Removing Books that have never been published

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Removing Books that have never been published

1kristincedar
Feb 7, 2022, 10:13 am

Hi, I've been reviewing books from LibraryThing since 2007. I have 324 reviews. This isn't my first rodeo as they say. If I get chosen to review for a book, and it doesn't show up, and I can't get them (author, publisher, social media) to send it as a replacement, I'll buy it myself. That being said, this is a different issue.

A Debate With An Economist by Sérgio Afonso has never been published. He does not have a book contract any longer. It doesn't exist.

Luminary by Tracy Marchini. I've actually spoken with Marchini. She was writing the book, and she stopped. It's unfinished and the author said to me that she isn't going to finish it. She won't publish it as it is. She's unhappy with it.

Please remove these from the system. I hate that I still have these "on my record" when they don't exist as books. It's not they just didn't turn up, or oops, the link got deleted. They aren't real books. PLEASE.

2MarthaJeanne
Edited: Feb 7, 2022, 10:28 am

Luminary

A Debate With An Economist

If you don't want them in your account, delete them. Nobody forced you to enter them. Nobody is forcing you to keep the entries. Just delete them from your account.

3lilithcat
Edited: Feb 7, 2022, 10:28 am

Why on earth would authors offer books that aren't published? Or even finished! That's just nuts.

I note that you say in your "reviews" that you have reached out to LibraryThing. But LT does not get involved in Member Giveaways. Per the rules: "LibraryThing takes no responsibility for books sent or received."

4gilroy
Feb 7, 2022, 10:29 am

>1 kristincedar: The only person who can change your data is you. If you don't want them in your catalog, go in and click the red x to delete it.

5aspirit
Feb 7, 2022, 11:08 am

The Member Giveaways "List of books" tab is returning errors on my side. But just to clarify-- that's where you want the unpublished and unsent books to be removed, isn't it?