Adding Book Cover Art

[Paula]

Amazon has both editions with the new art and since there where no reviews associated with the old one I refreshed from amazon

[James]

Back in January 2009, Alex wrote: "I know it's nothing any of us can change, but wouldn't it just make more sense to allow for multiple cover images for one isbn instead?"

To which Isis FG replied: "GR plans to add this at some point (at least last I heard, they were) but it's way far down on the to-do list. "

So, now that nearly three years have passed, how's that mythical to-do list coming along? Anyone know? I continue to see repeated requests for the same fixes, and yet there seems to be some wrench in the works that causes less-demanded niceties to take precedence over several seriously needed modifications... author name sorting, author aliases, multiple covers for same-isbn editions (so that Paula and the rest of us don't have to continue repeating and re-repeating, "Has the paperback been published with the original cover? We don't change covers since people like to shelve the cover they bought an alternate cover edition should be added if the new cover edition does not have its own ISBN."), etc.

Is there some master list titled "Programming Fixes Scheduled" that we can easily view to better know what GR is doing to make life better for us? Some kind of timetable for these things that the average user can refer to?

As a former programmer (with over 10 years experience), I can't imagine any company I worked for surviving under this sort of "lack-of-deadline schedule" - patience of our customers would have worn thin and they would have looked elsewhere. I hate to be the one to point this out, but if GR isn't sensitive to the needs of its "customers" (i.e., its member and non-member users), then a lack of customer confidence will grow, potentially having a negative affect on GR's reputation. I feel this is particularly likely since (1) GR is geared more to book readers and reviewers rather than book sellers and (2) goodreads is not the only "book site" on the Internet (though arguably still the best in the game).

~shrug~

Pardon the rant, but just my frustrated two cents worth (and yes, I know this could be addressed in another group, but... well, it has been almost three years, right? Surely, this is nothing NEW.)

[rivka, Former Moderator]

Ranting here (instead of sending a message via the "contact us" link on the help page) is an exercise for your fingers, and not much more.

[James]

rivka wrote: "Ranting here (instead of sending a message via the "contact us" link on the help page) is an exercise for your fingers, and not much more."

~sigh~ Just feeling frustrated with the lack of action regarding these often-requested and much needed fixes, Rivka; and I probably needed the exercise for my fingers more than the PTB needs another reminder. I'm sure they've heard it all before and one tiny ant ain't gonna move a mountain...

[rivka, Former Moderator]

I understand and sympathize with the frustration.

[Paula]

James wrote: "Back in January 2009, Alex wrote: "I know it's nothing any of us can change, but wouldn't it just make more sense to allow for multiple cover images for one isbn instead?"

To which Isis FG replied..."

Please don't include me in your rants since I have no problem with it and can speak for myself if I do

[James]

Paula wrote: "Please don't include me in your rants since I have no problem with it and can speak for myself if I do"

Sorry, Paula, my apologies...

My point was not that you have a problem with it or can't speak for yourself but, rather, that you aren't the only one who has had to repeat things. You may not have a problem with that, but I do - I feel it's terribly inefficient, wasting a good deal of time and effort by librarians who must continue to repeat things or find "work around" solutions to problems. I find it exceedingly difficult to reconcile the "it's on the to-do list" with the continued requests for the same fixes to be done.

However, consider yourself disassociated with my aggravation and unrest over the lack of progress in these issues. I didn't mean to offend you; your comment was simply the nearest one at hand out of many dozens of other similar replies.

[Paul]

Please, can someone add this book cover;
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Creative-Misc...

to this book please?
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/78...

Thank you!

[Paula]

We need a non bookseller link and picture, publisher or author site is fine

[Paul]

The author doesn't have his own site, and there is no image of the book on the publisher's website:

http://www.loafmarketing.co.uk/case-s...

Is there anywhere else that I can get the image?

[Cloudedleopard]

Found the cover to #58 on a non-sellers, non-amazon page and updated the book information

[Paul]

Many thanks for that. My bookshelf is looking much nicer now!

[Matt]

Hi,

Can someone please add:

- this cover to this book (the existing cover has a white strip on either side of it)
- this cover to this book
- this cover to this book
- this cover to this book (also, this book is another edition of this novel - it was retitled for its UK release - so should be combined).

Thank you so much! Not long til I can apply to become a librarian myself... Thanks once again.

[lafon حمزة]

Got #63.

[Matt]

Fantastic - thanks again!

Sorry, can I also request one more:

- this cover to this book (same issue with white strips on either side of the cover)

Cheers.

[Amara]

Got #65.

[Matt]

Thanks so much!

[Jim]

Can you post the cover to this book from this site? Would love to see this cover art with the book!

[Amara]

No, we definitely can't use images from Amazon.

[Paula]

Jim wrote: "Can you post the cover to this book from this site? Would love to see this cover art with the book!"

I found a cover, do you have edition info like format, ISBN or ASIN?

[Jim]

Paula wrote: "Jim wrote: "Can you post the cover to this book from this site? Would love to see this cover art with the book!"

I found a cover, do you have edition info like format, ISBN or ASIN?"

It is an e-book, self-published.

[Jim]

I have original cover work from the author. How can I get it to you? I have PDF and PNG format, and I put it on Flickr.

[Paula]

I have uploaded a cover already it is the ASIN or ISBN that I need. I cannot take it from a bookseller

[Jim]

Jim wrote: "I have original cover work from the author. How can I get it to you? I have PDF and PNG format, and I put it on Flickr."

Here's the ASIN: B007Y6LIKY

Thank you!

[M.b.]

Hello, could somebody please add this picture (http://www.flickr.com/photos/80122482...) to this book (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10...). Thanks!

[lafon حمزة]

M.b. wrote: "Hello, could somebody please add this picture (http://www.flickr.com/photos/80122482...) to this book (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10...). Tha..."

Found a better image. Added.

[Maria Blenche]

Please add a book cover to this one http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15...

You can find the original book cover here http://www.anticariatplus.ro/ro/Liter...

[lafon حمزة]

That link looks suspiciously like a bookseller. Regardless I found the image on a blog and have uploaded. Is the title correct as is?

[Maria Blenche]

Yep ^^ it's the original title.
Thank you!

[Rin]

Can someone please add the cover from http://www.harpercollins.ca/books/Dou... to http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15...

Thanks!

[lafon حمزة]

80 done.

[Banjomike]

Oscar wrote: "Can someone please add this cover to this book and this cover (here bigger) to this book? Thanks!"

Added covers from reviews and blogs, not sellers.

[Grace]

This cover http://textpublishing.com.au/books-an...

belongs to this edition: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...

[Banjomike]

Grace wrote: "This cover http://textpublishing.com.au/books-an...

belongs to this edition: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17..."

done

[Grace]

Thanks!

This edition has a very low quality image: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/70...

Which could be replaced with this one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/scatterk...

[Emy]

Done

[Eser]

This edition doesn't have a cover image: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11...

Can you please add this one? http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/8449/t...

[Vicky]

Got 88

[Eser]

This editions doesn't have a cover image: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16...

This one can be used: http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/96...

Thanks :)

[Aslı]

#90 done!

[Eser]

This edition doesn't have a cover image: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15...

This can be used: http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/72...

Also it has wrong Publisher/Page information, it was published by Macdonald (UK first edition) and page count is 428.

Thank you :)

[Vicky]

92 Fixed

[Tailtiu]

This books all have the Amazon covers:
http://www.goodreads.com/author/list/...

[Debbie's Spurts (D.A.)]

94 fixed.

[Małgosia Łabuda]

Please add cover to http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...
and this is the right cover (i'm sure ^^) http://ecsmedia.pl/c/czas-czerwonych-...

[Banjomike]

Hel_edore wrote: "Please add cover to http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...
and this is the right cover (i'm sure ^^) http://ecsmedia.pl/c/czas-czerwonych-..."

Done.

[Małgosia Łabuda]

Thanks! (;

[Nathan]

Here's the cover: http://www.librarything.com/work/1814...

Here's the book: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36...
Thanks!

[❂ Murder by Death]

Nathan - We can't use images from Library Thing (they are owned in part by Amazon).

Images from Publishers, authors websites, public libraries, etc. are acceptable.

[Nathan]

I have the image, myself. I uploaded it to librarything a few minutes ago :). I scanned it, myself. Is there a way to upload to goodreads, myself?