Volume Number

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

What is the policy on Volume Numbers in the title?

Should it be
Ange Pitou, Volume II
OR
Ange Pitou

I see it most commonly without the parentheses, so I think that is correct. Still, I'd like to have it verified.

[Arenda]

It is in the manual: https://www.goodreads.com/help/show/2...

See 'Series' and 'omnibus/boxed set editions'
Multiple examples of
Title, Volume X

[lethe]

Elizabeth's example is not really a series though, just a book published in two (or more) parts. It doesn't make much difference, but for the French edition I would put the title as
Ange Pitou: tome II
or
Ange Pitou. Tome II

(Different rules for different languages.)

[Arenda]

lethe wrote: "Elizabeth's example is not really a series though, just a book published in two (or more) parts. It doesn't make much difference, but for the French edition I would put the title as
Ange Pitou: tom..."

Agreed there is not a specific example about a book published in parts. In both parts of the manual I mentioned there are multiple examples of books with Volume in the title. None of these have parentheses.

[lethe]

I agree, the parentheses have to go. There would otherwise be many series called 'Volume' :)

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

Thanks. I thought that was the case. Sometimes I just need to check in to make sure I'm still thinking in the right direction.

[Krazykiwi]

The other danger is autocombine ignores anything in parentheses, and putting the volume information that way is the main reason multivolume books all end up combined together.

[rivka, Former Moderator]

Krazykiwi wrote: "The other danger is autocombine ignores anything in parentheses, and putting the volume information that way is the main reason multivolume books all end up combined together."

This would be my primary concern with using parentheses in such cases.