Editions?

[Dylan]

I been trying to find out more about the edition space. I been looking through most regular edition books and it is left empty. For regular and/or first edition books, do you leave it blank? If not, how should it be filled? (like: first edition or first edition paperback?) thanks if anyone answers this.

[Paula]

Generally we add edition specific information like Large Print, Braille, Unabridged, Abridged.

Personally I don't put first edition etc in there but some people do

The librarian manual indicates:

edition

This field is for such things as "2nd edition", "Film Tie-In Edition", "Large Print", "Special Illustrated Edition" and other edition-specific data that belongs neither in the title nor the format fields.

http://www.goodreads.com/help/librari...

[Moloch]

I usually put the collection (not the series) there too (like "I bassotti #66", or "Piccola Biblioteca Einaudi #87", etc. Sorry I could only come up with Italian examples).

[Dylan]

Thanks and it's fine. I just wanted to know if I could fill up that space for first editions of books I have when I'm bored. I might leave it blank. I do think the librarian manual should be a little more descriptive, but it should grow over time.