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Book & Author Page Issues > Merging author profiles following accidental duplication

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message 1: by Pietro (new)

Pietro Garbelli | 3 comments With the publication of my second book The Doctor's Future, another author page was created without my knowledge: could they be merged and the name on the author page amended?
My book "The Doctor's Voice" appears linked to my author page "Pietro Emanuele Garbelli", and the new book "The Doctor's Future" appears linked to "Dr. Pietro Emanuele Garbelli".
I'd need both books to be linked to my author page, and my author name be amended to "Dr. Pietro Emanuele Garbelli" please. Thanks in advance for the support!


message 2: by Martin (new)

Martin | 35988 comments Done


message 3: by Pietro (new)

Pietro Garbelli | 3 comments Martin wrote: "Done"
Thank you so much Martin, now I can see both books. Would you be able to also add "Dr." to my name?


message 4: by Shim (last edited Jul 07, 2025 07:54AM) (new)

Shim (slimmy) | 3663 comments Goodreads policy is to not include titles / prefixes etc in author names.

https://help.goodreads.com/s/article/...

Also, Librarians cannot edit author names on claimed profiles.


message 5: by Pietro (new)

Pietro Garbelli | 3 comments Shim wrote: "Goodreads policy is to not include titles / prefixes etc in author names.

https://help.goodreads.com/s/article/..."


Thank you for including the link Shim. I notice it says "(unless necessary to avoid confusion, or if part of a recognized pen name (e.g., Dr. Seuss).": I believe this would apply to me, as per my pen name in both books and my website (drgarbelli.com).


message 6: by Scott (new)

Scott | 9366 comments It is not a pen name; it is your actual name.


message 7: by Shim (new)

Shim (slimmy) | 3663 comments You're welcome to ask Goodreads to modify your name, though my interpretation of their policy is that they would decline the request.

Librarians cannot edit your author name so we can't do anything about it either way.


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