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Subject: WL question........
Date Posted: 8/14/2012 6:07 PM ET
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I added a book to my WL last week and was number 7 of  7. Today I got an offer for 'similar' book so I went to see which version I had on my WL since when I added it there were no other versions to add. Is there a way to tell what is different about the version offered to me?

Date Posted: 8/14/2012 6:09 PM ET
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Unless the PBS listings say the difference, I check Amazon.

Date Posted: 8/14/2012 6:10 PM ET
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ok, just answered my own question---  book I'm being offered is 1997 version and my WL versions are 2010 and 2011. It is a book where the publishing date DOES make a difference as to whether or not I want it.

Date Posted: 8/14/2012 6:49 PM ET
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Sometimes also the book that is 'similar' is not the same book - maybe you have a WL book that's about a person, and this is a similar book in that it's about that person, but not the same book.  Hope that makes sense.   Pat

Date Posted: 8/14/2012 7:22 PM ET
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The similar books email should not be coming for books like Pat is talking about. The similar emails should only come on books that are the SAME book, just a different version - ISBN is different because of print date, binding, publisher, etc. If it comes for something that is not the same book, then there is a bad link that should be reported.



Last Edited on: 8/14/12 7:22 PM ET - Total times edited: 1
Date Posted: 8/24/2012 5:35 PM ET
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got lucky, library was culling their shelves and put the book I wanted in the FOL's book shop so I got it for a dollar!
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