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Background info: Years ago when my physical books were issued I listed each on Amazon as part of the The Gold Lust Trilogy. In 2018 I released new editions of the original books in ebook/kindle format with updated content and within a series titled the Gold Lust Series, along with a new ebook bundle.
The trilogy and ebook series each have 3 books with the same title and same covers.
Now my eBook bundle titled = Gold Lust Series 3-in-1 Bundle (ASIN: B079TY73YL), appears with a shadow Trilogy name added. So the reader sees the following when they visit the book page: Gold Lust Series 3-in-1 Bundle (The Gold Lust Trilogy #1-3).
To confirm go to this page:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Thus, the reader/buyer is confused by the series vs trilogy name. I tried editing the "details" but that didn't remove the (shadow trilogy text). Plus, the system didn't allow me to remove the trilogy series from being associated with the new bundle. Plus, the system did not allow me to add another "new series" to try and solve the issue of two series. Neither could I solve the problem on the "combined" page.
if I could establish 2 series the reader would see the following;
The Gold Lust ebook series
>> Gold Lust Series 3-in-1 Bundle
>> Gold Lust (1)
>> Gold Raid (2)
>> Gold Fire (3)
The Gold Trilogy
>> Gold Lust (Gold Trilogy, #1)
>> Gold Raid (Gold Trilogy, #2)
>> Gold Fire (Gold Trilogy, #3)
At this Goodreads page you see the mixing of the physical books with the bundle.
https://www.goodreads.com/series/230166
Go to this page to see the combined editions:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/combin...
I'd do the fix if I could but I can't.
Ed

I don't see any confusion from a series point of view ~ the shadow text is just the link to the series itself.
GR Policy dictates that books with the same story, whether revised or extended are combined so there isn't anything to fix there.
As to you trying to edit the series, Authors aren't allowed to edit series, that's why you were having difficulties.
If you want buyers to see a particular edition you need to follow the instructions for selecting the default editions, in msg #4.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Series name: Cherry Blossom Girls
Book 1: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Book 2: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
THX