Goodreads Librarians Group discussion

The cover for my book needs changing ASAP. I have just had a new cover made to replace the old one. Could someone please help me change it?

I tried changing it myself, but even though I applied and was approved for librarian status, the site still tells me I don't have permission to do it.

Thanks in advance

-Bella

Can you provide me with new image? an url perhaps..?

so that i'll update it for you.. :)

oh wait, is it the same image that you have on your page for your profile pic..?

I guess i'll update it to that one, just let me know..

You can't change the cover of your existing book. You need to create an alternate cover edition. You can then decide which book is your default one.

@Sandra : Can't we delete Existing cover and add new cover art?
- new on cover changing stuff.. :)

Soul wrote: "@Sandra : Can't we delete Existing cover and add new cover art?
- new on cover changing stuff.. :)"

It already explain here : http://www.goodreads.com/librarian_ma....

Thanks for your replies! you can download the new image from here: https://rapidshare.com/#!download|510...

If you create an alternative cover edition and we choose that as default - will all the comments and reviews automatically transfer over to that one?

Thanks ren!

So, to bella : as you can see, if you want to add new cover,please follow the guidelines mentioned in link :

http://www.goodreads.com/librarian_ma...

Thus it will be Alternate cover edition as Sandra said..

Bella wrote: "Thanks for your replies! you can download the new image from here: https://rapidshare.com/#!download|510...

If you create an alternative cover editi..."

Once the editions are combined the reviews will appear on both editions. You then use the filter to see reviews per edition.

The problem is I don't seem to be registered as a librarian even though I had applied. Would someone mind doing it for me?

I'd be really grateful.

Paula wrote: "Bella wrote: "Thanks for your replies! you can download the new image from here: https://rapidshare.com/#!download|510...

If you create an alternati..."

Thanks Paula, that clears it up.

Paula wrote: "Bella wrote: "Thanks for your replies! you can download the new image from here: https://rapidshare.com/#!download|510...

If you create an alternati..."

Would you mind creating the new edition and then combining them? here is the cover again: https://rapidshare.com/#!download|510...

Thank you.

*Oh - and setting the new edition as default...

Bella, since you already Goodreads Author, you can add it yourself :). And of course set which edition you want to become primary edition.

Sorry, I can't open your link to get the cover :( (the office PC is blocked it)

Your alternate kindle edition is here

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...

Did u change the cover on the paperback as well?

Some one else will need to upload cover as IPAD does not let me

Edit: MSG 4 in this link tells you how to set primary

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

okay, so I've uploaded the given image for Alternate Edition.

Is it correct, Bella?

Let us know.. :)

Soul wrote: "okay, so I've uploaded the given image for Alternate Edition.

Is it correct, Bella?

Let us know.. :)"

Thanks! - I think now the paperback needs to still be changed though. Because when i type "A Shade of Vampire" into the Goodreads search box - the old edition is the only one that shows up by default:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...

for that you need to,

use Make Default feature, to use this feature, go to the edition you wish to set as the default, and click the "edit" link. On the edition's edit page there will be a link on the right side, about mid-way down the page and just before the link to refresh stats, to "Set this book as the primary edition for this work".

for now, Goodreads Authors (and Goodreads Employees) are the only people who can use this feature, and they can only do so for books on which they are the primary author.

so Make it primary, and i'll get your paperback book with alternate cover ready.

Sorry, got some work to do..

I've uploaded the pic to my web album on picasa

here's the link

gotta dash now, once done i'll be taking this image off the web so.. update status of this task once it is done.. :)

Ok great, I have made it primary :)

Now the only thing left is to get the paperback book with cover ready. :)

Thanks

Soul wrote: "Sorry, got some work to do..

I've uploaded the pic to my web album on picasa

here's the link

gotta dash now, once done i'll be taking this image off the web so.. update status of this task once..."

Ok thanks - look forward to hearing from you!

Okay sorry for skipping earlier..

so, I have created your Paperback alternate cover edition with new image you provided.. see if it works for your taste, n liking..

and if you want, make this paperback version as default version.. as you wish.. :) be seeing ya..

Done!!

C.J. wrote: "Does anyone know how to delete an old cover? New cover is up, but both old and new are still listed.

http://www.goodreads.com/work/edition..."

The new one is alternate cover edition. You can't change the already existing cover by delete it.

As stated earlier by Sandra,

"You can't change the cover of your existing book. You need to create an alternate cover edition. You can then decide which book is your default one."

you already have alternate edition set-up. Now all you need to do is,

"use Make Default feature" which is explained in message 18.. if you will..

Soul wrote: "Okay sorry for skipping earlier..

so, I have created your Paperback alternate cover edition with new image you provided.. see if it works for your taste, n liking..

and if you want, make this pap..."

Thanks so much for your help!

Bella wrote: "Thanks so much for your help!..."

It's my Pleasure.. :)

Yes - that's it. It's all fixed now. Thanks again everyone!

C.J. wrote: "So will the old cover version always be listed?

No way to permanently remove?"

Technically, said isbn/asin or whatever serial number denotes the book had the older cover at some point in time, and may be someone in readers have this book so it would be unwise to remove that edition completely.. rather keep both the editions..

but yes, if you choose to, the book can be removed completely. i.e. earlier version.

No we do NOT delete/remove books once published old cover or not.

This is a book cataloging site

Edit: Msg2 in this links provides info

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

C.J. wrote: "Not removal of actual book...just the old cover art.

Or are they tied together?"

They are being treated as two different versions/editions of the same book with same serial number with only difference of cover-art

C.J. wrote: "Interesting. Hopefully this will not confuse anyone...."

It's not at all confusing,

for instance, take the example of Harry Potter

as of this time, it has close to 256 editions of same book :)

so the Concept is "Same book just different Edition"

later..

C.J. wrote: "Soul wrote: "C.J. wrote: "Not removal of actual book...just the old cover art.

Or are they tied together?"

They are being treated as two different versions/editions of the same book with same ser..."

C.J. This is the way it's done at GR. Anne of Green Gables has 488 different editions of the same book. I don't think your readers will have any problems differentiating from one edition to another, it doesn't take a new member long to learn. You just check the publishing info inside the edition you have and then match it up to the edition in the GR database or, if GR don't already have that edition, create a new one with the correct information straight from the book. Sometimes the publisher or author, like you, puts out a new cover for an old edition. It wouldn't be fair for one set of readers who have the book with cover art A to suddenly be unable to have the correct record of the book they own because cover art B has replaced it. That's why they handle ALL the different editions of the same book in this way.

Thanks Ren & Paula for replying. Went to have dinner & got sidetracked :)