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Please delete this book! (pt. 5)
Rivka, I actually clicked only the second link and did find that book edition. They were already combined. But the deletion isn't taking and still getting that unexpected error message if click either edition.
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Thanks Rivka. That makes sense; there was no other explanation that made sense for why it was acting so funky.
we fixed a problem relating to this, let me know if theres any more issues
Please delete book: No ISBN and it should combine with others correctly.http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25...
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Please delete the following 2 books (No ISBN, should merge after deleting):http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19..."
I think this one can go. There are two editions, neither has an ISBN, and both refer to a manuscript from Stephenie Meyers's website. I've combined them already.http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45...
JG, I did that. Thanks for noting it. I'm thinking that the remaining edition should possibly go as well. Apparently, this is a piece of writing that's on the author's web site only and might never be published in book form:http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
I want to delete the remaining edition (click above, description below) but I'm deferring to Rivka here. Ya know, I'm 99% sure this should go.
Rivka? Others? In my opinion this is NOT A BOOK and not for Goodreads' data base.
This story can only be found of Stephenie's Web site. There is no information on any book that will be published. Midnight Sun is Twilight in Edward Cullen's perspective.
From Stephenie Meyer's website:
June 2008 Update:
In response to the outrageous number of emails that I have received with questions concerning Midnight Sun, I talked to Stephenie this weekend and she asked me to let everyone know that Midnight Sun is her next project. She has not yet finished writing it (and there is no timeline set up, so we all need to put a lot of effort into being patient for a while longer), but she is definitely still planning on having it published. And, after Breaking Dawn comes out, Stephenie will have much more time to focus on writing Midnight Sun.
August 2008 Update:
As some of you may have heard, my partial draft of Midnight Sun was illegally posted on the Internet and has since been virally distributed without my knowledge or permission or the knowledge or permission of my publisher.
I have a good idea of how the leak happened as there were very few copies of Midnight Sun that left my possession and each was unique. Due to little changes I made to the manuscript at different times, I can tell when each left my possession and to whom it was given. The manuscript that was illegally distributed on the Internet was given to trusted individuals for a good purpose. I have no comment beyond that as I believe that there was no malicious intent with the initial distribution.
I did not want my readers to experience Midnight Sun before it was completed, edited and published. I think it is important for everybody to understand that what happened was a huge violation of my rights as an author, not to mention me as a human being. As the author of the Twilight Saga, I control the copyright and it is up to the owner of the copyright to decide when the books should be made public; this is the same for musicians and filmmakers. Just because someone buys a book or movie or song, or gets a download off the Internet, doesn't mean that they own the right to reproduce and distribute it. Unfortunately, with the Internet, it is easy for people to obtain and share items that do not legally belong to them. No matter how this is done, it is still dishonest. This has been a very upsetting experience for me, but I hope it will at least leave my fans with a better understanding of copyright and the importance of artistic control.
So where does this leave Midnight Sun? My first feeling was that there was no way to continue. Writing isn't like math; in math, two plus two always equals four no matter what your mood is like. With writing, the way you feel changes everything. If I tried to write Midnight Sun now, in my current frame of mind, James would probably win and all the Cullens would die, which wouldn't dovetail too well with the original story. In any case, I feel too sad about what has happened to continue working on Midnight Sun, and so it is on hold indefinitely.
I'd rather my fans not read this version of Midnight Sun. It was only an incomplete draft; the writing is messy and flawed and full of mistakes. But how do I comment on this violation without driving more people to look for the illegal posting? It has taken me a while to decide how and if I could respond. But to end the confusion, I've decided to make the draft available here (at the end of this message on the Midnight Sun page). This way, my readers don't have to feel they have to make a sacrifice to stay honest. I hope this fragment gives you further insight into Edward's head and adds a new dimension to the Twilight story. That's what inspired me to write it in the first place.
I do want to take a moment and thank the wonderful fans who have been so supportive of me over the past three years. I cannot begin to tell you how much each of you means to me. I only hope this note will stop all the confusion and online speculation so that the Twilight universe can once again become the happy escape it used to be. After this incredibly busy year, I am now focusing on spending more time with my family and working on some other writing projects.
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Joe, No, it's from 1942 so it would never have an ISBN. I suspect whoever entered this wanted this specific edition on their bookshelves. It's too bad they didn't include any extra information but I'm leaving it. I have entered a lot of old books such as this also. Thanks anyway for helping out; the more members helping the better!
Regarding Meyer's Midnight Sun, I understand your reasons for removing it, but we've discussed it and have decided to include it in the database. It does not have an ISBN, but is available in pdf form, just like many ebooks we include, and given the large scale interest in writing reviews and discussing this title, we think it has a place on Goodreads. Thanks!
Greyweather, Ok, I changed the author spelling, combined it with the other editions of that book, and deleted that edition. Thanks.
Ok, I need some help from some other librarians.The book "Isle of Fire" has two editions listed. This book was just release Sept 9, 2008. I beileve this edition
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25...
was added by a member and should be merged/deleted with the other edition.
Note, the member added one has no isbn listed. The other edition (with an isbn) is from amazon.
I would do this myself since there are only 4 ratings, but I am a little unclear on the merge/delete process.
Thanks.
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I got the unexpected error message too.
I got an error as well. That book apparently does not want to be deleted!
Me too. I think this problem should go into the Goodreads Feedback bugs folder. There seems to be a pattern emerging.
I've gotten that error. I think it's something to do with the change that won't let you delete the most popular book.
Hmm. Maybe the answer is to put the ISBN & all info on those editions and then delete the other less popular edition(s)?Melody, That makes sense. I couldn't figure out what was going on.
Nope. That's not it. I just tried to delete 2 editions out of 4 editions of a book. Neither had any information, one had 0 reviews, the other had only 1. I got the unexpected error on both tries.It seems to be a pervasive problem.
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I just got a deletion to combine to take. So everybody, you might want to try your edition deletions again.Edit: Yes! Things seem back to normal.
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The resource you requested doesn't exist. Please check the url again, or go to the home page.
Clever!
I think this version of "King Solomon's Mines" needs to be deleted.http://www.goodreads.com/book/edit/37...
There is no isbn, or really any other data; just a missed spelled title and author. Strangely there isn't any source info either.
This has already been combined with all other existing editions, and is just another entry of the hardcover edition already existing:http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40...
Got it, Caroline
Please delete this book. I've fixed up the one with the most reviews but am too new to delete this one.http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/47...
Thanks
Jodi
Re: msg 144...I fixed some issues with the way the authors were listed and spelled on that book and got the non-edition combined with the correct one. Now it just needs a Superlibrarian to delete it.
Got it
Well I don't know Farsi but I do speak google and google says it's Vonnegut's Mother Night. So unless anyone has an objection ....
Ya know, I didnt even think to use the translator for that one...I was under the impression that it only had ABC characters... Thanks for picking up on that!
These two guys can be deleted by a super!librarian:http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/47...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/47...
I'm confused about this one. Title, author and picture are all different...and ISBN is 0000000000. I'm going to pass it on to the powers that be. I'm not comfortable messing with it.http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45...
The ISBN-13 is for the book that the first five reviewers are reviewing (East of the Mountains), so I'll change the book's information to reflect that. There's nothing in the librarian change log, though -- I wonder what the heck happened!ETA: It looks like it got a bad Amazon refresh, actually. Uh-oh! That doesn't bode well.
Thanks for spotting it, Lanica!
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