Goodreads Librarians Group discussion
note: This topic has been closed to new comments.
Book & Author Page Issues
>
Please delete this book! (pt. 47) [Anyone requests; leave deletions for superlibrarians]
message 501:
by
Lori
(new)
Jan 05, 2018 05:59AM

reply
|
flag

#456-457 done
#458 done (remaining edition has a truncated isbn)
#459 done
#461 done
#464 done
#465 not done, covers are different ("Kommentar").
#466-468 done
#470-471 done
#474 not done, covers are different (position of title vs arm/hand is different)
#475 not done, different formats
#476-480 done
#481 the link is now for a valid Kindle edition. I have merged a duplicate hardcover with truncated isbn for this title in another request.
#482 done
#483 combined them, no merge as the covers are different (most noticable in color of author name). No mention about covers in linked thread: was it used/will it be used for a different format/edition?
#484 (as said in 486) these books were already moved and combined, no need to delete them.
#485 done
#487-491 done
#492 the story is online, not sure if that is considered published, and needs the URL added.
#493 not done, covers are different
#494-#500 done

If it was published online as part of the magazine, it is considered not published.
If it was published online on its own (but it doesn't look like it from the description), it is allowed.

If it was published online on its own (but it doesn't look like it from the description), it is allowed."
That still doesn't change the fact that I'm very hesitant to delete items from GR (as opposed to merging into a valid edition) and deleting the reviews and shelvings.

#502 done
#503 done. Please also link to the valid edition next time. We don't just delete duplicates, we merge them into the valid edition, to keep the reviews and shelvings.
#504 done
#506-508 done
#509 not done, cover is different (author name)
#510 done
#512 that is actually a book, most likely similar to this author: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show..., who publishes compilations of Wikipedia articles.
#516 done
#518 done

It's a duplicate of this: https://www.good..."
Claire, can you please confirm that this cover Swimming Lessons was never used on any copy -- including Advanced Reader Copies, either print or electronic.

It's a duplicate of th..."
No, it was never used either electronically or print. It was an early design which Penguin then rejected. Thanks!

Thanks for confirming.


It will also need a recombine in either case.

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

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

#531 please don't link to edit pages. Also, please don't remove data before requesting a merge, just mentioning is enough. And this seems a different book as it didn't have any recent changes by you. Well, it seems to be a duplicate Kindle edition anyway; merged. The one with the ASIN in the isbn field was Senseless; also merged the duplicate Kindle edition for that book.
#532 please contact Goodreads Support

- https://www.goodreads.com/work/editio...,
- https://www.goodreads.com/work/editio... ( the cover size has been cut differently, but they’re the same edition).
And recombine with the others https://www.goodreads.com/work/editio.... Thanks

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Then recombine with
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
into the audible audio edition
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2....
(I hope this request is correct. The former is labeled "audio cd", but, so far as I could find, there never was such an edition. When I separated it out, the only rating is that of its creator, and her edition gives no further information. Amazon.com lists no audio edition other than audible audio, nor do the 3 major amazon sites overseas that I checked. So it seems likely Gretchen listened to the audible edition 5 months after it became available.)

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Untitled (Stoker & Holmes #5)
by Colleen Gleason (Goodreads Author)
Absolutely zero real information, will all have to be corrected when/if there is a 5th book. Also attracts ratings: two presciently so far giving it 100%.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
The first one wasn't appearing on search for some reason, but when I created the other one it appeared on the author's page.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Another duplicate:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
And a non-existent:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
:)



As a note: separating an edition for merging with another edition that is not the default is a two-step task. First: separate both editions. Second: combine those two editions. You can accomplish this task in one step by using the Separate tool. A book standing alone cannot be merged; it must be paired with the book with which it is to be merged.

535 Done
537 The lack of data is no reason to delete this placeholder. If there is information there will be no new book in that series, it can be deleted. otherwise it can stay till there is information to update it or a real edition for a merge.
538 Done
539 Pending

This is not a note to Support, but a comment in the superlibrarians' thread, and they cannot help you. Staff take a while to respond at the moment, I believe they are having a backlog. So you will have to wait for a bit.

Somebody had just recombined them. These are the editions: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
ETA Ah, there seem to be more. Perhaps Claudio is willing to separate them again and leave a note saying not to combine?

Somebody had just recombined them. These are the editions: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3......"
Post #534/545/547
I’ll try again 🤷🏼♂️ (with Librarian note)
If it’s possible to merge these edition:
https://www.goodreads.com/work/editio... and
https://www.goodreads.com/work/editio... (cover size cut differently, false color? on cover, no more info)
Recombine with the other editions https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Thanks for your time!


#549 Done.


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
("doppione 6" is just a temporary keyword I used to separate the 2 editions)
re-combine with https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...
thanks

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
("doppione 5" is just a temporary keyword I used to separate the 2 editions)
Even though one cover looks brighter, they are the same
re-combine with https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...
thanks

This is not a note to Support, but a comment in the superlibrarians' thread, and they cannot help you. Staff take..."
Yeah.. I know I'm sorry this was in response to the instruction above to contact Support. It was late last night and I might not have been clear. <3

1) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
2) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
3) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Are all duplicates of this book here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
If the duplicates could be deleted that would be fantastic!
In addition, according to its cover, People of the World is in fact a "revised and updated edition of 'National Geographic Book of Peoples of the World,' including all-new material." To that end, it would probably be best to change the status of People of the World to be an updated edition of Book of Peoples of the World (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...).
Thank you!


Goodreads does not delete books that are no longer published.

537 The lack of data is no reason to delete this placeholder. If there is information there will be no new book in that ..."
Proving non-existence is almost impossible, logically.
So anyone can create as a "placeholder" any book they imagine an author might write, and it must stand forever, or until the author dies, even if she never returns to the series.
There is no title, no date, no citation that the book is scheduled. Someone just incremented the number of the last actual book, then gave this imaginary book a 5/5 rating.
Now the series page https://www.goodreads.com/series/9599...
says "Stoker & Holmes Series (5 books)" which is untrue.
It should not say 5 unless there actually are 5.
None of the author's three other series have such placeholders, though most of them probably will have new entries some time in the future.
Every series of books by any author could have an unborn "placeholder" member by this rule.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
then please recombine with
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...


Please don't repeat your request. And quoting message 1 of this thread: NOTE: This thread is for requesting the deletion of true duplicates -- two entries for the same edition of a book. If you need help with anything else (e.g.: moving books off an author's page where they have appeared in error, author disambiguation, combining editions, etc.) please start a NEW THREAD in this folder.
This topic has been frozen by the moderator. No new comments can be posted.
Books mentioned in this topic
A Slippery Slope (other topics)The Fifth Season (other topics)
Swimming Lessons (other topics)
The Mangler (other topics)
Why China? (other topics)
More...