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message 1: by Patricia (new)

Patricia Burroughs (pooks) I did exactly as the FAQ says and even though I put the youtube URL in, Goodreads claims I didn't, as follows:


2 errors prohibited this video from being saved:

Video URL is not a valid YouTube.com/Livestream.com URL
Source must be YouTube.com or Livestream.com


But I added the exact URL, copied and pasted from youtube:

Video URL (from YouTube/Livestream)*
https://youtu.be/duKNABsVxvU <--- the URL I added

Is there a problem with the goodreads site?

I asked this in the Librarians group first and was sent here.


message 2: by Jaclyn (last edited Sep 03, 2017 04:31AM) (new)

Jaclyn (jaclyn_w) | 417 comments Hi Patricia! You'll have to use the URL as it appears in your address bar. In your case this will be:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duKNABsVxvU&feature=youtu.be


message 3: by Patricia (new)

Patricia Burroughs (pooks) Thank you so much!


message 4: by Jaclyn (new)

Jaclyn (jaclyn_w) | 417 comments So glad I could help! :)


message 5: by Patricia (new)

Patricia Burroughs (pooks) I think I went through this once before and it was long enough ago that I forgot. Since my next book trailer goes up in a week or so, maybe I'll remember this time.

Maaaaaybe.

My brain. She likes to play tricks.


message 6: by Jaclyn (new)

Jaclyn (jaclyn_w) | 417 comments Haha! I'm happy to help each time! 😉


message 7: by Patricia (new)

Patricia Burroughs (pooks) Is my video supposed to show up on the book page as well as my author profile?

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

Am I supposed to do something for that to happen? Thanks!


message 8: by rivka (new)

rivka Patricia, it can take a day or two for new videos to show up on the linked book's page.


message 9: by Patricia (new)

Patricia Burroughs (pooks) Oh! So it will happen automatically. Thanks!


message 10: by Patricia (new)

Patricia Burroughs (pooks) Patricia wrote: "Is my video supposed to show up on the book page as well as my author profile?

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

Am I supposed to do something for that to happen? Thanks!"


Unfortunately it has been two weeks and the video still isn't showing up. Is there anything I can do or anyone who can help me?


message 11: by rivka (new)

rivka I see a video on the book page. Right-hand side, about a screen or so down.


message 12: by Patricia (new)

Patricia Burroughs (pooks) I just didn't scroll down far enough. Thanks.


message 13: by rivka (new)

rivka Yeah, book pages have a lot of content competing for space.


message 14: by Paula (new)

Paula (paulaan) | 332 comments Jeffrey wrote: "I'm so excited because my book, Brain Bleed was just nominated for the 2017 Readers Choice Awards! Please vote for it at www.tckpublishing.com/readers-choice-.... You can find it and vote under ..."

Please don't spam groups, your post is inappropriate in this group


message 15: by Patricia (new)

Patricia Burroughs (pooks) Jeffrey wrote: "I'm so excited because my book, Brain Bleed was just nominated for the 2017 Readers Choice Awards! Please vote for it at www.tckpublishing.com/readers-choice-.... You can find it and vote under ..."

You have to be kidding.


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