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message 1: by [deleted user] (new)

Hello, just added this book to my TBR list ans noticed that it's linked to an American author, Louise Marley. The Louise Marley who wrote this is actually British so a different woman. Not sure how to remedy this myself?

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

http://louisemarleywrites.blogspot.com


message 2: by T.M. (new)

T.M. Payne (booknooknuts) | 481 comments If someone could please fix this authors profile to show her books and not have them on someone else's profile

Was not her author page but her 2 books are here
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

1 book link- who knows why
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Another link for her book ?
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

All the correct information and links are below

new author profile page - I had her signup for Author Profile via goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


This is her book but on that first author profile link which is not hers
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Also her book - but its on first author link which is not her author profile
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Thank you for any help


message 3: by free (new)

free (frdn) | 5200 comments #1 moved to this Louise Marley of UK...


message 4: by free (new)

free (frdn) | 5200 comments #2 book moved...


message 5: by [deleted user] (new)

Thank you :-)


message 6: by T.M. (new)

T.M. Payne (booknooknuts) | 481 comments Please this Authors profile has many books which are not hers. She has only 2 books I posted earlier in this thread and I think was posted as done but its still showing a ton of books that are not hers on her author profile

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...


message 7: by C.S. (new)

C.S. Woolley (cswoolley) | 13 comments This book is showing up with the wrong author name so it's being assigned to a non existent author

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

It should be assigned to C.S. Woolley as the other books in the same series are. Thanks :-)


message 8: by Wolf (new)

Wolf | 32 comments #7 done


message 9: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth Cole | 29 comments Hello,

The listing for the book The Lady Dauntless (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...) points to the wrong Elizabeth Cole.

It SHOULD link up to this profile https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... (two spaces between first/last names). You’ll see other books in the same series.

Thanks,

Elizabeth


message 10: by Philip (new)

Philip (burnnerman) | 5912 comments #9 - Done


message 11: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth Cole | 29 comments Philip wrote: "#9 - Done"

Thanks!


message 12: by Mary (new)

Mary | 4 comments Hi, I have the same issue with the book Winds of Change at https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2.... The author Paul Collins is automatically linked to a different Paul Collins. Thanks for any help!


message 13: by Philip (new)

Philip (burnnerman) | 5912 comments #12 - Could you provide the link to the correct Paul Collins?


message 14: by Mary (new)

Mary | 4 comments Paul has no previous publications.


message 15: by Philip (new)

Philip (burnnerman) | 5912 comments #12/14 - Done.

Moved to "Paul^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Collins" where ^=space. Had to go out to 18 spaces, since there are so many Paul Collins.

Will not affect searches or anything, just separates the books.


message 16: by Mary (new)

Mary | 4 comments Thanks!


message 17: by Kate (new)

Kate (kateweissduncan) | 2 comments Peter Burke has two books, "Indoor Gardening" and "Year-Round Indoor Salad Gardening" but currently his author profile is linking to a different Peter Burke.


message 19: by Kate (new)

Kate (kateweissduncan) | 2 comments Thanks!

Koenraad wrote: "#17 Disambiguated: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show..."

Kate wrote: "Peter Burke has two books, "Indoor Gardening" and "Year-Round Indoor Salad Gardening" but currently his author profile is linking to a different Peter Burke."


message 20: by Joe (new)

Joe Kelly | 2 comments I've been unable to claim my own book since it's linked to another writer of the same name. Any fix for this.


message 21: by Abcdarian (new)

Abcdarian | 26579 comments #20: What book?


message 22: by G. (new)

G. (NoApologies14) | 2 comments This is actually my book, but it's assigned to another G.Miller. How do I fix this?

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...


message 23: by Abcdarian (new)

Abcdarian | 26579 comments #22: Think this was done in another thread.


message 24: by Ann (new)

Ann Jones (annjonesbooks) | 3 comments My book is listed under another author with the same name. How do I go about changing that? I have been looking up where to post this with not much luck. Thank you so much


message 25: by Ismail (new)

Ismail | 2202 comments #24
Ann, please provide us with a link to your book


message 26: by Philip (new)

Philip (burnnerman) | 5912 comments Ann wrote: "My book is listed under another author with the same name. How do I go about changing that? I have been looking up where to post this with not much luck. Thank you so much"

Philip Austin
Just post a link to the book, and we can take care of it. You can post to this thread, since it is a generic thread or to a new thread.


message 27: by Ann (new)

Ann Jones (annjonesbooks) | 3 comments Thank you so much! This is my book https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

https://www.goodreads.com/Annjonesbooks and this is me.
I really appreciate you help! Am a bit of a nervous wreck lol!


message 28: by Ismail (new)

Ismail | 2202 comments Ann wrote: "Thank you so much! This is my book https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

https://www.goodreads.com/Annjonesbooks and this is me.
I really appreciate you help! Am ..."


#24 & 27
Book moved to your profile
here is your list:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...


message 29: by Ann (new)

Ann Jones (annjonesbooks) | 3 comments Thank you!


message 30: by Olivia (new)

Olivia (livka) | 7926 comments #27 corrected title


message 31: by Katarina (new)

Katarina (katarinaw) | 5 comments I would love some help!

There are several authors called Kate Davies. Some books have been attributed to the wrong one.

These books should be attributed to THIS Kate Davies:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Inspired by Islay

Shetland Oo

Shetland Oo: Wool Textiles Work


message 32: by Koenraad (last edited Apr 09, 2018 07:25AM) (new)

Koenraad (koenraadkelemen) | 6989 comments #31 Books moved and Shetland Oo (with truncated ISBN) merged into Shetland Oo: Wool Textiles Work


message 33: by Katarina (new)

Katarina (katarinaw) | 5 comments Brilliant! Thank you!


message 34: by Tony (new)

Tony Christie My book is listed under another author with the same name.

Can you please reassign this book to me:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

Thank you


message 35: by Hugo (new)

Hugo (hugo_nebula) | 740 comments Tony wrote: "My book is listed under another author with the same name."

34: done - https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...


message 36: by Tony (new)

Tony Christie Thanks


message 37: by Joyce (new)

Joyce Dickens | 2 comments Somehow this book is linked to my author profile, but it is by a different Joyce Dickens. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

This is preventing me from claiming my actual book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

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

Thank you so much!


message 38: by free (new)

free (frdn) | 5200 comments #37 fixed...


message 39: by Joyce (new)

Joyce Dickens | 2 comments Thank you!!


message 40: by Kevin (new)

Kevin Peake | 5 comments Hey

I am writing today as my upcoming novel Lost Words is linked to the wrong author. this is the book Lost Words and this is the correct author page https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Thank you in advance.


message 41: by Olivia (new)

Olivia (livka) | 7926 comments I moved the book to your profile and removed cover designer, as GR does not list them


message 42: by Eoin (new)

Eoin Horgan | 1 comments Grimdark Magazine Issue #4 has the wrong richard ford, it should be https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... instead. It is also not part of the GdM series, https://www.goodreads.com/series/1918...


message 43: by Philip (new)

Philip (burnnerman) | 5912 comments #42 - Well I would normally comply on fixing the name, but since there is a note from the Goodreads Staff to not edit the record you will need to contact support.

Also, that series should not even exist, because magazine issues would not fall under series requirements for GR. Somebody probably needs to turn it into a Listopia.


message 44: by Alastair (new)

Alastair Mitchell | 5 comments Hi, this book is linked to the wrong author (same name).

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

It belongs to myself: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Can this be updated? Thanks.
All Jokes Aside Vol.2: Everyone Needs a Hobby
Alastair Mitchell


message 45: by Robert (new)

Robert Parker | 11 comments Hi there, I'm trying to merge these two books (as they are one and the same) and connect them to the correct author, which is me!

This is the correct book page:

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

But another reviewer created another, which is here!

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

Can they be merged with the first being the primary?

Then, the correct Robert Parker that they should be by is this one, which is myself:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

THANK YOU!

A final request would be that this the second book in the Ben Bracken series, with A Wanted Man being the first (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...) - is it possible to link them?

Hugely grateful for any and all assistance here.

Cheers,

Rob


message 46: by Scott (new)

Scott | 8536 comments Alastair wrote: "Hi, this book is linked to the wrong author (same name).

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

It belongs to myself: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show......"


Moved to your profile.


message 47: by Olivia (last edited Jul 17, 2018 08:13AM) (new)

Olivia (livka) | 7926 comments #45 moved to your profile and combined, as these are two different editions: paperback and Kindle.

Could you please explain what the Ben Bracken series numbering should be as there are two books #1
The Baby And The Brandy
A Wanted Man
and two books #2:
Morte Point
Apex
and
Ben Bracken: Origins
and
The Deansgate Deadline

Also, to set the default edition please follow the steps below:
Setting default edition


message 48: by Brian (new)

Brian Garrison (bugthewriter) | 5 comments Hi,

Brian Garrison and I (Brian U. Garrison) have been trying to get things straightened out. I should have only 3 titles to my name (see links below), the remaining ones on me belong to "Brian Garrison." Your help is appreciated.


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

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

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


message 49: by Alastair (new)

Alastair Mitchell | 5 comments #46
Thanks Scott.


message 50: by Ismail (new)

Ismail | 2202 comments #48 books moved to your profile


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