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Book & Author Page Issues > Please delete this book! (pt. 42) [Anyone requests; leave deletions for superlibrarians]

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message 51: by John (new)

John Logsdon (john_p_logsdon) | 17 comments Hi ... one of my beta readers got a little excited and posted my book up before release. I'm not releasing the book until March 17th 2017, but they put it up today. :)

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

Can someone remove it please?

Thank you.

-John


message 52: by rivka, Former Moderator (new)

rivka | 45177 comments Mod
John wrote: "Hi ... one of my beta readers got a little excited and posted my book up before release. I'm not releasing the book until March 17th 2017, but they put it up today. :)"

Edited publication date, which makes it clearly not yet published. But we would not delete a book record in this case.


message 54: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (jennyunderpants) | 668 comments Stray: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Please merge into the default.


message 55: by Cassandra (last edited Mar 01, 2017 09:20AM) (new)

Cassandra (cassanj) | 4919 comments Please merge https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1... and recombine.

Reverted changes made by the author, which left the edition to be merged designated as an ebook edition with the duplicate ASIN for the Kindle edition to be merged into.


message 56: by Camilla (last edited Mar 01, 2017 10:10AM) (new)

Camilla Monk (camilla_monk) | 25 comments Hi,

can you please delete this book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

It's an empty duplicate of this (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...) generated by Smashwords (again...).

Thank you for your help! :)


message 57: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (jennyunderpants) | 668 comments Please merge: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1... and recombine


message 58: by Beth (new)

Beth Michele (bethmichelewriter) | 32 comments Hello!

I added two editions of PAPERBACK for my book Behind His Lens. Can you please delete one of the PAPERBACKS?

Here is the link!

https://www.goodreads.com/work/editio...

Thank you so much!!

Beth Michele


message 60: by Moloch (last edited Mar 01, 2017 12:28PM) (new)

Moloch | 3975 comments please delete this duplicate https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
AND move ISBN13 to the correct one with ISBN10

the white cover you see is wrong, it was for this other edition https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3... that I've just created. I was told not to delete covers (even if wrong) or move ISBNs before asking for merge.

recombine with https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...

thanks


message 61: by Alex (last edited Mar 07, 2017 08:47AM) (new)

Alex | 2736 comments #33 The covers seem to be the same image with different lighting to me. More concerning to me is the pub. year difference. The 2009 edition is described as the "2nd Edition", but does that necessarily mean that the 2005 edition shares the same ISBN? There is more than one record for each date, so I am not inclined to think these are mistakes, and I can't research it very well, as I do not know Arabic. In any case, I have queued the most popular edition for merge, as that is a duplicate of the second most popular. The rest will have to wait for this merge to complete either way. ETA: Most popular edition merged, queued other 2009 edition for deletion Done.

#37 Queued for deletion. Done and re-combined.
#38 Skipped. Please combine with the work it was originally published as part of before requesting merge.
#39 Queued for deletion. Done.
#40 Queued for deletion. Done and re-combined.
#41 Skipped.

#42 There was an ISBN removal against policy. Reverted, completed record and separated with the edition ISBNs had been moved to. Queued latter for deletion. Done and re-combined.
#43 Queued for deletion. Done and re-combined.
#44 Skipped. Should probably wait for the other merge to resolve and then do them all in one go.
#45 Queued for deletion. Also separated and queued a duplicate paperback edition. Done, however, somehow both paperback editions were deleted. I have re-created the edition: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
#46 Skipped. Not sure about those covers, seem like they might be for different dimension hardcovers. Maybe a more experienced super-librarian can decide.
#47 Queued for deletion. Done and re-combined.
#48 Separated and queued for deletion. Done and re-combined.

#49 Wow, such terrible things have happened to the Twilight books. There had been two bad cover changes. Reverted to the record's original cover, made an ACE for one, and adapted the duplicate edition for the other. Then recombined with the rest.

For the blank edition with publication date, I tracked down a 2005 "Crepúsculo" edition on worldcat and corrected on the relevant GR record, then queued blank edition for deletion. Done and re-combined.

#51 Similarly, this edition of twilight had a bad cover change. I reverted it and adapted the duplicate into an ACE (though, to be honest, I doubt this cover really is associated with the collector's edition, however it was added to the record with the ISBN and I can't prove otherwise). Re-combined with the rest.

#53 Not done. Those covers are not the same. I could not confirm the ISBN for the one without the cover, so I did not make it into an ACE.

#54 Queued default for deletion. (ETA: Done) The other duplicate will have to wait till merge has resolved.
#57 Queued for deletion. Done and re-combined.
#58 Queued for deletion. Done and re-combined.
#59 Queued for deletion. Done and re-combined. Reminder: Descriptions for out-of-print editions.
#60 Queued for deletion. Done and re-combined. The one you wanted deleted had the same data plus the ISBN information.
#61 Queued for deletion. Done and re-combined.

#62 Separated paperbacks as ebook was most popular and Queued for deletion. (ETA: Done and re-combined) Please be aware deletion queues are backlogged, so it may be 2-3 weeks before the deletion goes through. Until that time, do not combine the paperbacks with any other edition (or use the auto-combine feature).

#63 Queued for deletion. Done and re-combined.
#64 Incorrect cover deleted as was for edition by different, unrelated publisher. ISBN moved and edition queued for deletion. (ETA: Done and re-combined). Thank you but, in future, it would be helpful if you shared your reasoning for considering a cover invalid.


message 65: by Vivika (new)

Vivika Widow (vivikawidow) | 4 comments I'm looking to change the cover for this title and delete any of the images used previously. This title has been rebranded as a graphic novel series. The original novels are no longer available.

Thanks :-)

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


message 66: by Alex (new)

Alex | 2736 comments #69 This is not the thread for this request. As explained in the first post, it is for requesting the deletion of true duplicates.

I can say that your request does not sound like one that would be performed by librarians, as GR is a database of all books ever published and thus includes even out-of-print editions. For further help, please start a new thread in this folder.


message 67: by Brandon (new)

Brandon Young | 3 comments Hi!

I'm not sure if this is the right place for this, but I need to remove two books from my author profile:
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

They're not mine. Also, it says my books have an average rating of 1.0, although I don't actually have any ratings yet.

Thanks!


message 68: by Emy (last edited Mar 02, 2017 05:14AM) (new)

Emy (emypt) | 5037 comments #71 To steal from Alex: "This is not the thread for this request. As explained in the first post, it is for requesting the deletion of true duplicates."

Please see Alex's comment in the post directly above yours for further information.


message 70: by Iris (new)

Iris Norton | 234 comments https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
These two are 文庫本.
単行本 and Kindle has been filed.


message 71: by Allan (last edited Mar 02, 2017 09:35AM) (new)

Allan Kycler (caladan) | 1 comments Please delete this one. Or marge with one below. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

There is another one with all values correctly added and with much more details.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Both are Polish editions and it's same book. I think someone added this book without even searching...


message 72: by Scott (new)

Scott | 8586 comments Vivika wrote: "I'm looking to change the cover for this title and delete any of the images used previously. This title has been rebranded as a graphic novel series. The original novels are no longer available. "

Reversed your changes. If your books have been "rebranded" in a different medium then you will need to create new works. Do NOT change the existing books.


message 73: by Diego (new)

Diego Budiño Parreño | 16 comments Please delete this (ISBN 10): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
to be merged with this (ISBN 13): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

and recombine with The woman in black:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

Thanks.


message 74: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (jennyunderpants) | 668 comments Please merge: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

The edition to be merged was one of the individual books from the box set. It should then be recombined back with https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...


message 75: by Cassandra (new)

Cassandra (cassanj) | 4919 comments Please merge with default https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...


message 76: by Alex (last edited Mar 07, 2017 09:00AM) (new)

Alex | 2736 comments #66 Queued for deletion. Done.
#67 Queued for deletion. Done.
#68 Queued for deletion. Done.

#73 Working on this... 3 bad cover changes made into ACEs and linked to the original edition, plus a couple I picked up while looking through the "A Tale of two Cities" paperbacks. Better quality cover moved. Duplicate editions queued for deletion. Done and re-combined.

#74 Those are not the same, the covers are different. I have noted one as an Alternate Cover Edition, as I was able to confirm it had the same ISBN from amazon. I have updated the publication date to the date the image was uploaded, because it is as close to the date of the cover change as I can guess. I added the transliteration in square brackets and have combined with the rest of the editions of this book.

#75 The one with more details actually had an invalid ISBN (started with 0 instead of 8). Completed the other and separated the two together. In future, please combine editions you wish to be merged prior to request. Queued invalid record for deletion. Done and re-combined.

#77 Queued for deletion. Done and re-combined.
#78 Queued for deletion. Done and re-combined.
#79 Queued for deletion. Done.


message 77: by Beth (new)

Beth Michele (bethmichelewriter) | 32 comments Hi Alex!

For #62, I just wanted to make sure you are just deleting one paperback for Behind His Lens, and NOT the ebook. I have all my reviews under the ebook :) I panicked because I clicked on my book link and for a second didn't see the reviews of the ebook.

Please advise!

Thank you!

Beth Michele


message 78: by Alex (last edited Mar 03, 2017 12:26PM) (new)

Alex | 2736 comments #62/65/81 Hi Beth, the ebook is absolutely fine, I've separated it from the paperbacks so that the duplicate is merged properly. Because of the deletion process, you must not re-combine the two until it has been completed. This may take a couple of weeks, due to maintenance, so please be patient. :)

ETA: Here is the ebook, for your peace of mind: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
While they are separate, the ebook's reviews stay with it. When we it is ok again to re-combine, they will show for all editions.


message 79: by Beth (new)

Beth Michele (bethmichelewriter) | 32 comments Thank you Alex! I really appreciate it!

Beth


message 80: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (jennyunderpants) | 668 comments Please merge and recombine: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...


message 81: by Alex (last edited Mar 07, 2017 09:03AM) (new)

Alex | 2736 comments #84 Queued for deletion. Done and re-combined.

All done to this point, except skipped posts in my post #65.


message 82: by Cassandra (new)

Cassandra (cassanj) | 4919 comments Please merge https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1... and recombine


message 83: by Rebecca (new)

Rebecca Shelton (rebeshelton) | 8 comments Please delete this paperback duplicate The Sacrament


message 85: by rivka, Former Moderator (last edited Mar 03, 2017 05:24PM) (new)

rivka | 45177 comments Mod
Please remove the specific user's name from your post, as that is not permitted in this group.

Edit: Since the post was not edited to remove the user's name, it has been deleted.

That duplicate ebook edition has been marked as queued for deletion. The ASIN should not be added to it. Rather a new edition -- with format Kindle -- should be added instead. It should be added to the paperback edition (using the add a new edition link), not to the ebooks which are separated because of the pending deletion.


message 86: by David (new)

David Raz (davidraz) | 12746 comments Rather than remake 35 entries, would a super-librarian be willing to have a look here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

If this is not appropriate let me know and I will make the 35 requests here.


message 87: by Alex (last edited Mar 03, 2017 05:34PM) (new)

Alex | 2736 comments [Deleted post #89] What you are requesting in this post is not a merge of true duplicates, which is the purpose of this thread (which would remove one record, moving all reviews to its duplicate), but a combination (which I have done) for which you should have started a new thread in this folder.

#60/65/[Deleted post #89] As Rivka pointed out and I had noted on the record, it is queued for deletion, following your assertion in #60 that it was a duplicate with the ebook with ISBN edition. Due to delays in deletions, it may take 2-3 weeks for this to resolve. During that time, you must not combine it with the rest of the editions, so that the ebook reviews are properly merged into the ebook record.

I have separated the Audiobook edition from the ebooks and created your Kindle edition here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
If there are more editions of this book to be added, please add them to this set, not the ebooks.

If you have any issues not related to the deletion of duplicates (as described in the first post of this thread), please post in a new thread in this folder.


message 90: by rachel, x (new)

rachel, x (typedtruths) | 1368 comments This edition seems to have a truncated ISBN13: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
of this edition: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
but the details are different? Not sure what to do with that so I haven't separated them yet.


message 94: by Alex (last edited Mar 07, 2017 09:29AM) (new)

Alex | 2736 comments #86 Queued for deletion. Done and re-combined.
#87 Separated duplicate editions and queued for deletion. Done and re-combined.
#88 Queued for deletion. Done.
#90 Skipped for now, but I have added that thread to my project bookmark folder.
#92 Worldcat agrees, publisher changed to "Modern Library". Cropped & added cover. Queued for deletion. Done and re-combined.
#93 Queued for deletion. Done.
#95 Queued for deletion. Done.
#96 Queued for deletion. Done.
#97 Queued for deletion. Done and re-combined.


message 95: by Deon (last edited Mar 03, 2017 06:10AM) (new)

Deon (deonva) | 3718 comments Rachel wrote: "This edition seems to have a truncated ISBN13: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
of this edition: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
but the det..."


96, it actually should be an alternate cover, the top is different


message 96: by rachel, x (new)

rachel, x (typedtruths) | 1368 comments Not sure whether are ACE editions or duplicate editions with different quality photos?

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

Didn't separate in case it was the latter.


message 100: by rachel, x (new)

rachel, x (typedtruths) | 1368 comments #101: Thank you!


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