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Feb 05, 2020 01:34PM
OK, so I added my latest book, The Annotated White Company, put my author name in the description and it is now associated with Doug Elliott (620388) -- whoever that is? -- rather than my Goodreads Author profile Doug Elliott (6705874). Can someone please help? Plus the "other" Doug Elliott (620388) is listed as having some of my books. I really need to get this mess corrected. Can you help? ...Doug
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Thanks so much for your help. If I search for "Doug Elliott" the books that should belong to me: i.e., "Doug Elliott (Goodreads author)" are:- The Link (16170803): this is shown correctly, but there us another copy of The Link (19053453) which is attributed to the "other" Doug Elliott
- The Annotated White Company (51001296) - this is shown correctly
- Sherlock Holmes: the Australian Casebook (34760746) - as Contributor
- The Complete Sherlock Holmes, Volume 2 (24397147) - as Introduction. The same book is also listed as "Sherlock Holmes: Volume 2 (Knickerbocker Classics)"(41055299)
- Sherlock Holmes, Volume 4 (28964101) - as Introduction
I have nothing to do with any other books listed by my name. There is another Doug Elliott who appears to write nature books, but I don't understand how the Doug Elliott account was created that claims my books. What I'm wondering is if in the past I have somehow created two accounts. Or is it a default placeholder created when a book is added by an author with no Goodreads account?
In any case, whatever you can do to sort this out would really be appreciated.
Cheers,
...Doug
Doug wrote: "Or is it a default placeholder created when a book is added by an author with no Goodreads account?"This is correct. If a book by you is imported it might be imported to the default profile, and we can just move it.
If you add your own book, you will need to put *two spaces* between your first and last name in order for it to be on your profile.
