Goodreads Librarians Group
discussion
[Done] Merge request
Goodreads Librarians Group
discussion
[Done] Merge request
Heejin Ahn
Please merge
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5... and
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5....
They are the same book. The first one has an ISBN.
Thank you!
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5... and
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5....
They are the same book. The first one has an ISBN.
Thank you!
David Raz
The covers are very different. I am not familiar with the Korean market, so can you comment on that?
Heejin Ahn
They are the same cover. The yellow thing on the cover in https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5... is a strip of paper that has some advertising blurb on it. Written on it is that the book appeared on a Korean TV show called "My Library that Reads to You". I think the cover art should be without the blurb strip.
I'm not sure books in other countries have that kind of strips, but it appears they are common in Korea and Japan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obi_(pu...
I'm not sure books in other countries have that kind of strips, but it appears they are common in Korea and Japan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obi_(pu...
David Raz
I suspected this might be the case, and I'm glad I asked because I learned something new. I have worked extensively on Wikipedia, particularly on music topics. While I didn't know the specific term, I am familiar with obis on CDs, where they are considered part of the cover and include relevant material. For books, I understand obis are more for general marketing, so I agree they should not be considered part of the cover. Recently, I've been working on Japanese comics, and sometimes it's unclear if the cover image includes an obi or not.
In any case, it seems clear to me that in this situation, the obi is irrelevant, so I queued the book for deletion.
And now it is done.
In any case, it seems clear to me that in this situation, the obi is irrelevant, so I queued the book for deletion.
And now it is done.
Heejin Ahn
Thank you!