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message 2: by Lucia (new)
Oct 08, 2011 05:08AM

Lucia | 21 comments done ;)


message 3: by Chinoiseries (new) - rated it 1 star
Oct 16, 2011 05:58AM

Chinoiseries | 60 comments Thanks :) I've got another one:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87...

Also, the Narrator (not "reader" I guess) of the following should be Stephen Briggs. Tony Robinson narrated a few of the Discworld books, but this is definitely not his voice:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11...


message 4: by Beth (new)
Oct 16, 2011 06:12AM

Beth (bethjustbeth) | 1568 comments Got all of #3. :)


message 6: by Vicky (new)
Oct 16, 2011 06:19PM

Vicky (librovert) | 2462 comments Looks like someone got 5.


message 7: by Brenda (new)
Oct 16, 2011 06:21PM

Brenda | 123 comments Thanks, whoever did it:) (And Vicky) I tried to work it out myself, but couldn't!


message 9: by Paula (new)
Oct 18, 2011 04:17AM

Paula (paulaan) | 7014 comments Got 8


message 10: by Yanche (new)
Oct 18, 2011 05:53AM

Yanche | 5 comments Please combine http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12... with http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/88...

I don't know why it was added as a separate book. I tried to add it from the "add a new editions" link... the same happened with the other book http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10... and http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...


message 11: by vicki_girl (last edited Oct 18, 2011 06:01AM) (new)
Oct 18, 2011 06:01AM

vicki_girl | 2764 comments Books in msg 10 combined.

When you "add a new edition" it doesn't automatically combine. You need to request a librarian to combine it for you (or you can do it manually yourself).

In order to combine, though, the primary author (first listed author) must be the same. For the Bulgarian books you listed I added the author name in English and then made the English name the primary author. The Bulgarian translated name is listed second.


message 12: by Yanche (new)
Oct 18, 2011 07:04AM

Yanche | 5 comments Thanks Vicki!


message 13: by Brenda (new)
Oct 18, 2011 04:54PM

Brenda | 123 comments Paula wrote: "Got 8"

Thanks Paula:)


message 14: by Anne (new)
Oct 18, 2011 07:01PM

Anne Patkau | 93 comments New John L. Locke book posted twice. Should just be different editions, first ebook, second hardcover.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...
I applied to be a librarian just a few hours ago, no answer yet, so another has to act.


message 15: by Sandra (new)
Oct 18, 2011 07:06PM

Sandra (readingontheporch) | 311 comments Got 14, also added cover image. :)


message 17: by Nenangs (new)
Oct 18, 2011 11:42PM

Nenangs | 464 comments done


message 18: by Brenda (new)
Oct 18, 2011 11:47PM

Brenda | 123 comments Thank you:)


message 19: by Kerry (last edited Oct 19, 2011 05:27PM) (new) - added it
Oct 19, 2011 05:26PM

Kerry | 39 comments I noticed that the author of Brisbane is listed as both Matthew Condon and Matt Condon. Looks like he writes under both names, so can he be combined, I'm not sure how to do this.


message 20: by rivka, Former Moderator (new)
Oct 19, 2011 05:40PM

rivka | 45177 comments Mod
Actually, it looks like the Brisbane listing is an error, and Matt Condon (golfer) is someone different.

Fixed.


message 21: by Kim (new)
Oct 19, 2011 05:51PM

Kim | 607 comments Are you sure they're different? I think they may be the same author. The National Library of Australia has them listed as the same author. http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Search/Ho...


message 22: by Kerry (new) - added it
Oct 19, 2011 06:17PM

Kerry | 39 comments I did check that and I'm convinced he is the writer of all the books under these two names. The author info on the Amazon listing of the golfing book mentions books by Matthew Condon.


message 24: by Sandra (new)
Oct 20, 2011 02:45AM

Sandra | 31709 comments 23 Done ;)


message 26: by Paula (new)
Oct 20, 2011 10:04AM

Paula (paulaan) | 7014 comments Got 25


message 28: by Violetta (new)
Oct 20, 2011 12:32PM

Violetta | 477 comments got 27


message 30: by Kim (new)
Oct 20, 2011 05:21PM

Kim | 607 comments Done 29


message 32: by Paula (new)
Oct 21, 2011 08:44AM

Paula (paulaan) | 7014 comments Got 31


message 33: by Book (new)
Oct 21, 2011 12:05PM

Book (t_bookchick) | 1 comments There are 5 supposed editions of the novel, Waiting On Hope. They are all ebook and one is a paperback so I think they can all be combined (2 don't even have covers), correct? Here are all of the links:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...


message 34: by Hellen (new)
Oct 21, 2011 12:36PM

Hellen (likaspain) | 5 comments I can't combine these two authors. They are the same person and he's registered on GR, but I don't know why appeared another writer with the same books:

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

Thank you :)


message 35: by Paula (last edited Oct 21, 2011 12:49PM) (new)
Oct 21, 2011 12:49PM

Paula (paulaan) | 7014 comments The GR Author profile is John^^Goode

The other is John^Goode

I have moved the appropriate books to the John^^Goode profile


message 36: by Antonella (last edited Oct 22, 2011 02:26PM) (new)
Oct 22, 2011 02:25PM

Antonella | 2 comments Hi, I'm a new librarian. I wanted to avoid getting too much involved, but I already see it won't be easy ;-). I keep seeing things I'd like to fix, especially for authors/books I love.

Anyway I saw how to combine books, and I did combine two foreign translations with the original from the ''combine page''. Then I checked: it worked, but the books I had combined were not listed anymore among the author's books. So I separated them again.

The normal thing is that if you click on the author you get a list of original works *and* translations.

The books I'm talking about are the French and English translation of Boris Pahor's most famous book ''Nekropola'', a haunting record of his time in a concentration camp:
Pèlerin parmi les ombres
and
Pilgrim Among the Shadows/a Memoir

Probably they were not identified as the same book because the title is slightly different in French and in English.

Can someone fix this *without the books desappearing from the general list of Pahor's books*? Or explain to me how to fix it properly?

ETA: In fact I'd prefer an explanation...

Thank you in advance!


message 37: by Vicky (last edited Oct 22, 2011 02:31PM) (new)
Oct 22, 2011 02:30PM

Vicky (librovert) | 2462 comments Combining the books will remove them from the list, but it's the correct way to combine translations.

When a bunch of edition are combined into a work, only the most popular edition is shown on the author's page, to keep things uncluttered.

ETA: If there is an author who is showing both original and translated editions on the main page, they should be properly combined.


message 38: by Antonella (new)
Oct 22, 2011 02:50PM

Antonella | 2 comments Vicky wrote: "If there is an author who is showing both original and translated editions on the main page, they should be properly combined."

Then there is even more work to do on GR than I saw at first, because several authors show original works *and* translations.

That's why I thought I was ''depriving'' Pahor of something if the translations were not visible anymore after my combining them!

Thank you for your swift reply!


message 40: by Amanda (new)
Oct 22, 2011 09:55PM

Amanda | 2442 comments Cindy wrote: "Can someone please combine http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12... and http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11...

Thanks."

Got it


message 42: by Sherin (new)
Oct 24, 2011 09:34AM

Sherin Punnilath (shery_7) | 3 comments All three books featured in this page

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...


message 43: by Deborah (new)
Oct 24, 2011 09:45AM

Deborah | 390 comments I did 42 and 41 looks like someone else got it.


message 44: by Sherin (new)
Oct 24, 2011 10:07AM

Sherin Punnilath (shery_7) | 3 comments Thanks Deborah!

Will you be able to add the title in Engish too ("Aadujeevitham")?

As of now,it's in Malayalam and it won't show up if someone searches for it.It might lead to new versions getting created again..

Thanks again!


message 45: by Deborah (new)
Oct 24, 2011 10:13AM

Deborah | 390 comments A search for Aadujeevitham found this one: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10...


message 46: by Sherin (new)
Oct 24, 2011 10:17AM

Sherin Punnilath (shery_7) | 3 comments Oh yes!'
Unlike other books,it's not fetching anything even if I miss a letter. :|


message 48: by Vicky (new)
Oct 24, 2011 04:49PM

Vicky (librovert) | 2462 comments 47 is done


message 49: by Vicky (last edited Oct 25, 2011 10:46AM) (new)
Oct 25, 2011 10:42AM

Vicky (librovert) | 2462 comments Got 49 & 50


message 50: by Lee (new)
Oct 30, 2011 09:38AM

Lee Holz | 42 comments Please combine these ebook editions -
NOOK ecition:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books...
and Kindle edition:
http://www.amazon.com/IMPEDIMENTS-The...
with
Impediments: The Sonnet Trilogy, Book 1
Thank you,
Lee, Goodreads Author


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