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message 1: by Nia (new)

Nia Kirkova | 246 comments Hello there! I am a new librarian and I’ve come across a problem when trying to add a new edition of a book. All other new editions that I’ve recently added seem good, however when I try to add this book in particular it says “1 error prohibited this book from being saved: Description may only include links to other pages on Goodreads”. I am confused as I don’t type in any links? Any idea what might be the problem?

This is the info for the new edition that I am trying to add in case it needs someone more experienced as a librarian:

A Murder is Announced (Miss Marple #5)
Title: Предизвестено убийство (Мис Марпъл #5)
Author: Agatha Christie, Агата Кристи
ISBN13: 9789543897353
Publisher: Ера
Published: June 2023
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback
Language: Bulgarian

Link for book cover (official publisher site): https://www.erabooks.net/books_images...


Description:

“Обявява се убийство, петък, 29 октомври, в Литъл Падъкс, 18.30 ч.”

Тази необичайна обява в местния вестник събужда любопитството на жителите на Чипинг Клегхорн. Дали е неуместна шега? Някаква измама? Или игра, в която желаещите могат да се включат? Неспособни да устоят на мистериозната покана, местните започват да се събират в Литъл Падъкс в уречения час. Само госпожица Марпъл е озадачена и разтревожена.

Точно в 18.30 часа светлините угасват...


message 2: by Emmy (last edited Jun 19, 2024 11:43AM) (new)

Emmy de Reus (nyneve) | 19387 comments The problem is most likely the "18.30 ч." and "18.30 часа" in the description.

The programming misinterprets a dot directly followed by a character as an external hyperlink.

Try changing the time to "18:30".


message 3: by Nia (new)

Nia Kirkova | 246 comments It worked! Thank you very much!
Now when I search it by ISBN on my computer it shows up, but when I do it on a phone it doesn't. I hope that it just needs more time.


Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂  | 2298 comments Nia wrote: "It worked! Thank you very much!
Now when I search it by ISBN on my computer it shows up, but when I do it on a phone it doesn't. I hope that it just needs more time."


If you are using the app, it is notoriously slow. It can take up to 2 days. The best way is to search by ISBN.


message 5: by Nia (new)

Nia Kirkova | 246 comments Thanks to both of you :)


Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂  | 2298 comments Nia wrote: "Thanks to both of you :)"
No problem!


message 7: by Olga (new)

Olga Silvertongue (olgasilvertongue) | 6723 comments Hi, Nia! Have you seen this? Perhaps you would like to help with requests in Bulgarian?
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


message 8: by Nia (new)

Nia Kirkova | 246 comments Hi, Olga! I can try help with bulgarian editions. However, I am a brand new librarian and I am not confident enough yet when it comes to combining and merging. But I already got the hang of adding new editions and editing. So sure, if you can create the Bulgarian thread or explain to me how to do it myself, I'd try do as much as I can in my free time.


message 9: by Olga (new)

Olga Silvertongue (olgasilvertongue) | 6723 comments I added the Bulgarian thread to the list. I can read Bulgarian (more or less), so I can help with difficult requests. Feel free to write me.

My first question in this group as a new librarian (last year) was also about this bug with the description. I memorized the entire manual and help pages and couldn’t find the answer anywhere. Some things can only be learned with experience.


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