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Questions (not edit requests) > I sent all data needed to approve myself as author but every time mail says that my application cant be done inspite i already sent all what do u want

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message 1: by د.ماريو (new)

د.ماريو ممدوح | 12 comments Can i get help pls???


message 2: by Miriam (new)

Miriam | 1831 comments Mario,

Librarians are not staff, we are volunteers.
You will want to contact staff directly. I recommend sending them a link to the author profile you are trying to claim.

https://www.goodreads.com/about/conta...


message 3: by د.ماريو (new)

د.ماريو ممدوح | 12 comments I got message saying.. sorry sidewalk


Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂  | 2318 comments Mario wrote: "I got message saying.. sorry sidewalk"

Is your book on Goodreads yet?

Can you link to it?

If the answer to one or both of these questions is no, please use the Contact Us link at the top of this group.

If the answer to one or both of these questions is yes, a librarian can take a look at the book & see if we can offer some insight.

But only staff can create an author profile.


message 5: by د.ماريو (new)

د.ماريو ممدوح | 12 comments Yes i have a book on good reads and i can link it
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


message 6: by Miriam (new)

Miriam | 1831 comments Mario,

It is just the one book title, correct? If so I can combine the editions.
What formats was the book published in?
Can you post the full ISBN? The edition that has the ISBN has it in the wrong field so it didn't save properly.
Do you have a link to the publisher or to a website with the book for sale (Amazon if possible)?

The more information, the better the chances of staff having everything they need to approve the application.


message 7: by د.ماريو (new)

د.ماريو ممدوح | 12 comments Yes the 2 titles for same 1 book,
ISPN is 978-977-6815-04-4
Book is available online at bookbuzz.com


message 8: by د.ماريو (new)

د.ماريو ممدوح | 12 comments Help please to claim my request😓


message 9: by lethe (last edited Mar 28, 2020 03:47AM) (new)

lethe | 16359 comments Mario wrote: "Help please to claim my request😓"

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Did you click on the 'Is this you? Let us know' link at the bottom of that page? If you already did, please see message #2 and contact staff. Librarians cannot help with this.

Please remember that it is the weekend now and also there is a corona crisis going on, so it may take some time before your application is dealt with.

ETA I combined the editions and corrected the ISBN on the hardcover edition, but it says the ISBN is wrong. Please check. Also, is there only one edition (the hardcover)?


message 10: by د.ماريو (new)

د.ماريو ممدوح | 12 comments Yes just one edition
978-977-6815-04-4


message 11: by د.ماريو (new)

د.ماريو ممدوح | 12 comments The ispn is true and there is only the written version of the book, not available pdf


message 12: by د.ماريو (new)

د.ماريو ممدوح | 12 comments And i did so much times, every time, isend all requirnments needed for approval and got negative result


message 13: by lethe (new)

lethe | 16359 comments I merged (=deleted) the duplicate editions and moved the cover to the remaining one: https://www.goodreads.com/work/editio...

There is nothing else librarians can do for you. Hopefully your author application will be dealt with soon, but it may take a while (generally two weeks, but probably longer now).


message 14: by د.ماريو (new)

د.ماريو ممدوح | 12 comments I wrote my name in author profile in arabic, but my name in my account that i talk to u from it now in english, will this affect the approval process??


Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂  | 2318 comments Mario wrote: "I wrote my name in author profile in arabic, but my name in my account that i talk to u from it now in english, will this affect the approval process??"

Sorry, no idea. There is a link in message 2. Please use that to ask staff.


message 16: by د.ماريو (new)

د.ماريو ممدوح | 12 comments https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5... pls remove this version of the book completley because I have another main one


message 17: by د.ماريو (new)

د.ماريو ممدوح | 12 comments No, the already existing thing is the hardcover,So pleaese remove the paperback


message 18: by Emily (new)

Emily | 17605 comments I deleted the paperback.


message 19: by د.ماريو (new)

د.ماريو ممدوح | 12 comments THANKS. I have a question. Previously, I was sending my author claim application and the reply comes to me in the next day refusing the submission, now i sent it 2 days ago but i have no reply now,...my ask is how long it takes for submission in normal days?? I know that world now suffering from pandemic disease but as i asked i want to know how long in normal days, and can i consider this delay in the reply means submission because the refusal email always comes to me the nxt day after sending the request


message 20: by rivka, Former Moderator (new)

rivka | 45177 comments Mod
As has been explained several times, Goodreads Librarians are not employees of Goodreads, but volunteers. They have no control over approvals of Goodreads Author status. If you are having a problem with yours, you'll need to use the Contact Us link on the Help page.

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