Goodreads Librarians Group discussion

Hello Librarian team!

I need some help updating my book cover, please. :) What is currently there was just a placeholder, and this is now the official cover.

You can find it here, and the source is me: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VFWk...

Thank you.

For acceptable sources please see https://help.goodreads.com/s/article/...

This thread suggests that something like Google Drive is acceptable. Has that been changed, or did I just misunderstand? https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

The image still has to come from an acceptable source.

Got it. Okay, well, here it is from my author website as well: https://labartonwrites.com

I can't find details of format and ISBN there? We need to confirm it is the correct edition.

It's for all editions. The book isn't released yet, and I haven't added it to Amazon yet either. I've added the editions and ISBNs to the book description on this page for now https://labartonwrites.com/books/echo...

Does that suffice?

Thanks, now done.
Please don't add placeholder images in future, only published covers should be uploaded to Goodreads.

Appreciate it. Thanks, Martin.

I'd uploaded the placeholder under the impression I'd be able to update the cover myself. I wasn't aware the process had been updated and authors wouldn't be able to do that anymore.

I'll keep the changes in mind for the future!

It has been that way for at least as long as I have been a librarian.
Most of the placeholders you see on the site are uploaded automatically from Amazon, unfortunately that cannot be prevented.

Authors have never been able to update covers themselves.

Ah, maybe I was mistaking it with another area. Either way, now I know!