Goodreads Librarians Group discussion

Hi Librarians! J Calamy The Boss
My amazon book link is incorrect.
Correct link is https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08SZM8CCF

Thanks!

Works for me.

on the main book page: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
when you click on the amazon link it goes to a different book.

The e-book is not an Amazon product so naturally it would not be found at Amazon.

Here is how to make the Kindle edition the default edition
https://help.goodreads.com/s/article/...

(ebook is for editions not published on Amazon, but published on other platforms)

THANK YOU BOTH!!!

well i screwed something up... I think its because I took the period off after J in one place but not another? How can I fix this?

Fixed. Don't remove punctuation.

J. wrote: "well i screwed something up... I think its because I took the period off after J in one place but not another? How can I fix this?"

I replaced it. Goodreads requires the periods.

Thank you. I appreciate it. Suddenly J Calamy had no books and J. Calamy had no profile. I need to stop messing around.

Amazon "ebooks" are identified as Kindle format and use ASIN for identification.

Ebooks on non-Amazon platforms [Barnes & Noble, Apple, Kobo, for example] use ISBNs and identified as ebook.

Please do not change ISBN editions to Kindle format.

If you wish to create the Kindle edition as the default one, please open the Kindle record and follow these instructions to set it.

Setting Default Edition

J. wrote: "Thank you. I appreciate it. Suddenly J Calamy had no books and J. Calamy had no profile. I need to stop messing around."

there is a librarian note from GR staff on your profile explaining about the author profile standards.

so the book should have two editions- one for kindle with the asin, and another as an ebook with the isbn?
Is that right?
in principle then, when I'm on the ebook edition the amazon link wont work, but the b&n/kobo etc will work?

I appreciate your patience as I learn this.

J. wrote: "so the book should have two editions- one for kindle with the asin, and another as an ebook with the isbn?
Is that right?
in principle then, when I'm on the ebook edition the amazon link wont work..."

If that ISBN is in the catalog of an ebook retailer, then yes it will. In some cases, Kobo and B&N use their own identification numbers.

Goodreads maintains records of titles [Pride and Prejudice for example] with thousands of editions. Each has a unique identifier and specific format.

J. wrote: "so the book should have two editions- one for kindle with the asin, and another as an ebook with the isbn?
Is that right?
in principle then, when I'm on the ebook edition the amazon link wont work..."

If you join Help (link at the top of this group) there is an Author's Section. There will be a FAQ. This section of the Librarian Manual is for authors & may help with some questions. https://help.goodreads.com/s/article/...

Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ wrote: "J. wrote: "so the book should have two editions- one for kindle with the asin, and another as an ebook with the isbn?
Is that right?
in principle then, when I'm on the ebook edition the amazon lin..."

thank you!