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No we do not combine parts 1 and 2 either together or with the whole workIf there are other editions of part 1 then combine all those together
look at Leo Tolstoy as an example
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don't combine:This is similar.
* 2-in-1 books or boxed sets that include the given book.
Thanks for the input. I've gone back and separated the two audio-book portions that I combined. But can someone please explain the logic behind this rule? In my mind, this does seem different from the rule about not combining 2-in-1 books.
Actually a rule that said never combine audio-books with print books would make sense to me as the reviews often contain remarks about the quality of the abridgment and the performance of the reader.
However, a rule that we not combine parts one and two of an audio book when the author issued a single book and the parts have most likely been introduced to the audio version simply as a matter of packaging, seems somewhat arbitrary to me. I'm NOT advocating any position per se, just asking for someone to supply the reasoning behind the rules.
Thanks in advance.
Sorry for hijacking this thread. Does this also apply to books that are split in two when translated? Pretty common when English fantasy books are translated into Swedish at least. (And in one case I've seen part two of one of those "split translation" already combined, while the first part isn't even in the database.)
Yes. We don't combine those either.
Marcus wrote: "Sorry for hijacking this thread. Does this also apply to books that are split in two when translated? Pretty common when English fantasy books are translated into Swedish at least. (And in one case..."Yes.
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How so? We don't combine A or B with A&B together, whether something was originally published as A and B separately or A&B together.
rivka wrote: "How so?..."It just seems to me that the "atomic" or natural unit of measure when working with books is the book as published by the author. I realize that many many books were originally released as serials so the "do not combine parts 1 and 2" rule has some logical justification.
And certainly, any book club selection that includes four books in one should NOT be justification for combining these four books on this site. However, Audio-books, tend to be dictated by how much material fits conveniently on the medium.
I guess what I'm trying to understand is, Is there any additional utility derived from NOT combining parts 1 and 2 of an audio book? There is the downside of not seeing any reviews of one when viewing the details of the other. I'm just trying to discover the upside. And any rationale/reason for the rule.
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And I disagree entirely with you on the "natural unit" of a book.
Stephen, I had the same question recently, and initially was entirely with you on this. However, I think the bottom line is whether it is one book that is only sold as one book, but in two (or more) volumes, or whether the two parts are sold separately.
What I have learned is that in some cases audiobook publishers do in fact sell the parts separately, so it's completely possible for, say, a library to just buy one part of the book -- and then for the reader to only read that part. Thus, I would agree that this "half book" is actually a different book than the whole book, rather than a different edition of the whole book.
I think the publisher's decision in selling the parts separately which in no way reflects how it was intended to be published is another issue, but once it's done, Goodreads can't fix it.
This all holds true whether it's audio or printed books.
On a similar tangent...http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13...
Should this book/cd combination be combined with the book? I've left it separate but am uncertain.
It just looks like a normal audiobook edition to me; no reason not to combine.
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But should we combine parts one and two of audio-books with the when the audio-book has been split into two parts? I've seen this a number of times and have always just left them uncombined because I was uncertain.
I did combine the audio-book editions of Son of the Morning Star parts 1 and 2 with the novel as this did seem the thing to do.