Goodreads Librarians Group discussion

Could the authors for these books:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
be changed to:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Authors co-wrote both books.

Thank you

Done

Please merge these two authors, that are the same. The correct spelling is the one containing the diacritic, "Maria Aurèlia Capmany".

Maria Aurèlia Capmany
Maria Aurelia Capmany

Many thanks!

3 done

There is a listing for Bruce G. Epperly and Bruce G Epperly. Both are the same person and need to be merged. The difference is the absence of a period after the middle initial.

Bruce G. Epperly and Bruce G Epperly.

Robert wrote: "There is a listing for Bruce G. Epperly and Bruce G Epperly. Both are the same person and need to be merged. The difference is the absence of a period after the middle initial.

[author:Bruce G. ..."

That is a goodreads author It should go in this topic since only super-librarians can do those merges. We can move books but sometimes there are too many editions and quotes attributed to the profile, so it is better to post there. If it is just a couple of books we can move them.

EDIT: Books moved to correct profile.

Please merge these two authors. The correct spelling is "Josep M. Espinàs" (the spelling he uses as author).

Josep Maria Espinas
Josep M. Espinàs

Many thanks!

#7 is done.

Could these two authors be merged? The correct spelling is 'Maciej Mazur'.
Maciej Mazur
Maziej Mazur

Thank you.

9 done and dupes merged

Please merge this two authors (they are the same with and without the second surname). He is known just by "Alfred Bosch".

Alfred Bosch
Alfred Bosch i Pascual

Many thanks!

#11 is fixed.

Please merge these authors - same name, same book title, one paperback, the other ebook?

Amazon Slave

Amazon Slave

Can we also use the better quality cover? (same image)

13 Book moved to your profile and combined with the other edition.
Adding a better image of the same cover can be done. Is the cover on the Kindle edition the right image or do you have an other image?

Renske wrote: "13 Book moved to your profile and combined with the other edition.
Adding a better image of the same cover can be done. Is the cover on the Kindle edition the right image or do you have an other im..."

The kindle edition cover is fine. The paperback seems over compressed for some reason despite being the same image.

Thanks.

V.W. wrote: "The kindle edition cover is fine. The paperback seems over compressed for some reason despite being the same image.

Thanks."

OK, I have updated the cover with the one from the Kindle edition. :)

Susie wrote: "V.W. wrote: "The kindle edition cover is fine. The paperback seems over compressed for some reason despite being the same image.

Thanks."

OK, I have updated the cover with the one from the Kindle..."

Thanks a lot :)

Could you kindly merge all of them?

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Thank you in advance.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

is

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show..., with the note "translator" stuck on the end.

#19 fixed.

No idea which authors were intended in #18 as all are dead links to "https://www.goodreads.com/author/show"

Hi ^_^!

Could you merg this author?

José Antonio Osorio Lizarazo

J. A. Osorio Lizarazo

Thanks in advance :)!

21 done

Could you please merge all of these authors? Thank you.
Frank Dikötter
Frank Dikötter
Frank Dik
Frank Dik'otter

#23 done
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

I have two author names and consequently can't figure out how to add a book I wrote. My collection of verse, "Sideways" is on Goodreads at my Heather Haley author profile but I'm having difficulty adding my second book, "Three Blocks West of Wonderland" by Heather Susan Haley. Please advise.

re 25, your book is here, yes?

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...

The problem is that Heather Haley and Heather Susan Haley are two separate profiles. Goodreads policy is to have the primary author entered for a record match the cover of the book in question. So what I've done for now is to add Heather Haley as a secondary author. That allows Three Blocks West of Wonderland to appear on your main profile, although it doesn't allow you editing capabilities on the record.

Please combine authors Wickliffe W. Walker and Wick Walker, duplicate listings for Courting the Diamond Sow. The correct author name is Wickliffe W. Walker. Thanks.

looks like someone got 27

Can somebody merge these two authors? The correct spelling is "George Lazăr".

George Laz?r
George Lazar

Also, these two books are actually the same book, the correct spelling of the title being "Îngerul păzitor".
Ingerul Pazitor
Îngerul păzitor

Thank you very much!

29, done

Hi. I found two pages that relate to the same author, on one of these is specified the initial of the second name. Both have books and, in the second case, according to covers, the name is specified without the initial:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Is correct that there are two different author pages?
And if not, can someone merge this two?
Another question: what should be done with the books in the second page? They will be combined with the existent versions or this should be done after merge?

Thanks.

stando alle copertinea

McCammon published a number of books under the name Robert R. McCammon between '78 and '93 and then took a long break from writing. From 2002 on he is again publishing books, now under the name Robert McCammon, without the middle initial. There is no reason to believe that the two versions of the name are being used to deliberately separate different genres or anything like that, so I think we can stick with the one he is using most frequently in the last decade. Merged here and editions combined.

Koenraad wrote: "McCammon published a number of books under the name Robert R. McCammon between '78 and '93 and then took a long break from writing. From 2002 on he is again publishing books, now under the name Rob..."

Thanks. I noticed because I read Swan Song in these days.

This

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

appears to be this
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

dupped with the years added.

Mary wrote: "This

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

appears to be this
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

dupped ..."

#34 Done!

This author has no books

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

and seems to be the same as this one:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Can you merge them, or delete the first one (that seems to be wrong)?

Many thanks!

#36 merged!

Please merge these two (nonGoodreads) authors:

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

The only difference betwee nthe two "spellings" is the lack of period after the midlle initial.

Please merge this authors, are the same. The correct name is "Jordi Sierra i Fabra".

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Many thanks!

38, done

#39 authors merged & works combined