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Wrong author attributed + please combine with existing record
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...bump? (am I doing something wrong for this to get skipped? ahh...)
bump? Am I doing something wrong / missing something?
Done. Sorry this took so long/was missed for so long.
Abcdarian wrote: "Done. Sorry this took so long/was missed for so long."omg thank you so much I really appreciate it!! Dumb followup question -- is there a way to 'merge' the two ebook records or is that not worth the fuss / not possible from a technical perspective?
Is there only a kindle edition or a kindle plus some other ebook version? If only a kindle, since one of them does not have an ASIN we should be able to merge.
Abcdarian wrote: "Is there only a kindle edition or a kindle plus some other ebook version? If only a kindle, since one of them does not have an ASIN we should be able to merge."right now there is only a kindle version (I may go wide later) -- I own the ISBN.
The original ebook record (aka this one https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... currently is empty for both ASIN and ISBN.
I've separated the ebooks & requested a merge (needed a Superlibrarian since there were reviews). They will recombine the editions when done.
Abcdarian wrote: "I've separated the ebooks & requested a merge (needed a Superlibrarian since there were reviews). They will recombine the editions when done."Thank you so much, I'll sit tight and wait (?), hopefully the reviews aren't lost!
Supers will make sure it all comes right in the end. :-)
Before merging, I need to get a clear and concise answer:Is there only a Kindle edition, or was the book also published on any other ebook outlet?
David wrote: "Before merging, I need to get a clear and concise answer:Is there only a Kindle edition, or was the book also published on any other ebook outlet?"
Hi David. Right now there is only a kindle edition. Other ebook editions will be made available later under the same ISBN (as I own the ISBN). There will be no substantive difference between kindle and other ebooks, hence why they will share the same ISBN.
If we are unable to merge the two ebook records, perhaps we can remove the ISBN from the kindle edition such that i can use it for the non kindle record.
This would mean I don’t have to trouble any librarians going forwards.
If an ebook edition does not exist now and may not ever exist, I think there is no problem in merging, so I went that path.Once you publish on another ebook outlet, you will want to contact support and ask them to move the ISBN to a new ebook edition.
David wrote: "If an ebook edition does not exist now and may not ever exist, I think there is no problem in merging, so I went that path.Once you publish on another ebook outlet, you will want to contact suppor..."
Thank you so much David, I will do as you instruct! A side note — it seems that the merge process erased all the likes etc from various peoples reviews …. Unclear if that’s a bug or intentional or something that will fix itself over a few days….
Can we please merge / combine the two records so that the stats are preserved?
For the avoidance of doubt, this is the original / correct record: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Thank you!