How to add my new book's URL

[Ian]

Hi,

I have added my new book The Chinese Trilogy but I want to add a URL where readers may purchase it -

the URL link is

https://www.amazon.com/Chinese-Trilog...

Can someone help me add this please?

thanks

Ian Phillips

[lethe]

The URL link is not for booksellers' sites. There already is a standard Amazon "Get a copy" link on each book page.

[lethe]

You linked to the Kindle edition, but the only editions on Goodreads are a paperback and an ebook (which I have now combined).

Is the ebook available outside Amazon? In that case a separate Kindle edition should be added.

Or did you mean to add the Kindle edition? In that case, the format should be changed and the ASIN added instead of the ISBN.

Ah, I see the Kindle edition was imported to the default profile. Have moved it to your profile (Ian^^Phillips, where ^ denotes a space) and combined with the others: https://www.goodreads.com/work/editio...

[Ian]

Sorry, I am now confused.
It is a Kindle edition that I wish to add the URL for.

The eISBN number for that is 9781788038379

thanks

[lethe]

I have edited my previous comment. There are 3 editions on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/work/editio...

Is this correct?

[Ian]

Hi, and thanks for your help on this -

So there should only be two editions, a Paperback and a Kindle

The URL link where a reader may purchase a 'paperback' edition of this book is
http://www.troubador.co.uk/book_info....

and the URL link to the Kindle edition is here -

https://www.amazon.com/Chinese-Trilog...

[lethe]

According to the publisher's website, it is also available as an ebook. (Kindle editions are only available through Amazon and use an ASIN.)

Have added the publisher's URL to the paperback: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

As I said in my comment #2, the URL field is not for booksellers' links such as Amazon. Readers can define their own book links under the Get A Copy buttons on the book page. The Amazon link is a standard for all books.

[Ian]

Thanks for all your help

[Ian]

Hi -

I have been receiving complaints that when readers select 'get a copy' Amazon' that the link does not work?

It should send readers here

https://www.amazon.com/Chinese-Trilog...


Is there any way I can make sure the link is correct for Amazon?



Ian wrote: "Hi,

I have added my new book The Chinese Trilogy but I want to add a URL where readers may purchase it -

the URL link is

https://www.amazon.com/Chinese-Trilog......"

[Monique]

Ian wrote: "Hi -

I have been receiving complaints that when readers select 'get a copy' Amazon' that the link does not work?

It should send readers here

https://www.amazon.com/Chinese-Trilog...-..."

Ian, I just tested all three editions. The Kindle edition does link directly to the Kindle edition on Amazon just fine. The ebook and paperback edition links don't go directly to the Kindle edition page as is correct since they are looking up the ISBNs. However, both pull up pages that do show the book.

These links are, in effect, searches and neither we nor you have any way to change the search. In short, you have already done all you can do by supplying the ASIN for the Kindle edition.

[Ian]

I just selected it and it said 'book is not available' (I am based in France, so it went via amazon.fr - my sister, who lives in Boston USA, selected the button and it also said the book is not available, so I am not clear how all 3 links work when you select them?

[Monique]

I'm not sure what it is, Ian. I clicked on both the "Kindle ebook $5.99" button and it took me straight to the book and I clicked on the "Amazon" button and it took me straight to the book for the Kindle edition.

[Paula]

Using amazon.co.uk and amazon.com links both find the edition using ASIN B06X3QKHKF, the edition below

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

Looking on amazon.fr it finds this

https://www.amazon.fr/Chinese-Trilogy...

[Paula]

Each user also selects their own buy links - the links are not set by book or author.

You should check yours, done in your account settings

[Ian]

ok thanks for your help