Author Issue

[Bryan]

Hello,
This book (and it's other versions)
has various / multiple authors.
47 - 16: Short Fiction and Poetry Inspired by David Bowie.
1) I am also an author on these 3 editons
Bryan J. McLean
2) As well the editons do not link
to the correct primary author, Chris Thompson.
Q) Is there a process on How to add myself
and How to Correct the Linked Author?
Please advise, thank you!
Bryan J. McLean

[Leilin]

I only find 2 editions, not 3: would you mind posting the links to all editions you have found?

[Bryan]

Thanks Leilin!

2: 47 - 16: Short Fiction and Poetry Inspired by David Bowie (Volume 2)
Paperback, 390 pages
Published August 20th 2016 by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 1537197754 (ISBN13: 9781537197753)

47 - 16: Short Fiction and Poetry Inspired by David Bowie
Kindle Edition, 326 pages
Published August 27th 2016 by Penny Dreadful Publications
ASIN B01KQNQ5Q8

47 - 16: Short Fiction and Poetry Inspired by David Bowie: Volume I
Kindle Edition, 243 pages
Published April 7th 2016
ASIN B01DZ2ZL2G

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also the link for the correct primary author Chris Thompson
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

I am one of the secondary authors =^_^=

Thank you for investigating
B

[Leilin]

Well, the last one is volume 1, so not sure which work with 3 editions you meant, but here is what we have right now:
* 2 separate editions of volume 2
* 2 already combined editions of volume 1

1) the 2 separate editions of volume 2 should be combined together: we will have to revisit this once the combine feature is back to working (on the 6th - currently off for maintenance) - please bump this thread after that date, to bring this back to attention.

2) Your name was already on the books, but as "Bryan McLean" instead of "Bryan J. McLean": those would be considered 2 different authors on Goodreads. I corrected it, but if you happen to add/edit books in the future, just make sure to stay consistent in your name spelling, that way the book will be linked to the right author profile :)

3) As for your co-author: when several authors share the same name, Goodreads differentiates them by varying the number of spaces between the first and last names. When auto-importing books into the database, Goodreads always send them to the default profile, which is the one with only one space. Your co-author is Chris^^Thompson with 2 spaces (^=space). In the future, when adding books he will have to remember to write his name (or ask us to edit it for him), that way and the book will be linked to the right author profile.

NB: author pages on Goodreads are heavily cached so it might take a couple days for your profiles to reflect the changes, but if you go to the book pages themselves, you will see that it links back to the correct authors, now.

[Bryan]

This is all great information. Thank you for working so hard. (This post took me a long time to find it, sincerely sorry)