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message 1: by Velvetink (new)

Velvetink | 3 comments http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

The Australian musician and author Don Walker wrote the book "Shots" and is his only book, but there is another author by the same name with books below 1-3 on his author profile page (link above). How do you correct this and separate them?

1.Keeping Your Gas Restaurant Equipment Cooking! for the Mechanically Hopeless
2. Ornamental Trees of San Diego
3.St Marylebone Church and Burial Ground in the 18th to 19th Centuries: Excavations at St Marylebone School 1992 and 2004-6 (MoLAS Monograph)

Thanks.
V


message 2: by Darkpool (new)

Darkpool Got it. I suspect the other Don Walkers aren't the same person as each other, but they are still lumped together for now.


message 3: by Velvetink (new)

Velvetink | 3 comments Darkpool wrote: "Got it. I suspect the other Don Walkers aren't the same person as each other, but they are still lumped together for now."

Thanks Darkpool!, yeah I thought maybe the other 3 were separate Don's as well - but have no clue really, just have to wait till someone complains.


message 4: by Kouk (new)

Kouk | 75 comments Please forgive me bargin but i have the same problem.
I added a book today, apparantly there is another author with the same name.

I thought i was making a new page exclusivly for Gillian King, but Goodreads threw the book on another Gillan King's page.
Obviously not the right author.

Link to the book i added!
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11...

How can this be changed?


message 5: by Beth (new)

Beth (bethjustbeth) | 1568 comments I got it for you.


message 6: by Kouk (new)

Kouk | 75 comments Beth wrote: "I got it for you."

Thank you so much Beth!
What if i want to add another book of this author?
(her newest release)


message 7: by Beth (new)

Beth (bethjustbeth) | 1568 comments Add an extra space between the first and last name. :)


message 8: by Beth (new)

Beth (bethjustbeth) | 1568 comments I found another one, by her, already in the database..."O, O, Olivia" -- but I disambiguated the name, and added the cover image.


message 9: by Kouk (new)

Kouk | 75 comments Beth wrote: "I found another one, by her, already in the database..."O, O, Olivia" -- but I disambiguated the name, and added the cover image."

Yes, i saw it!
That is the new book!
Thank you very much!
You have been a great help!


message 10: by Beth (new)

Beth (bethjustbeth) | 1568 comments No problem...


message 11: by Velvetink (new)

Velvetink | 3 comments Beth wrote: "Add an extra space between the first and last name. :)"

Ah this is good to know. thanks.


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