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Similar problem with me. I have written books as Marko Susimetsä and M. Susimetsä. At the moment the books by M. Susimetsä are orphans (not under my profile).I hope there's a way to combine them or use multiple names somehow. Having multiple profiles would be a clumsy solution, imho.
David wrote: "Hi, there. Sorry if this is a FAQ, but I wasn't able to find an answer. I've published a previous book under "David Dobson," but my new novel is published under "Dave Dobson." I've added my new boo..."David, what is the new book? (Please link to it.) We can put both names on it so that it will show on your claimed profile.
Or you can claim the other profile with a different email address. It's up to you.
Marko wrote: "Similar problem with me. I have written books as Marko Susimetsä and M. Susimetsä. At the moment the books by M. Susimetsä are orphans (not under my profile).I hope there's a way to combine them ..."
Marko, according to GR policy it is acceptable to use a more complete name where only an initial exists on the book, so I have changed the M. books to have Marko. They should appear on your profile after a little while.
David wrote: "Thanks for the help. Here’s my book:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4..."
Ok, your new book is now linked to your profile. It may take a little while to show up in your list.
Scott wrote: Marko, according to GR policy it is acceptable to use a more complete name where only an initial exists on the book, so I have changed the M. books to have Marko. They should appear on your profile after a little while.Excellent! Thank you! Could you do that for my wife as well in the same books? Ulla instead of U. ?
From what I've been able to tell, pseudonyms aren't able to be combined under one author name, but is there anything I can do about this? Would it be better and/or permissible to add a second author account for "Dave Dobson?"
Thanks,
Dave/David