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message 1: by Matthew (new)

Matthew Willis | 16 comments Hello. Apologies if this is in the wrong place or inappropriate.

There are a number of books I've written or co-written that seem to automatically be attributed to another author of the same name. Would it be possible to move them to my profile? They are as follows:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...


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

(I should be listed on the above two as Editor as well as author)

And this one that's forthcoming (though I haven't actually written it yet, so to see it here is fun)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

There are another couple that have not been added yet, so I shall add those through my author dashboard


message 3: by Wynn (new)

Wynn (wynnga) | 1074 comments You are Matthew^^^Willis.

Books moved to your profile and title of "editor" added.


message 4: by Matthew (new)

Matthew Willis | 16 comments Wonderful, thankyou!

Is there any way to add a cover image to the Fairey Flycatcher book?


message 5: by Abcdarian (new)

Abcdarian | 26579 comments Cover added from Amazon.


message 6: by Matthew (new)

Matthew Willis | 16 comments Lovely, you're a star.


message 7: by Abcdarian (last edited Sep 28, 2016 05:20PM) (new)

Abcdarian | 26579 comments Found the Barracuda under Matt Willis, also another edition of Daedalus. Moved to your profile. Edit: Found a few more under the single-space Matthew Willis.


message 8: by Matthew (new)

Matthew Willis | 16 comments That's brilliant. Is there any way to make sure new books come out under my name from the beginning in future? I'll have two novels coming out soon


message 9: by Abcdarian (last edited Sep 29, 2016 08:41AM) (new)

Abcdarian | 26579 comments If you add the books yourself (with ISBN/ASIN) before the automatic imports arrive you can put your author name with 3 spaces between first and last names (Matthew^^^Willis, ^ = space) and they will go directly to your profile.

Extra spacing is how Goodreads sorts same-name authors' books; it doesn't affect searches or anything else. Otherwise I'm afraid you just have to keep an eye on that other Matthew profile (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...) and request books be moved, which is something librarians do all the time, no problem.


message 10: by Matthew (new)

Matthew Willis | 16 comments Thanks, much appreciated


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