Goodreads Librarians Group discussion

There are three (possibly four) editions of my Novel Parker's Choice on Goodreads. Only the valid/latest version is on Amazon and I'd like it to be the only edition on Goodreads.

The correct edition is IBSN: 978-0-9965370-1-1 and ASIN: 0996537007 (paper) and B0BW4XQRB2 (eBook). The correct edition is one of the editions on Goodreads.

Thanks. You've been very helpful in the past.
Mike

You have 6 editions of your book. None of those seem duplicates, they either have different ISBN, different cover, even different publishers.
https://www.goodreads.com/work/editio...

Are you sure any of those editions is Invalid? The fact that they are out of print doesn't mean they should be deleted.

As an author you can delete them yourself, but if they aren't invalid editions, you'd be breaking GR policy.

Anyway, I advise you to move this request into the appropriate section, which is Book and Author Page Issues as librarians there are more familiar with this kind of requests.

Yes, it's a mess but latest editions include manuscript revisions and earlier editions are from defunct publishers. There is only one edition that should be read. It is the only edition that is for sale on Amazon.

The edition on my author page is from a defunct publisher. Why are the later versions not on my author page?

I'll move the request for help to Book and Author Page Issues.

I am closing this thread since OP decided to create a new thread in the correct folder instead of moving this one.

Mike wrote: "There is only one edition that should be read. It is the only edition that is for sale on Amazon.."

It doesn't matter if the publisher is defunct. If a book existed at some point of time, itr should be in GR.
Otherwise 90% of books would be deleted from GR, all books from closed publishers, and books that would have a later edition.
An user with the first edition of The Hobbit wouldn't be able to add it to their GR shelf. They would have to add the latest 2024 Kindle Edition. Does it make sense?

Apparently you opened a new request, I hope someone over there may be able to explain to you wy those editions shouldn't be deleted.