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Ashley E | 416 comments http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

I'm not sure if these are the same or not... But if they're not, then some of the books are on the wrong profile (the Hope Haven series is split between them). The one website link is on the second profile, but definitely leads to the first author. Help?

Ashley E


message 504: by rivka, Former Moderator (last edited May 15, 2012 02:59PM) (new)

rivka | 45177 comments Mod
Not all the books on the latter belong to the former.

I removed the misplaced author link. You'll need to edit each misplaced book individually, to add a second space between the author's first and last names.


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message 507: by Ashley E (new)

Ashley E | 416 comments Think I've got it sorted out now. Thanks rivka!


message 508: by Urangoo (new)

Urangoo | 8 comments I need a help...

Here is the GR author profile
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

and another one is
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...


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message 510: by Urangoo (new)

Urangoo | 8 comments Thanks a lot.


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Mel (soireb) | 224 comments Goodreads Author
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

Author's Pen name (I'm assuming)
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

I added the cover to a book that I own and the author name that appears on entry is different from the one on the cover, so I added the name on the cover provisionally. But it seems that the name on the cover is a Pen Name from the author. Sorry for the mistake


message 512: by rivka, Former Moderator (new)

rivka | 45177 comments Mod
We don't merge pen names with author names. A book published under a pen name can have both it and the author's real name listed as authors.


message 514: by Mel (new)

Mel (soireb) | 224 comments rivka wrote: "We don't merge pen names with author names. A book published under a pen name can have both it and the author's real name listed as authors."

Ohh, thanks ^.^


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Jen (jenefertari) | 7 comments Hi,

Can these be combined?

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/... (Goodreads Author)

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

Thanks!


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Jen (jenefertari) | 7 comments THANKS! :)


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Emy (emypt) | 5037 comments Pip Ballantine seems to be using her full name on her GR profile so we're getting Pip Ballantine too.

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/... is the correct profile.

Dunno whether to suggest she uses Pip on her profile (which seems rude) or to add a redirect on Pip to Philippa...


message 538: by rivka, Former Moderator (new)

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Looks like she publishes under both Pip and Phillipa, and has previously moved the books under Pip to her main profile. So I will merge them again.


message 540: by Amara (new)

Amara Tanith (aftanith) http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

I'm honestly a little confused by this one. The GR Author is maintaining both author profiles; the one he's claimed (which is formatted oddly, with his unclaimed profile's name in parenthesis after his claimed name) has only anthologies he's contributed to, but the unclaimed profile has all of his novels (which he refers to in length in the description of his anthology-only profile while offering no links to the profile the books are actually attached to). So I'm not sure if he contributes to anthologies under the name he's claimed while writing novels under the unclaimed name, or if he's just maintaining two separate profiles because he doesn't know how to combine them, or what.


message 542: by Jared (new)

Jared (wisthrop) | 170 comments It's been a while singe I posted one. Hopefully I remember how to do it! :) How's things going rivka?

Charles Duhigg
Charles Duhiggigg
Charlies Duhigg


message 543: by rivka, Former Moderator (new)

rivka | 45177 comments Mod
Amara wrote: "if he's just maintaining two separate profiles because he doesn't know how to combine them"

Looks like it was this, so I merged. Also got 545, 547, 548.


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branewurms | 7 comments Wow, er, "Kristen Bishop" has reappeared again? Already in the database as "K.J. Bishop," and also, Kristen is not even her name, it's Kirsten!


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