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message 1: by Laura (new)

Laura A. Barton Hello Librarian team!

I need some help updating my book cover, please. :) What is currently there was just a placeholder, and this is now the official cover.

You can find it here, and the source is me: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VFWk...

Thank you.


message 2: by Martin (new)

Martin For acceptable sources please see https://help.goodreads.com/s/article/...


message 3: by Laura (new)

Laura A. Barton This thread suggests that something like Google Drive is acceptable. Has that been changed, or did I just misunderstand? https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


message 4: by Martin (new)

Martin The image still has to come from an acceptable source.


message 5: by Laura (new)

Laura A. Barton Got it. Okay, well, here it is from my author website as well: https://labartonwrites.com


message 6: by Martin (new)

Martin I can't find details of format and ISBN there? We need to confirm it is the correct edition.


message 7: by Laura (new)

Laura A. Barton It's for all editions. The book isn't released yet, and I haven't added it to Amazon yet either. I've added the editions and ISBNs to the book description on this page for now https://labartonwrites.com/books/echo...

Does that suffice?


message 8: by Martin (new)

Martin Thanks, now done.
Please don't add placeholder images in future, only published covers should be uploaded to Goodreads.


message 9: by Laura (new)

Laura A. Barton Appreciate it. Thanks, Martin.

I'd uploaded the placeholder under the impression I'd be able to update the cover myself. I wasn't aware the process had been updated and authors wouldn't be able to do that anymore.

I'll keep the changes in mind for the future!


message 10: by Martin (last edited Sep 01, 2025 10:14AM) (new)

Martin It has been that way for at least as long as I have been a librarian.
Most of the placeholders you see on the site are uploaded automatically from Amazon, unfortunately that cannot be prevented.


message 11: by Scott (new)

Scott Authors have never been able to update covers themselves.


message 12: by Laura (new)

Laura A. Barton Ah, maybe I was mistaking it with another area. Either way, now I know!


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