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Please delete this book! (pt. 10)
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Ninja Neko
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Oct 12, 2011 01:16PM
Can a super delete this one too? :http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10...
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Someone must have gotten 514 and 515
This onehttp://www.goodreads.com/book/show/82... doesn't have all the information and should be merged with this one http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11... Thanks!
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...No reviews, but when I try to delete it it says "only superlibrarians can delete a book with so many reviews".
Really it should be merged with this:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/74...
but I'm going to leave it alone so you can see the error message.
Heather, we don't delete books with ISBNs.
Re: msg 522 - Heather, the edition you linked has a valid isbn. It should not be deleted. I combined with the others.Re: msg 521 - I am trying to get that one, but I keep getting "unexpected error".
Yes, I kept getting unexpected error too.
Then the error message needs to be changed to "you can't delete a book with an ISBN", not "with so many reviews".
Heather wrote: "Then the error message needs to be changed to "you can't delete a book with an ISBN", not "with so many reviews"."Heather, that's not why you personally can't delete it (because it has so many reviews). But we don't delete books with ISBNs. As a super I could delete it (I can delete books with so many reviews) but when it has an ISBN it will just reimport into the system.
And in this case it is most definitely a legitimate edition, so it should not be deleted.
Vicky, I get an unexpected error when I try to delete, same as with Lobstergirl's. I think there must a problem with the deletion function.Is anyone else having this issue?
My point is that it had zero reviews and the message said "you can't delete a book with so many reviews". Either it's kicking up the message because the book has an ISBN, and the message is wrong, or it's not counting the reviews right.
Heather wrote: "My point is that it had zero reviews and the message said "you can't delete a book with so many reviews". Either it's kicking up the message because the book has an ISBN, and the message is wrong,..."It gave you that message because it was not combined with any other editions. Therefore, if it had reviews, and it got deleted, those reviews would have been lost, having nothing else with which to merge. Therefore only Supers can delete a book that is not combined with another book. However, I do agree that the message is misleading.
vicki_girl wrote: "Heather wrote: "My point is that it had zero reviews and the message said "you can't delete a book with so many reviews". Either it's kicking up the message because the book has an ISBN, and the m..."I prefer it because I don't want people to realize that they can just combine and delete. I'd much rather have them post in here (above case in point).
I definitely agree, Jessica. I was thinking it could be changed to something like "only superlibrarians can delete this book". I think it would serve the same purpose, but be less confusing when a book has obviously 0 reviews. (Just my 2 cents)
vicki_girl wrote: "I definitely agree, Jessica. I was thinking it could be changed to something like "only superlibrarians can delete this book". I think it would serve the same purpose, but be less confusing when ..."I agree with that, I always figured it was easier to run the current script than change it. But I guess it is true either way that only a super can delete the book.
Looks like someone went ahead and zapped it.
And by the way it should be said even if something has been deleted and reimports because it has an ISBN, it's still possible to do damage by deleting. Maybe the old record had a cover image, and the new record doesn't. I've also seen cases where although a book had an ISBN, it wouldn't reimport.
vicki_girl wrote: "Vicky, I get an unexpected error when I try to delete, same as with Lobstergirl's. I think there must a problem with the deletion function.Is anyone else having this issue?"
I'm having this same problem
I had that issue a few times yesterday. Seemed like it was happening with ones with lots of reviews (didn't have an issue with the one or two with one review).
Is there anyway to delete 1450579256 (ISBN13: 9781450579254)? (Jon Hansen and the Dragon Clan of Yden). It was a Createspace self-pub. I've since completely rewritten the book and have now released it under a different title, with a different ISBN with Astraea Press. Thanks,
S.G. Rogers
S.G. wrote: "Is there anyway to delete 1450579256 (ISBN13: 9781450579254)? (Jon Hansen ad the Dragon Clan of Yden). It was a Createspace self-pub. I've since completely rewritten the book and have now release..."Unfortunately in this case we should not delete it. Many people have read and reviewed that particular version of the book. We don't delete OOP books (or ebook equivalent) because those are editions people have read.
We can, however, combine it with the other title. Could you link to that book? We can put a note on it that they are the same book (mostly), just different titles.
Jessica wrote: "S.G. wrote: "Is there anyway to delete 1450579256 (ISBN13: 9781450579254)? (Jon Hansen ad the Dragon Clan of Yden). It was a Createspace self-pub. I've since completely rewritten the book and hav..."I wasn't sure you could do that with different ISBN numbers. Here's the new book:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12....
When I go to my author dashboard, I'd love to see only the newer book, or at least have the prior version go last.
I really appreciate the help!!!
The editions are combined, the edition that shows first is the one that has been shelved the most which is currently the one published in 2010 with 237 people who have shelved it I think. There is currently no way to change this.
Okay, thanks. I went in and uploaded the new cover and book blurb, etc. Hopefully it'll stick. I'm satisfied with the way it looks now and I'm glad to retain my reviews.
Paula wrote: "The editions are combined, the edition that shows first is the one that has been shelved the most which is currently the one published in 2010 with 237 people who have shelved it I think. There i..."
One last little wrinkle...the link to Amazon isn't working. It should be:
http://www.amazon.com/Last-Great-Wiza...
When I select the amazon link it takes me to the book on Amazon.Edit: Both US and UK amazon
S.G. wrote: "For me, it just sends me to this page:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/978%......"
The problem you're having is because you changed the information on the Createspace edition to make it the ebook - without a proper ISBN or ASIN the Amazon link will not work from that edition.
Please keep in mind that Goodreads is primarily about users being able to track and discuss books that they have read and owned. Even though you have released a revised edition with a new cover/publisher/etc, the original edition still exists on someone's bookshelf somewhere and they should be able to catalogue it as such.
I've reverted the changes to the paperback ISBN-13 9781450579254 and added a note to the description that the edition is out of print and linked the new edition. The Amazon link on this edition will point to the page of the old edition (which, while not available directly through amazon is available used through sellers on Amazon) and not the new edition, but this is the appropriate way to list books here.
I guess I'm an official pain. Sorry. (hangs head and stands in corner).Thanks for your help.
S.G. wrote: "I guess I'm an official pain. Sorry. (hangs head and stands in corner).Thanks for your help."
Don't worry about it, it gets complicated. That's what the librarians are here for ;)
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/84...There is no ISBN, I've found no indication that the publisher ever released a complete 'set' of all five volumes of Waltz wa Shiroi Dress at one time, and it seems to be just a placeholder for the series itself.
Re msg 555: I merged it with the first in the series.
vicki_girl wrote: "Re msg 555: I merged it with the first in the series."There are still two of the same showing up. Am I doing something wrong?
http://www.goodreads.com/search?query...
No - there was an edition imported from Barnes and Noble that had not been combined.I combined it with the other 2 editions
Please delete http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32...It's a duplicate of this one http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64...
Thanks!
please delete http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/78... , the author of this book was wrong, not Abdul Hakim Abdat but Ali Hasan Ali Abdul Hamid. The true one's already listed at : http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/78...Thx.
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