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Book & Author Page Issues > This book is not mine, please move it (part 8)

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message 301: by Jaqueline (new)

Jaqueline Kyle | 21 comments Hello,
There are many Richard Lewis authors. My client's author profile is:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

There are 29 books that are not his. This one is his:
The Paranormal Christian

Thanks so much for your help!


message 302: by Scott (new)

Scott | 8560 comments Jaqueline wrote: "Hello,
There are many Richard Lewis authors. My client's author profile is:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

There are 29 books that are not his. This one is his"


If that is his only book, then there are 149 others that need to be moved. Please contact support about this.


message 303: by Keith (new)

Keith Stevenson (keithstevenson) | 20 comments Hi This book has appeared on my author profile - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
I didn't write it. Please can it be removed from my profile?
Thanks


message 304: by Suzi (new)

Suzi | 8661 comments Jaqueline wrote: "Hello,
There are many Richard Lewis authors. My client's author profile is:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

There are 29 books that are not his. This one is his:
[book:Th..."


His book is not even published under the name Richard Lewis, but under Richard D. Lewis. I have contacted support myself.


message 305: by Matthew (new)

Matthew Hunt | 6 comments Books by other authors with the same name have been successfully deleted from my profile, thank you. But my statistics (reviews and average rating) are still based on those other books.

I have only 1 "distinct work": https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...

Is it possible to limit my stats to only this book?


message 306: by Suzi (new)

Suzi | 8661 comments Matthew wrote: "Books by other authors with the same name have been successfully deleted from my profile, thank you. But my statistics (reviews and average rating) are still based on those other books.

I have on..."


the statistics are among the last things to update. Goodreads is heavily cached, and it takes awhile for all edits to synchronize.


message 307: by Matthew (new)

Matthew Hunt | 6 comments I see, thank you.


message 308: by Sadie (new)

Sadie King | 88 comments Hello,

Please can you move my book to my profile. It's on the wrong Sadie King.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

Thank you!


message 309: by Scott (new)

Scott | 8560 comments Sadie wrote: "Hello,

Please can you move my book to my profile. It's on the wrong Sadie King.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

Thank you!"


done


message 311: by Suzi (new)

Suzi | 8661 comments Kim wrote: "Hi there,

I share a common name and looks like there are quite a few books (8 total) that aren't mine that landed on my author bio. Can I get help removing these? Thank you!

https://www.goodreads..."


reviewing


message 312: by Suzi (new)

Suzi | 8661 comments Kim wrote: "Hi there,

I share a common name and looks like there are quite a few books (8 total) that aren't mine that landed on my author bio. Can I get help removing these? Thank you!

https://www.goodreads..."


I have gone through the list you provided and removed those works to unique profiles.

However, will you look at the remaining list of your books and let me know if any of these should also be moved?

Books by Kim Nguyen


message 313: by Kim (new)

Kim Nguyen | 3 comments Hi Suzi,

Thanks for the help. Currently, I have the one book titled 'In and Out of Love' which I have provided the link below, the rest are not mine.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

Kim


message 314: by Suzi (new)

Suzi | 8661 comments Kim wrote: "Hi Suzi,

Thanks for the help. Currently, I have the one book titled 'In and Out of Love' which I have provided the link below, the rest are not mine.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5......"


thanks - I'll move the others.


message 315: by Suzi (new)

Suzi | 8661 comments Suzi wrote: "Kim wrote: "Hi Suzi,

Thanks for the help. Currently, I have the one book titled 'In and Out of Love' which I have provided the link below, the rest are not mine.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/s..."


Ok - you are all set.


message 317: by Kim (new)

Kim Nguyen | 3 comments Thank you, looks great!

Suzi wrote: "Suzi wrote: "Kim wrote: "Hi Suzi,

Thanks for the help. Currently, I have the one book titled 'In and Out of Love' which I have provided the link below, the rest are not mine.

https://www.goodrea..."



message 318: by Emily (last edited Nov 24, 2020 02:49PM) (new)

Emily | 17471 comments #319
Sue wrote: "These books are not mine, please remove them from my profile page. Thanks.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2......"


That is not your profile. If some of your books are on it, then you can ask for them to be moved to yours if you'll list them here.


message 319: by Stephen (new)

Stephen Taylor (stephentaylorbooks) | 24 comments Hi I have two books that have been put with the wrong Stephen Taylor

1st one is ASIN B08P1WH25T The Danny Pearson Series Books 3-4
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
2nd one is one version of my book SNIPE
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

My Author profile is below
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Thank you
Stephen Taylor


message 320: by Suzi (new)

Suzi | 8661 comments 1. Goodreads differentiates between authors of the same name by using spaces before the last name.

2. Your author profile has 8 spaces: Stephen^^^^^^^^Taylor where the ^ equals a space.

3. Because there are so many authors with this name it is important to mention that your profile has 8 spaces when asking for assistance.

4. I moved the books to your profile, and combined them appropriately.

5. I standardized your titles to conform to Goodreads title/series naming conventions.

6. When you add an Amazon "ebook" it must be identified as Kindle format, as well as using the ASIN. Among the reasons for this, it allows the edition to connect to the Kindle page on Amazon if a reader needs more information or wants to purchase your book.


message 321: by Chris (new)

Chris | 17 comments This book was written by a different Chris Benjamin. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

Thanks!


message 322: by Suzi (new)

Suzi | 8661 comments Chris wrote: "This book was written by a different Chris Benjamin. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

Thanks!"


done


message 323: by Susan (new)

Susan (susan1023) | 1 comments https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

This book is showing as being written by the wrong Susan George. I am the correct Susan George that wrote this book. Thank you!


message 324: by Suzi (new)

Suzi | 8661 comments 1. I moved this book to a unique author profile, and added the paperback edition

2. You have a user profile. You can claim this by going to the author profile page here: Susan George

scroll down and click on the link that says is this you?

3. There are already authors with the same name.

4. Goodreads disambiguates between authors of the same name by using spaces before the author's last name.

5. This author profile has 2 spaces: Susan^^George, where the ^ equals a space.

6. When publications are automatically imported from Amazon or other sources, the "handshake' between Goodreads and the other source do not recognize multiple spaces, so the work goes to the default 1 space profile. It is systemic and in no way implies that another author is claiming your work. Often when users add works, they may not be familiar with the number of spaces that this profile uses, so may only use the default spacing, and this also in no way implies that the other author has claimed your work.

7. You can post in this forum to have it moved as you have done, or you can add the book with the 2 spaces between your first and last name before publication.

8. When you ask for assistance, it is helpful to include that your author profile has 2 spaces.


message 325: by Victoria (new)

Victoria Young | 15 comments Hi there,

could you please remove these two books from my profile (my only book is called love poems for butchers).

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

Thanks so much!


message 326: by Scott (new)

Scott | 8560 comments Victoria wrote: "Hi there,

could you please remove these two books from my profile (my only book is called love poems for butchers).

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
https://www.go..."


done


message 327: by Alexander (new)

Alexander Katz | 1 comments Hi, this book is on my profile, but I didn't write it. I would love to get it removed. Thanks!

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...


message 330: by Emily (last edited Nov 26, 2020 05:30AM) (new)

Emily | 17471 comments Laura wrote: "Hi there! Please delete the following books from my author profile/dashboard."

Did you let them know which book was yours when you claimed the profile? If not it is ok, I'm just figuring out the best way to move the books. Looks like someone has moved them for you.

Do you have any publication information for the book you are writing?


message 331: by Emily (new)

Emily | 17471 comments Sue wrote: "."

I think I am about finished with all of these. Let me know if I have missed something.


message 332: by Neil (new)

Neil Smith | 1 comments Hi.

These books have appeared on my profile and I did not write them. (They also appear to be duplicates.) Please remove them.

Thanks in advance.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...


message 333: by Scott (new)

Scott | 8560 comments Neil wrote: "Hi.

These books have appeared on my profile and I did not write them. (They also appear to be duplicates.) Please remove them.

Thanks in advance.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5......"


done


message 334: by Diane (new)

Diane Henderson | 5 comments The following book has been credited to Diane Henderson, but she did not write this. Please remove the listing. Thanks!

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...


message 335: by Suzi (new)

Suzi | 8661 comments Diane wrote: "The following book has been credited to Diane Henderson, but she did not write this. Please remove the listing. Thanks!

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5..."


Diane, Goodreads does not use titles or degrees in author profile names. Changing your author profile name has multiple ramifications and creates cascading issues.

Please do not change it again, even to change it back. I will get this corrected, as well as move the book.


message 337: by Suzi (last edited Nov 27, 2020 06:50AM) (new)

Suzi | 8661 comments Diane wrote: "Thanks for letting us know.

The below books have added to Diane's profile and need to be removed please. If it helps, the only book by THIS Diane Henderson on Goodreads currently is "Coaching You..."


i had already found this and it is being corrected.
[an example of the issues created when an author changes their profile name, as it affects multiple issues and other authors with the same name.]


message 338: by Kanika (new)

Kanika Singhal | 2 comments Hi,

Two books have been incorrectly tagged to my profile and I am unable to delete them. Please help.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...


Regards,
Kanika


message 339: by Jen (new)

Jen Thorpe (jen_thorpe) | 7 comments https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3... << This book is not mine.


message 341: by Suzi (new)

Suzi | 8661 comments Jen wrote: "https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3... << This book is not mine."

I moved that book to a unique profile.

I have combined some appropriate titles on your profile, and edited publication information.

You put a partial ISBN13 in the ISBN field for The Fall. If you will provide the complete ISBN, I will correct it. I added the Kindle edition as well.

I corrected the ISBN field on your other titles, and removed a couple of incorrect duplicates.


Also, you can remove the librarian note. The only time anyone will see that note is if they are editing something that is on your profile. It does not trigger any message to any entity. Messaging to this forum will get assistance pretty quickly.


message 342: by Suzi (new)

Suzi | 8661 comments Scott wrote: "rivka wrote: "This thread is for authors with names in common with one or more other authors. If you have found a book or book(s) by your fellow-named authors, or for some other reason someone else..."

I'll take care of it.


message 343: by Suzi (new)

Suzi | 8661 comments Scott wrote: "rivka wrote: "This thread is for authors with names in common with one or more other authors. If you have found a book or book(s) by your fellow-named authors, or for some other reason someone else..."

Did you just set up your profile? I'm just trying to determine the best way to help you.


message 344: by Rob (new)

Rob Johnson (rob_johnson) | 94 comments Hello.

The following book is not mine, so I'd be grateful if you could remove it from my profile.

Thank you.

How to Win on the Battlefield: 25 Key Tactics to Outwit, Outflank and Outfight the Enemy


message 345: by Suzi (new)

Suzi | 8661 comments Rob wrote: "Hello.

The following book is not mine, so I'd be grateful if you could remove it from my profile.

Thank you.

[book:How to Win on the Battlefield: 25 Key Tactics to Outwit, Outflank and Outfight ..."


done


message 346: by Suzi (new)

Suzi | 8661 comments Scott wrote: "rivka wrote: "This thread is for authors with names in common with one or more other authors. If you have found a book or book(s) by your fellow-named authors, or for some other reason someone else..."

Scott, these are moved to a unique profile.


message 347: by Kanika (new)

Kanika Singhal | 2 comments Hi, thank you for removing the books. Could you also remove the ratings from those books from my profile? thanks! Kanika


message 348: by Emily (new)

Emily | 17471 comments Kanika wrote: "Hi, thank you for removing the books. Could you also remove the ratings from those books from my profile? thanks! Kanika"

That will take a couple days to update itself.


message 349: by Emanuel (new)

Emanuel | 5 comments Hi, Thank you for your help with this. The following book is not mine: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

Emanuel Rosen (Author of Anatomy of Buzz, Absolute Value)


message 350: by Suzi (new)

Suzi | 8661 comments Emanuel wrote: "Hi, Thank you for your help with this. The following book is not mine: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

Emanuel Rosen (Author of Anatomy of Buzz, Absolute Value)"


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