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message 2: by Alex (last edited Dec 21, 2014 03:26PM) (new)
Dec 21, 2014 03:26PM

Alex | 2736 comments Added all books except the fourth one to the indicated series.

Fourth one's series may be an imprint (a series based on a theme rather than a setting or connected characters), in which case the series itself should be deleted.

On another note, please separate the authors into different author fields; do not add all the authors into one, or they will not be connected to their profiles. The order they should go in is the order on the cover, unless an editor is indicated (only for anthologies) in which case the editor should go first.

If you wish to indicate which author wrote what story, please do so in the description field. :)


message 3: by Roger (new)
Dec 21, 2014 03:40PM

Roger Martensson | 30 comments Thanks.. Regarding authors I stand corrected. Will do so in the future.

Regarding the omitted book. According this link: http://www.harlequin.com/storeitem.ht...
it's a real series.


message 4: by Alex (last edited Dec 21, 2014 05:35PM) (new)
Dec 21, 2014 03:49PM

Alex | 2736 comments No problem! :)

About the fourth book, what particular publishers, or even authors consider series does not always coincide with what GoodReads considers a series. According to GR, series must have a common setting or interconnected characters to be considered as such. From the description, these appear to only have a common theme, so I've asked more experienced librarians for confirmation.

ETA: Since they're three books from the same author, it's not possible to be certain whether or not there are connections between the books, without the input from a reader, so adding the fourth book to the series as normal. I've found out, thanks to Rivka, that the three male protagonists have a business together, so definitely a series and retained.


message 5: by Roger (new)
Dec 21, 2014 05:53PM

Roger Martensson | 30 comments Thank you very much.
you probably saw that in the romance genre there is lots and lots of miniseries. =)


message 6: by Alex (last edited Dec 21, 2014 06:04PM) (new)
Dec 21, 2014 06:03PM

Alex | 2736 comments Oh yes, I definitely have! I've recently been working with tons of 1970s Harlequin editions and I've become very familiar with those sorts of romances! The other day, I was adding books to one such series and then was informed that it was not considered one by GR standards, so now I check whichever ones seem unrelated against the senior librarians. :)


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