Goodreads Librarians Group discussion

We have created a new cover for the ebook version of The Old Ashburn Place, which we publish. How do I upload it? I have the same problem with Kit Austen's Journey and Sloane Hall, both of which also have cover changes. Please advise.

Matthew Sternberg
Istoria Books

Looks like editions with the covers you mentioned have been added and combined with the other editions. Mind checking them out and seeing if there are any corrections that need to be made? Can you supply some of the missing ISBN numbers? Thanks!

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

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

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10...

Tntexas wrote: "Looks like editions with the covers you mentioned have been added and combined with the other editions. Mind checking them out and seeing if there are any corrections that need to be made? Can you ..."

These links are the correct covers. Why don't these appear on my shelf?

Istoria wrote: "These links are the correct covers. Why don't these appear on my shelf? "

Because they're not the entries you have associated with your shelves. If you want those covers on your shelf instead of the old ones, you can go back to each entry and look down at the review section below each picture. Since it's on your shelves, the first section should be titled "My Review". Beside those words there should be the options of "review this edition" and "switch to this edition". If you click that last link, I think the cover on your shelves should change to the one for the new entry.

Tntexas wrote: "Istoria wrote: "These links are the correct covers. Why don't these appear on my shelf? "

Because they're not the entries you have associated with your shelves. If you want those covers on your sh..."

Thanks. I now have the correct covers on my shelf. Now, how do I delete the old covers from the system, since they are no longer current for any edition of the book as available? Would doing so drop it off anyone else's shelf (which I certainly don't want to do)? How can I clear up the duplications?

I appreciate your patience. We're so close...

We do not remove old covers or out of print books from the catalog. As you allude to people shelve the edition the bought and read along with the cover.

The new cover editions will take precedence once they have been shelved by more people than the older editions

Paula wrote: "We do not remove old covers or out of print books from the catalog. As you allude to people shelve the edition the bought and read along with the cover.

The new cover editions will take precedenc..."

Got it. Many thanks for all your help.

I made a slight tweak to my current cover for "Love and World Eaters," but I can't delete the old one. (Although I can do this for my other books.) Is my access different for "Love and World Eaters?" Here's the link: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...

Tom, you shouldn't be changing covers on existing books.

No matter how small the tweak. People really like to have their cover, not one that is similiar.

You create an alternate cover edition.

Hello, I like to organize my books by Date Published. I recently added a book, choosing the cover for the 1971 edition, which I read in 1973. The book appears on my Books Read list as published in 2011.

The Bell Jar
Paperback, 216 pages
Published 1971 by Harper & Row
ISBN 055312420X (ISBN13: 9780553124200)

Could you correct the publishing date for my Books Read list so it appears as 1971, please?

Thank you.

Somebody got this.