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message 1: by Fumijo (new)

Fumijo | 83 comments Specifically, this entry needs to be deleted:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...

The author has stated this cover and this entry was only a placeholder (it never had an ISBN or ASIN assigned to it), which was superseded by this one (which was actually released):

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1... (don't delete this one)

Thanks!


message 2: by Dobby (new)

Dobby (dobby0390) | 7933 comments If the book was never published and never will be published, the author must contact support directly to request that it be removed.


message 3: by David (last edited Sep 19, 2025 01:35AM) (new)

David Raz (davidraz) | 13154 comments Dobby, I think the book was published. It is the cover that was only a placeholder and was never used.
Fumijo, you are a librarian, is there any reason you cannot merge this yourself?


message 4: by Fumijo (new)

Fumijo | 83 comments Dobby wrote: "If the book was never published and never will be published, the author must contact support directly to request that it be removed."

They tried to do that, but were unsuccessful. They knew I was a librarian, so contacted me to see if I could help. It's already combined with the actual releases (as shown here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/combin...).


message 5: by Fumijo (new)

Fumijo | 83 comments David wrote: "Dobby, I think the book was published. It is the cover that was only a placeholder and was never used.
Fumijo, you are a librarian, is there any reason you cannot merge this yourself?"


I can combine editions, but I see no way to merge (unless that's what you meant). This edition has a placeholder cover and no ISBN or ASIN. The actual released editions have been added. The only thing that needs to be done is to have this pre-release cover entry removed.


message 6: by Dobby (new)

Dobby (dobby0390) | 7933 comments Fumijo, I apologize for my misunderstanding your request. As David pointed out, since this cover was a prepublication placeholder, we can merge it with the proper published edition.

I have merged the edition in question.


message 7: by David (new)

David Raz (davidraz) | 13154 comments Fumijo, to merge an edition, change the status to "Deleted". I'm quite certain this information is available from the Librarians manual.


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