Is combining this appropriate?

[K,]

For these isbn's

9781611202977
9781611202984
9781611203714
9781611203011

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14...

Dreamscape’s audio theatrical edition also includes The Prince, The Showgirl and Me, Colin Clark's diary during the film's production, this is now noted under edition, as well as in the description:

Should it then still be combined with the others, and/or does anything further need to be done re ‘The Prince, The Showgirl and Me’?

Thank you!

[rivka, Former Moderator]

That's a short bonus, yes? Much shorter in length than the overall audiobook?

If so, I'd say they should stay combined.

I fixed the edition fields and format fields. The format should stick with the dropdown options whenever possible (otherwise they won't show up on some of the edition page sorts), and information about a bonus track belongs in the description, not the edition field.

[K,]

Thanks, Rivka - I will check on the length.

Re bonus - I would like to then put that at the top of the description, so it is 'see at a glance'.

That's why I added it to edition initially.

Cheers,

[rivka, Former Moderator]

K, wrote: "I would like to then put that at the top of the description"

Already did that for each of them, when I removed it from the edition.

[K,]

oh cheers, much appreciated, would it pay to check until the 'Description by user overwritten when combining' bug is fixed (just noticed the thread)?

[rivka, Former Moderator]

Not sure what you mean. That bug is only triggered when editions of a book are combined that were not combined before. These are already all combined.

[K,]

thanks for clarifying:)

[Emily]

Hi, publisher here! Actually, The Prince, the Showgirl and Me is the longer of the two titles; it is five discs and 381 minutes, versus My Week with Marilyn coming in at three discs and 222 minutes. If possible, we would like to keep them combined, so that listeners understand they are getting two "books" in one package, and there is no confusion over which book they have.
This matches the new paperback that just came out (ISBN 9781602861497; http://www.amazon.com/My-Week-Marilyn...). It also includes both books, and is the book that we did the recording off of.
Does this help?

[rivka, Former Moderator]

In that case, all five of the editions that contain two books, rather than one, need to be separated from the ones with just a single book. I am also making it clearer that they contain two distinct books.

[Emily]

Thank you. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help. :)

[K,]

Hi Rivka,
I can appreciate GR preferring that book records stay as close as possible to the formats already there. I’m hoping I make sense here, as a reader/potential listener of audio books in particular I’m curious as to the best way that editions and formats should be addressed.

I’m liaising with Emily (publisher) as I’ve offered to help with adding Dreamscapes’ titles not yet on GR.
With ebooks, you can see kindle, nook, epub etc (as an example).
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...

this says Unabridged audio edition for instance.

I’ve been putting digital audio for the Dreamscape titles that are described as such by the publisher… I don’t have an ipod so it means less to me – would it be good to reflect that it is itunes etc??
[ I see checking out the link for the recombined books it is Audiobook Digital, so I shall do this from now on, unless you advise otherwise. ]
Many of the Dreamscape mp3 are imported as ‘Audio CD’ and I’ve been correcting that as I go.
For the Dreamscape playaway titles that are imported with ‘with earbuds’ in the title I have been (removing it from the title) adding with earbuds to the format, and playaway to edition. Should this be in the description, as you have outlined above, or left out entirely because the picture is self-explanatory? [I see checking out the link for the above recombined books it is w/ earbuds, so I shall do this from now on, unless you advise otherwise.]

Please do let me know whether there is anything else I need to be aware of.

Forgive me if I am not being clear enough, or much too pedantic, I would rather follow best practice than have to redo, and I care about respecting GR's practice, as well as these details. I’m writing from the perspective of someone looking at GR who might say ‘oh good it’s available in that format’

I think Goodreads is great, and love having a record of the books I have read.

Thanks!

[rivka, Former Moderator]

K, wrote: "With ebooks, you can see kindle, nook, epub etc"

No, actually. We have Kindle as an option in the dropdown (largely because Kindle editions always have a non-ISBN identifier, an ASIN), but Nook and ePub would both get tagged "ebook" on the dropdown.

Similarly, "Audiobook" is a dropdown option, and adding "Digital" in the edition field is fine.