Republished books with substantial changes but same cover/title? New book or edition?

[rivka, Former Moderator]

Jen wrote: "Or do they have to be entered as new editions rather than separate books?"

Yes, and this is true whether you change the title/cover or not. Revised editions of a work are combined with their originals on Goodreads.

[Em]

Jen, in case this helps with any concerns, reviews are linked to the specific editions, and the editions themselves can also have separate descriptions to differentiate them.

[Scott]

True, but the reviews will appear under all editions.

[Scott]

No, series are not edition-specific.

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

They are Edition 1 and Edition 2, etc., just like textbooks and many other nonfiction books.

[rivka, Former Moderator]

Jen wrote: "So what do I do? Old versions are Series A. New versions will be Series B. (Also, this is fiction if that makes a difference)"

If the numbering will be the same, it's fairly easy. Old editions keep the old series name in their title lines; new editions get the new series name in their title lines. And the series page gets edited to show the new series name, with the old one indicated in the series' description.

If the numbering will be different, then two different series pages will be needed. But it's still doable.

[rivka, Former Moderator]

Then there will need to be two separate series. But on each work, the newer series can be set as the first series.

[Tory-Kristen]

Okay, I've been through a lot of these discussion but I need help. My goodreads is a mess (which is my fault for putting it off). I left my publishers and republished my most of my books. Is there a Librarian I can message with directly in a chat to fix all my books? New Links, New covers, updated blurbs? New ASIN numbers etc...

[Scott]

Tory-Kristen wrote: "Okay, I've been through a lot of these discussion but I need help. My goodreads is a mess (which is my fault for putting it off). I left my publishers and republished my most of my books. Is there ..."

You can start a new thread in Book Issues. But we don't change covers or ASINs on the old editions. We create new editions.