Combining editions

[Parrisha]

Hello!
I have 4 different versions of my novel listed. I have:

3 "Fox (The Vendetta Series)" -- 2 without cover images

and

another that was recently added which is titled "Fox: The Vendetta Series, Book 1."

Is there anyway to merge these books?

Thank you! :)

[Betsy]

Done. I also added the series. But I did not change any titles. Also need a description for the series.

[Parrisha]

Thank you very much Betsy :D

It shows me that I still have 3 other editions. Is it possible to merge these or is it something only I can see?

[Natasa]

Hey Parrisha,

Anyone can see the 3 different editions. You can delete whichever edition you want (paperback, ebook or kindle) but it will make it difficult for users to find different platforms through which to buy your book.

[Betsy]

Actually, there are four total editions in GR: a paperpack edition, a Kindle edition, and two e-books, with different ISBNs. I don't know why there are two e-books. Neither one is listed when one tries to buy it. However, I noticed that there is an e-book available to read on GR. I assume that is one of them.

[Natasa]

Hey Betsy,

I was actually about to mention the those 2 ebooks. Maybe one should be deleted but I'm hesitant about taking action since their ISBNs are different.

[Vicky]

One eBook is a NookBook - it's the one that has the ISBN13 starting with 294. For some reason, it imports with a trash ISBN10. If you delete the ISBN10 (which I did) it will pull up correctly on B&N.

The second eBook looks like the ISBN13 was put in the ISBN10 slot.

Parrisha, do you have the ISBN13 handy? I couldn't find it on a quick search.

[Parrisha]

Hello everyone!
Thank you all for trying to help me! I appreciate it.

As for the ISBN13S, I have:

1. 978-1466210783 (Amazon paperback)
2. 1466210788 / 9781466210783 (Createspace)
3. 978-1-4660-4204-9 (Smashwords ebook edition)

I think that's all I have in terms of IBSNs... I have my book listed on Amazon (both paperback and ebook), Createspace, Smashwords, Goodreads, and Barnes and Noble.

And I'd like to apologize if this is really complicated. This is the first time I've ever done anything like this before, so I appreciate you all bearing with me. :)

[Vicky]

No apology needed, this is what we're here for! :)

You should be all sorted out now, there are 4 editions:

A paperback with the Amazon/Createspace ISBN you listed.
A generic eBook with the Smashwords ISBN you listed.

A kindle edition, which gets its own ASIN from Amazon.
A nook edition, which gets its own BNID (13-Digits starting with 294) from Amazon.

When you add books in the future, make sure you enter the ISBNs in the correct box. If you enter the ISBN13 in the ISBN10 box, it cuts off the last few digits and causes confusion. :)

[Parrisha]

Thank you SO much! :D

[rivka, Former Moderator]

Natasa wrote: "You can delete whichever edition you want (paperback, ebook or kindle)"

Actually, neither librarians nor authors should be deleting any edition with a valid ISBN (or if Kindle edition, valid ASIN).

Editions that have accidentally been created with incorrect ISBNs are a different story, of course.

[Anne]

I would like to merge the Kindle edition of one of my books with the other three editions (which are already combined nicely), but I don't think I have the authority. Help would be appreciated.

Three: Good For The GooseGood for the GooseGood For The Goose

Rogue Kindle Ed: Good for the Goose

ETA: I think some speedy librarian already got to this. Thank you kindly, folks!

[Dovilė]

Hello,


I added one book --> http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12... (lithuanian edition)

After that I saw I didn't do everything I should do.

Maybe you can edit and to make that this book could be one of this book ( http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17... ) editions? I tried to do it but unluckily..


Thank you very much !

[vicki_girl]

Combined. :)

[Dovilė]

vicki_girl wrote: "Combined. :)"

Thank you ;)