[COMPLETE] Cleanup: Riddance

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There are errors with the novel Riddance by Shelley Jackson that need to be cleaned up.

1. Kindle Edition: Riddance: Or the Sybil Joines Vocational School for Ghost Speakers & Hearing-Mouth Children (ASIN B079FK2SSZ)

- According to the publisher’s website, there should be a colon after the word Or and the word “the” in the title needs to be capitalized. The title should read as follows:
Riddance: Or: The Sybil Joines Vocational School for Ghost Speakers & Hearing-Mouth Children

- The publisher should be changed to Black Balloon. Goodreads policy states that the publisher field should list the specific imprint name if applicable, and the copyright page says that it was published under the Black Balloon imprint of Catapult.

- The description is missing paragraph breaks. It should read as follows:

Eleven–year–old Jane Grandison, tormented by her stutter, sits in the back seat of a car, letter in hand inviting her to live and study at the Sybil Joines Vocational School for Ghost Speakers & Hearing–Mouth Children. Founded in 1890 by Headmistress Sybil Joines, the school—at first glance—is a sanctuary for children seeking to cure their speech impediments. Inspired by her haunted and tragic childhood, the Headmistress has other ideas.

Pioneering the field of necrophysics, the Headmistress harnesses the “gift” she and her students possess. Through their stutters, together they have the ability to channel ghostly voices communicating from the land of the dead, a realm the Headmistress herself visits at will. Things change for the school and the Headmistress when a student disappears, attracting attention from parents and police alike.

Set in the overlapping worlds of the living and the dead, Shelley Jackson’s Riddance is an illuminated novel told through theoretical writings in necrophysics, the Headmistress’s dispatches from the land of the dead, and Jane’s evolving life as Joines’s new stenographer and central figure in the Vocational School’s mysterious present, as well as its future.

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2. Hardcover Edition: Riddance: Or the Sybil Joines Vocational School for Ghost Speakers & Hearing-Mouth Children (ISBN 9781936787999)

- According to the publisher’s website, there should be a colon after the word Or and the word “the” in the title needs to be capitalized. The title should read as follows
Riddance: Or: The Sybil Joines Vocational School for Ghost Speakers & Hearing-Mouth Children

- The praise quote needs to be removed from the description and replaced with the following paragraph, transcribed from the jacket:

The first new novel in twelve years from Half Life author Shelley Jackson, Riddance is a disquieting supernatural investigation into life after death.

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3. Paperback Edition: Riddance: Or: The Sybil Joines Vocational School for Ghost Speakers & Hearing-Mouth Children (ISBN 9781948226363)

- The publisher should be changed to Black Balloon. Goodreads policy states that the publisher field should list the specific imprint name if applicable, and the copyright page says that it was published under the Black Balloon imprint of Catapult.

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4. Ebook Edition: Riddance: Or the Sybil Joines Vocational School for Ghost Speakers & Hearing-Mouth Children (ISBN 9781948226004)

- According to the publisher’s website, the word “the” in the title needs to be capitalized.

- The ISBN-10 1948226006 also needs to be the ASIN.

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5. Audible Edition: Riddance: Or: The Sybil Joines Vocational School for Ghost Speakers & Hearing-Mouth Children (ASIN B07KCJ2958)


- Allyson Johnson needs to be added with the Narrator role.

- The page count is missing. It should be 15.

- The description is formatted incorrectly. It should read as follows:

Eleven-year-old Jane Grandison, tormented by her stutter, sits in the back seat of a car, letter in hand inviting her to live and study at the Sybil Joines Vocational School for Ghost Speakers & Hearing-Mouth Children. Founded in 1890 by Headmistress Sybil Joines, the school - at first glance - is a sanctuary for children seeking to cure their speech impediments. Inspired by her haunted and tragic childhood, the Headmistress has other ideas.

Pioneering the field of necrophysics, the Headmistress harnesses the "gift" she and her students possess. Through their stutters, together they have the ability to channel ghostly voices communicating from the land of the dead, a realm the Headmistress herself visits at will. Things change for the school and the Headmistress when a student disappears, attracting attention from parents and police alike.

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6. Library Edition CD Audiobook: Riddance: Or: The Sybil Joines Vocational School for Ghost Speakers & Hearing-Mouth Children (ISBN 9781665128810)

- The publication date is incorrect. It should be November 14, 2018.

- The page count is missing. It should be 15.

- The description is missing paragraph breaks. It should be the same as Entry 5.

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7. MP3 CD Audiobook: Riddance: Or: The Sybil Joines Vocational School for Ghost Speakers & Hearing-Mouth Children (ISBN 9781665128827)

- The publication date is missing. It should be November 14, 2018.

- The page count is missing. It should be 15.

- The format is incorrect. It should be MP3 CD.

- The description is missing paragraph breaks. It should be the same as Entry 5.

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8. Current CD Audiobook Edition: Riddance: Or: The Sybil Joines Vocational School for Ghost Speakers & Hearing-Mouth Children (ISBN 9781665128834)

- The page count is incorrect. It should be 15.

- The description is missing paragraph breaks. It should be the same as Entry 5.

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9. Missing Edition: Digital Audiobook

TITLE: Riddance: Or: The Sybil Joines Vocational School for Ghost Speakers & Hearing-Mouth Children
AUTHOR: Shelley Jackson
NARRATOR: Allyson Johnson
ISBN-10: 1684418488
ISBN-13: 9781684418480
ASIN: 1684418488
PUBLISHER: HighBridge Audio
DATE PUBLISHED: November 14, 2018
NUMBER OF PAGES: 15
FORMAT: Audiobook
DESCRIPTION:

Eleven-year-old Jane Grandison, tormented by her stutter, sits in the back seat of a car, letter in hand inviting her to live and study at the Sybil Joines Vocational School for Ghost Speakers & Hearing-Mouth Children. Founded in 1890 by Headmistress Sybil Joines, the school - at first glance - is a sanctuary for children seeking to cure their speech impediments. Inspired by her haunted and tragic childhood, the Headmistress has other ideas.

Pioneering the field of necrophysics, the Headmistress harnesses the "gift" she and her students possess. Through their stutters, together they have the ability to channel ghostly voices communicating from the land of the dead, a realm the Headmistress herself visits at will. Things change for the school and the Headmistress when a student disappears, attracting attention from parents and police alike.

EDITION LANGUAGE: English
COVER ART: https://highbridgeaudio.com/media/cat... // https://highbridgeaudio.com/riddance....

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Goodreads librarians: if you are unable to correct the issues with #1 and #5 due to the disastrous new policy surrounding Kindle and Audible editions, please let me know so that I can contact staff to inform them that they have to carry out Kindle/Audible edits and inform them of the errors that need to be fixed.

[Bruno]

All done except 5 and 8.
You should make requests for those in the Add new books section.

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Thanks for your help, Bruno.

I noticed that I messed up the numbering for the thread and corrected it. What was originally #8 is actually #9.

#5 got added to the site, but some of its information is incorrect. I edited the OP to reflect the changes that need to be made.

#7 is still incomplete.

Any and all help with #5, #7, and #9 from the librarians is appreciated.

[Bruno]

#5 #7 and #9 done:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

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Thanks so much for your help!