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Dani wrote: "Hi! My book is part of a series. Can you please add the series?Book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Series name: Silver Springs"
Hello, what makes this a series?
There will be a second book available soon.
Dani wrote: "There will be a second book available soon."That doesn't clarify what makes it a series per Goodreads policies, number of volumes might make it a series to you or your publisher but that's not what makes it a series on Goodreads. We can't risk our librarian rights creating a series against policy. Please read the pinned post on this folder "Requesting a new series on Goodreads" to know the information that should be included with a series request.
If the series doesn't meet the criteria it shouldn't be created.
Sorry I’ve never been asked this before. I know what makes a series which is why I’m asking but if you need confirmation, then here it is:This book will have a second book out soon that has characters in common. Meaning characters from book 1 will appear in book 2 and vice versa. There is a shared universe, in this case part of the same small town and the same overarching storyline related to the small town.
Dani wrote: "Sorry I’ve never been asked this before. I know what makes a series which is why I’m asking but if you need confirmation, then here it is:This book will have a second book out soon that has chara..."
Thanks! Sometimes the book description or information on Amazon or publisher/author sites makes it clear, so we don't need to ask. However, in this case, I couldn't find anything. Another question: the description for 'Up to Snow Good' mentions that it's a novella. Are the other books in the series also novellas, or are they full-length? I'm not asking to be difficult; I just need this information to create the series properly.
Dani wrote: "No worries. Full-length"Alright, per Goodreads policies, when a series includes novellas and full-length books, novellas should be numbered with decimals. Therefore, we can't list this one as the first book but rather as 0.5. It should also be marked as a non-primary work since full-length novels receive whole numbers and are considered primary works. I know it's listed on Amazon as Book 1 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D8HD1LDV but Goodreads has different policies "Novellas and short stories should be listed using decimals.' https://help.goodreads.com/s/article/...
Here is the series page: https://www.goodreads.com/series/4002...
I’m so so sorry, that was wrong! I wasn’t thinking when I responded I guess. The entire series is a series of novellas. Can you fix it please?
Book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
Series name: Silver Springs