Goodreads Librarians Group discussion

Can you please update the covers on these books?

Please change https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3... to this cover: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...

Please change https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3... to this cover: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...

Please change https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3... to this cover: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...

#1 is already there https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...

#2 & 3, alternate cover editions added

For some reason, when I search the books, or look at my author profile, the new covers aren't showing. Do they take some time to show up? Also when I go to the link you provided for the first one, it is only showing the other author name. But even on that page, the old covers are still showing. The new covers are nowhere to be found.

The editions are there as further editions of the book displayed, if you want the new covers to display you need to select the new edition as the default edition.
I have added the new author name to the other book.

Thank you.

I can't find an option to set a default edition. Am I to use the "combine editions" option?

Instructions here https://help.goodreads.com/s/article/...

I followed the instructions, and these are the only options I am given:

Disable tooltips
Refresh book and work rating stats
Refresh book page cache
Combine editions
All Editions

I'm not an author so I don't see the same options as you.
Are you on the correct page? You need to navigate to the edition you want as the default and then click on 'edit book details'

Scarlet wrote: "I followed the instructions, and these are the only options I am given..."

It's only possible for the primary listed author account (Pogue) to select the default edition.

Martin, I removed the new pen name you added to the older editions, as that actually prevent the editions with the new name on the cover to show on the new author profile. If you check the Scarlet St. James profile now, you should see the new editions show as 'automatic defaults' for that name. It's a tricky rule, the pen-name / pseudonym instructions in the Manual.

Hi annob,
I don't remember adding the new name to any old editions, as I understand the rules all editions should have first author as per the original publication with any name change added as a secondary author only to the editions for which it was used.

Oh, my bad. I assumed it was you but should've checked. Apologies.

No probs, I was just worried I might have done something wrong, I am still new to this and trying hard not to mess up.

Thank you! It seems the covers are now sorted. I just got the new cover for my box set. Can you please update it as well?
Can you please change https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

To the one here: https://www.amazon.com/Saratoga-Falls...

Done.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

Unfortunately, it is showing as a new edition without a cover.

Sorry, that looks like my mistake. Now added.

Thank you! I went into my primary author profile, and changed the default edition, but it is still showing with the old cover under this pen name.

Scarlet wrote: "Thank you! I went into my primary author profile, and changed the default edition, but it is still showing with the old cover under this pen name."

I removed Scarlet's name off of the old version.

It is still showing the old cover on this pen name. How do I fix this?

It looks like it is fixed now. Thank you.