Goodreads Librarians Group discussion

Regarding this post from a couple of weeks ago: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

...Going forward, if an ASIN is on the incorrect record Librarians should instead change the book’s metadata to reflect that associated with the ASIN, and then create a new edition or book record for the edition not associated with that ASIN...

As I interpret this, it means that if -- based on a reliable source i.e. Amazon -- an ASIN is on a completely wrong book, it's ok to delete 100% of the information on that record and replace it with what Amazon says belongs to that ASIN. If that's the case, I have a couple of follow-up questions:

1) What if the ISBN is correct but the ASIN is wrong? (This isn't theoretical, I've seen instances). I assume in that case we would leave well enough alone and just report the anomaly to GR Support?

2) There's a hard and fast rule that cover images should never be removed or changed. I assume in this situation, since it says to "change the book's metadata," it's ok for us do that without breaking any rules?

3) What about ASINs that have been (somehow, I don't know how or by whom) attached to books from decades before such a concept existed, such as those published in the 1800s or early 1900s? Would those ASINs count as wrong, or right?

Thanks + appreciation for any insight anyone can offer!

3 - These ASINs are for used/second hand books, so they're not exactly ASINs.

4) What if a book has ASIN=ISBN10, but the same ISBN10+13 in another (correct) book. This often happens after employees move the ISBN. Should we delete these duplicates?

I have run into this situation too - ASIN for the Kindle edition is on the record for the hardcover edition but the ISBN is correct on that hardcover edition (all according to Amazon). Since neither ASIN nor ISBN can be removed, how do we handle?

Here is the record
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

And to be even more confusing, there is Kindle Edition with no ASIN but with an ISBN that matches nothing on Amazon. Of course, that doesn't mean it's not a valid ISBN, just not the one for the Kindle Edition. That record probably just needs to be adjusted to ebook.

LaurLa wrote: "I have run into this situation too - ASIN for the Kindle edition is on the record for the hardcover edition but the ISBN is correct on that hardcover edition (all according to Amazon). Since neithe..."

There was a change from Kindle to Hardcover on that edition. I've reverted the change.
You are right that ASIN's can't be removed anymore, but GR Support can still remove isbn's.

And to be even more confusing, there is Kindle Edition with no ASIN but with an ISBN that matches nothing on Amazon.

That one was changed from ebook to Kindle. I've reverted that change too.

What if the ISBN is correct but the ASIN is wrong?

Have we received any clarity in what we're supposed to do if this happens?

Olga wrote: "3 - These ASINs are for used/second hand books, so they're not exactly ASINs.

So I am wondering, how this should be handled?

So I am wondering, how this should be handled?

If you see the entry like this (hardcover/paperback with ASIN)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
you can mark this as invalid or merge/send to superlibrarians if this book has reviews.

Olga wrote: "So I am wondering, how this should be handled?

If you see the entry like this (hardcover/paperback with ASIN)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1......"
Thanks!