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message 1: by Sarah (new)

Sarah | 124 comments "An individual user's scans or photos, taken of books they own or have in their possession, are also an acceptable source for cover images."

This is at least a little bit ambiguous. I've found a number of really good scans of difficult-to-find covers over on Wikipedia that would be completely acceptable if they had been uploaded here--it is very clear from the description that it was a scan by an individual user (it's just that it was a Wikipedia user, not a Goodreads user). For example:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sto...
(This is a book that I own, but I bought it used and don't have the dust jacket.)

The alternative would be to try to get the person who posted that image to come and post it here on Goodreads. But I was just wondering if that was really necessary?


message 2: by Banjomike (new)

Banjomike | 5166 comments or you could use this one from Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Trouble-Triplic...


message 3: by Sarah (new)

Sarah | 124 comments I swear I looked yesterday and that was not there. Maybe I looked at another edition? (Thanks! I will go request it now. Because...uhm...the people who have to respond to all these requests probably love me already.)

However there are other cases where Amazon does NOT have a version that is nearly as good (or any version at all), so the question still stands.


message 4: by Banjomike (new)

Banjomike | 5166 comments Just post a link to the edition on Goodreads. I'll add the cover.


message 5: by Sarah (new)

Sarah | 124 comments Whee!
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

(Every cover that is correct on my shelves makes me happy. Thanks.)


message 6: by Banjomike (new)

Banjomike | 5166 comments Sarah wrote: "Whee!
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

(Every cover that is correct on my shelves makes me happy. Thanks.)"


Done

This is the official info on sources of covers for use on Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/help/librar...


message 7: by Sarah (new)

Sarah | 124 comments Yes, I read that page three times, and I still had questions. (I'm really good at coming up with questions that nobody thought of answering. I can't help it. It's like my super power, only more annoying than powerful.)

Thanks again!


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