Hard to add won books to LibraryThing library
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1ilgarcon
Maybe I'm being a little slow, but the opportunity to add books that I've won from LibraryThing Early Reviewers Giveaway doesn't seem to be there, anymore.
I don't have a problem with looking up a book to add it in, but I can't seem to find the latest win to add it in. There used to be a button that you could push to add books won to your library.
It would make leaving reviews much easier for everyone.
I don't have a problem with looking up a book to add it in, but I can't seem to find the latest win to add it in. There used to be a button that you could push to add books won to your library.
It would make leaving reviews much easier for everyone.
2MarthaJeanne
Look, ER books are new. Often they aren't in libraries yet. Amazon is more likely to have them, or you can add them manually. This has always been the case with ER books.
3ilgarcon
Hasn't been my experience in the past. There's always been an easy way to add them. I have manually added some in.
Also, the title is no longer accessible as a link to that book. It was before (the updated ER page). The authors have links, but not the titles.
Also, the title is no longer accessible as a link to that book. It was before (the updated ER page). The authors have links, but not the titles.
4AbigailAdams26
>1 ilgarcon: I am not sure if there was an ability to add a book from the ER page, in the past, but since I took over around a year ago, all books (including ER books) must be added from the Add books page: https://www.librarything.com/addbooks.
If you are searching for your recent ER win, and not finding it in any of the available sources, then (as MarthaJeanne notes) you can add it manually. The link to do this is under "Other options" on the Add books page.
If you are searching for your recent ER win, and not finding it in any of the available sources, then (as MarthaJeanne notes) you can add it manually. The link to do this is under "Other options" on the Add books page.
5AbigailAdams26
>3 ilgarcon: Can you clarify what you mean, when you say "the title is no longer accessible as a link to that book"? Do you mean on your ER wins page, or in the LibraryThing message that was sent to you, about your win? Thanks.
6kristilabrie
(Closing as not a bug.)
7aspirit
I think I know what you mean.
To find the book you won, you follow the link in your award notification message...
https://www.librarything.com/messages
... or from the (kind of buried) ER Wins & Requests page.
https://www.librarything.com/ner/yourrequests
Scroll down to "Links: Book Information | LibraryThing Work Page" and click on the link to the work page, which has the Add books links to autopopulate the title into the search field.
To find the book you won, you follow the link in your award notification message...
https://www.librarything.com/messages
... or from the (kind of buried) ER Wins & Requests page.
https://www.librarything.com/ner/yourrequests
Scroll down to "Links: Book Information | LibraryThing Work Page" and click on the link to the work page, which has the Add books links to autopopulate the title into the search field.
