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Book & Author Page Issues > Help Needed – Separating Editions and Removing Incorrect Co-Author

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message 1: by S.J. (new)

S.J. Ratcliffe | 3 comments Hello Librarians,

I would really appreciate your assistance with correcting my book listings. Here are the issues I need help with:

Separating Editions – My old paperback edition is currently linked with my ebook, but a new paperback edition has now been correctly connected to the ebook. Could you please help me separate the old paperback edition so the records reflect accurately?

Author Name Correction – A co-author’s name has been mistakenly attached to my book. This title was solely authored by me, and I’d like to request that the incorrect co-author name be removed.

Thank you very much for your support in keeping my author and book details accurate.

Best regards,
SJ Ratcliffe


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Shim (slimmy) | 3419 comments I don't follow — why would we separate the old paperback edition?

Author name: Please confirm, your book doesn't have a foreword by a "Paul Simon"?


message 3: by S.J. (new)

S.J. Ratcliffe | 3 comments Shim wrote: "I don't follow — why would we separate the old paperback edition?

Author name: Please confirm, your book doesn't have a foreword by a "Paul Simon"?"


The reason why I want to separate the old edition is because I have published a new edition and the old one keep showing when people search for my books and besides, the old one had a different ISBN. As for the foreword, Paul Simon was included which aren't suppose to be. It ought to have my name only without any forward.


message 4: by Scott (new)

Scott | 8671 comments Every book has a different isbn. All editions of a book should be combined. As the author you can set the default edition.


message 5: by Shim (last edited Sep 05, 2025 09:15AM) (new)

Shim (slimmy) | 3419 comments So your book does not contain a foreword?

(I removed the co-author from all editions.)


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