسن منٹو. The books need a little more cleanup (titles in Urdu, ISBN in appropriate field, adding editor, etc)
I don't know what the window of opportunity is for non-librarians to make edits, but if Noorilhuda could post here with the changes, a librarian could add them.
My MAC does not have Urdu software. I did try to change the ISBN but it gave an error as in 'some information on this book may be erroneous' etc. (I see you guys have graciously done it). I checked the 'editor' part on first go, but the option isn't there in Add Books (it simply says 'add an author' 'change the author'). Sorry didn't want to bother.
Thx for helping me understand what adding a book entails.
Bumping in the hope that someone can add the titles in Urdu, or at least post them here.Posting the links since the topic link has disappeared:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
@Lethe, Michael, Paula, I have another query:How do I add the following famous Pakistani (Urdu-language) author on GR?
http://www.dawn.com/news/1220373
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishtiaq...
https://www.facebook.com/Ishtiaq-Ahme...
https://www.facebook.com/InspectorJam...
There is another Ishtiaq Ahmed on GR (who writes non-fiction in English-language). This is a different Ishtiaq Ahmed. He wrote detective novels, popular amongst children. So you can call him a YA author! Actually I wanted to 'like' and rate a book of his and couldn't find him, hence the query.
Also, I don't think his books had ISBN (or at least Amazon has none of his spy novels, or him for that matter!) Does that impede the addition?
Do let me know thank you.
You can add the books, but put an extra space in the author name for differentiating: Ishtiaq^^Ahmed, where ^ means a space. This will separate his books from the single-space writer. Not having ISBNs does not prevent adding the books.
Abcdarian, thanks, huge help. Am about to try this. Thanks.
Is it possible that the author you mean is transliterated as Ishtiaq Ahmad on Amazon and on Worldcat? All book titles are transliterated however...
Abcdarian, I've added Ishtiaq Ahmed as you directed: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
I cannot add his pic in author profile (because Librarians alone can edit and add stuff there). Can you kindly add his pic and bio as given on Dawn newspaper link and further below:
http://www.dawn.com/news/1220373
His bio (mixture of excerpts taken from Dawn/ Express Tribune and Wikipedia):
Ishtiaq Ahmed was born in Panipat c.1941, in the Indian state of Haryana. After partition he migrated to Pakistan. He grew up in Jhang where he did his schooling.
He was a Pakistani fiction writer famous for his spy and detective novels in the Urdu language. He started by writing short stories for children and then wrote his first novel in 1973. He was at his peak of popularity in the '70s to '90s due to his Inspector Jamshed series, Inspector Kamran Mirza series, and Shoki series. As of 2014 he was an editor of the magazine Bachon ka islam and writing novels for Atlantis Publications, Karachi.
He was a rare Urdu author of mystery tales who captured the imagination of children belonging to every stratum of society. But such was the charm of the web of mystery that he weaved through his unparalleled Inspector Jamshed series that a big number of his readers were adult men and women. His language was simple but effective.
Isthiaq Ahmed authored 800 books. Some of the famous and widely read Inspector Jamshed novels are Jeeral Ki Wapsi, Reshmi Parchhaen, Begaal Mission and Geemoof Ka Waar.
He died on November 17, 2015 at Karachi International Airport on his way back to Lahore, before boarding the plane after attending Karachi International Book Fair held at Karachi Expo Centre.
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Koenraad wrote: "Is it possible that the author you mean is transliterated as Ishtiaq Ahmad on Amazon and on Worldcat? All book titles are transliterated however..."@Koenraad, no that is another Ishtiaq Ahmed (he writes non-fiction and on political themes and is already covered under GR). Like I said, I wanted to add an entirely different author, so Abcdarian suggested I give 2 spaces in the new IA's name to distinguish between him and the former one.
Can any of the Librarians help me upload the pic and bio - I've given both in the msg above. Would appreciate it a LOT! Thanks.
rivka wrote: "Having a photo available is not sufficient. The photo must either be clearly public domain, or the photo's copyright holder must have provided permission."Rivka, there's fb page of the author - that would be okay no?:
https://www.facebook.com/AuthorIshtia...
And a fanpage:
https://www.facebook.com/Ishtiaq-Ahme...
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Only if the author has given permission for the photo to be used elsewhere. Fanpages are more of a problem, as they may not own the rights to the images they have posted.
Rivka the author is dead! I don't think he'll mind his pic being used. And if you click on the fan page pics, you'll see that IA was at a public forum (introducing his book in a seminar).
Can the bio be added (with source credit)?
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The author is only fairly recently dead, so it would be a question of what his estate or heirs would give permission for.
rivka wrote: "The bio should be fine. The author is only fairly recently dead, so it would be a question of what his estate or heirs would give permission for."
Great Rivka. Thanks. Who will add the bio? (I don't have the authority).
I understand the U.S. laws on piracy and copyright (as well as owner permission) but I don't see how adding an author's pic in a book-reading site requires heirs' permission (especially when I've given links of the author in public places). Anyways, let me know how to go about it, I'll work something out. Anything is better than a blank page! Thanks again.
Abcdarian, thanks so much! Perfect! Now I'll work on that permission thingy.
Guys, thank you for being so helpful. It's a treat really. Have another query: This one relates to another famous Pakistani writer, Ashfaq Ahmed. He's dead too. He has 2 accounts on GR:
one with pic (spelt 'Ahmed'): https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
one without pic (spelt 'Ahmad'):
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Can GR just retain the pic one and merge or delete the non-pic one? (the correct spelling of his name IS 'Ahmed')
Do let me know if I can do it by myself. Thanks.
#33: Merged the author profiles. You could look over the books and post if any need combining, thanks.
Abcdarian, great, thanks. Very cool!
I want to add the following books (thankfully given on Amazon) to Manto's roster of books, but couldn't find a link (add a book) on his author page.
Kulliyat-e-Manto Vol.1: http://www.amazon.com/Kulliyat-Manto-...
Kulliyat-e-Manto Vol. 2: http://www.amazon.com/Kulliyat-Manto-...
Kulliyat-e-Manto Vol. 3: http://www.amazon.de/Kulliyat-Manto-A...
I know hardcover's ISBN is given as ASIN but just add it because the book is hardcover and I think someone added it on Amazon like this. These are REAL volumes (and have complete works and critiques of Manto's works).
Can you help? I need it added because I'm reading it right now, and couldn't find this version on GR.
Thanks.