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message 1: by Amena (new)

Amena | 30 comments Hello,

I think these entries are actually one and the same book (different editions though):

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33...

I'm no expert, but maybe it would be better to merge them? It would then be easier to find the different editions and comments.


message 2: by lafon حمزة (new)

lafon حمزة نوفل (lafon) | 3544 comments Combined. :)


message 3: by Amena (new)

Amena | 30 comments Wow, that was fast! Thanks!


message 4: by Amena (new)

Amena | 30 comments Hmmm... I don't mean to nag, but did Hannah's review vanish (I've still got the original version open, and I was interested in the merging process, so I compared the two versions)?


message 5: by lafon حمزة (last edited Nov 03, 2012 03:45PM) (new)

lafon حمزة نوفل (lafon) | 3544 comments It shouldn't. Here on Goodreads we have two separate words that we use when talking about linking the books together. One is "combining". That means we link multiple editions of a book together, so that the reviews are viewable across all editions. You are left with the same amount of editions afterwards.
Second is "merging". What happens here is we delete one edition, and the reviews are moved over to another edition. At the end of this procedure you have one less edition.

ETA: Sometimes there is a cache on these pages. It usually updates withing 24 hours.


message 6: by Amena (new)

Amena | 30 comments Ah, interesting. Thank you for the information!


message 7: by Taísa (new)

Taísa Ennes (taisa_ennes) | 1 comments Hi!
I tried to include a new edition but I ended up creating a new book, can anyone combine it? http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16...

and

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13...


message 8: by Parul (new)

Parul | 191 comments I have changed the title to reflect the same as on cover and combined with other editions of the book.

Do you have publisher information for it?


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