Books Titles Changing on Amazon

Jo69 · 12-31-2019, 04:57 AM

Has anyone noticed on Amazon that ebooks titles (and covers) get changed, to fool you into buying the same book twice?

Its happening more and more.

JSWolf · 12-31-2019, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Jo69

Has anyone noticed on Amazon that ebooks titles (and covers) get changed, to fool you into buying the same book twice?

Its happening more and more.

You cannot buy the same book twice from amazon. When you try to buy a book you've already bought, you are unable to buy it again. Covers get changed all the time. That's nothing new.

pdurrant · 12-31-2019, 05:53 AM

If the ASIN changes, it's possible to buy the same book again.

JSWolf · 12-31-2019, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

If the ASIN changes, it's possible to buy the same book again.

Why would the ASIN change for the same book?

Jo69 · 12-31-2019, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

You cannot buy the same book twice from amazon. When you try to buy a book you've already bought, you are unable to buy it again. Covers get changed all the time. That's nothing new.

Yes you can I have done it 2 or 3 times
Different cover and different title Same book.

DuckieTigger · 12-31-2019, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Why would the ASIN change for the same book?

Because it is not exactly the same book. The old book would still be there, maybe no longer available for purchase. You cannot change the ASIN, but you can republish the book again with a different cover and title. Amazon would assign a new ASIN for it.

DuckieTigger · 12-31-2019, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Jo69

Has anyone noticed on Amazon that ebooks titles (and covers) get changed, to fool you into buying the same book twice?

Its happening more and more.

Does it happen to specific authors you like, or genres? Can you give some examples of specific books you purchased multiple times, please.

sufue · 12-31-2019, 08:17 AM

Open Road Media is notorious for this...re-publishing (for lack of a better word) their books with new ASIN so you don't know that you've bought them before. Jury is out on whether they do it deliberately or not, although it's hard for me to understand why else they would do it.

Some other publishers do it too, although most of the traditional big ones don't, or at least not much. Usually they do something like publish an "anniversary edition" or a "movie tie-in edition", but those sorts of editions should always be a signal to you to check carefully...

It also can happen if the publishing rights change - if the rights revert to the author, who puts out their own edition, if a small publishing house gets sold to a big one, etc.

Often it's obvious via a cover change, but not always, so it's always wise to check if you're not sure whether you've bought it before or not.

JSWolf · 12-31-2019, 08:26 AM

I would expect the ASIN to change when the publisher changes. But if there is a new cover and/or fixes, I would not expect it to be a different ASIN. I've seen plenty of ePub where there is a new cover and/or changes to the formatting and/or fixes and the ISBN has not changed.

An ASIN change I would expect is a new version such as an author's preferred text.

Deskisamess · 12-31-2019, 09:01 AM

Some authors "reissue" books with new titles. I've run into this myself a few times. Off hand I can't think of any names, but did make a note to not support authors who do this.

One example was a typical light romance where the author chanced the location, made the characters Amish, and changed the name of the book. But the story was exactly the same.

crich70 · 12-31-2019, 09:37 AM

Traditional publishing has had this happen in the past. An example is the works of Agatha Christie. In England her publisher's had one title for a given book and the U.S. publisher would have a different one (along with a different cover). "Murder in the Calais coach"(U.S) and "Murder on the Orient Express" (U.K.) is an example. It's the same book but with two different titles and covers due to there being two different publishers.

Barbara1955 · 12-31-2019, 10:09 AM

James Patterson Does that! Pi$$es me off! I keep thinking new book when its old book I already have

You think as Rich as he is he would not stoop to trickery with his fans

Sample: Private Down Under aka Oz ....Private Oz aka Down Under [6th book of Private series]

Deskisamess · 12-31-2019, 10:43 AM

Sometimes there will be a notice on the book's product page saying it was "previously released under the title *******"

It's fairly easy to miss.

Barbara1955 · 12-31-2019, 10:50 AM

Mine says Nothing. I found the information on Stop you're Killing Me
http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/P_...son_James.html
Looking at the page I see Another title change grrr

theducks · 12-31-2019, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Why would the ASIN change for the same book?

Same reason an ISBN changes. There was a change in the CONTENT.
ISBN identifies the RELEASE as well as a version (Just another printing does not change an ISBN. Look on the copyright page near the bottom (in paper books). 3456789 indicates 3rd printing. 89 indicates an orgy at the publisher

12-31-2019, 04:57 AM	#1
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12-31-2019, 05:53 AM	#3
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,510 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	If the ASIN changes, it's possible to buy the same book again.

12-31-2019, 08:17 AM	#8
sufue lost in my e-reader... Posts: 7,549 Karma: 52440304 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: sunny southern California, USA Device: Android phone, Sony T1, Nook ST Glowlight, Galaxy Tab 7 Plus	Open Road Media is notorious for this...re-publishing (for lack of a better word) their books with new ASIN so you don't know that you've bought them before. Jury is out on whether they do it deliberately or not, although it's hard for me to understand why else they would do it. Some other publishers do it too, although most of the traditional big ones don't, or at least not much. Usually they do something like publish an "anniversary edition" or a "movie tie-in edition", but those sorts of editions should always be a signal to you to check carefully... It also can happen if the publishing rights change - if the rights revert to the author, who puts out their own edition, if a small publishing house gets sold to a big one, etc. Often it's obvious via a cover change, but not always, so it's always wise to check if you're not sure whether you've bought it before or not.

12-31-2019, 08:26 AM	#9
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,998 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I would expect the ASIN to change when the publisher changes. But if there is a new cover and/or fixes, I would not expect it to be a different ASIN. I've seen plenty of ePub where there is a new cover and/or changes to the formatting and/or fixes and the ISBN has not changed. An ASIN change I would expect is a new version such as an author's preferred text.

12-31-2019, 09:01 AM	#10
Deskisamess Wizard Posts: 2,609 Karma: 42697471 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ohio Device: iPhone 7+, iPad mini, 2021 iPad Pro 12.9",Paperwhite 6.8"	Some authors "reissue" books with new titles. I've run into this myself a few times. Off hand I can't think of any names, but did make a note to not support authors who do this. One example was a typical light romance where the author chanced the location, made the characters Amish, and changed the name of the book. But the story was exactly the same.

12-31-2019, 09:37 AM	#11
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,305 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	Traditional publishing has had this happen in the past. An example is the works of Agatha Christie. In England her publisher's had one title for a given book and the U.S. publisher would have a different one (along with a different cover). "Murder in the Calais coach"(U.S) and "Murder on the Orient Express" (U.K.) is an example. It's the same book but with two different titles and covers due to there being two different publishers.

12-31-2019, 10:09 AM	#12
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,454 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	James Patterson Does that! Pi$$es me off! I keep thinking new book when its old book I already have You think as Rich as he is he would not stoop to trickery with his fans Sample: Private Down Under aka Oz ....Private Oz aka Down Under [6th book of Private series]

12-31-2019, 10:43 AM	#13
Deskisamess Wizard Posts: 2,609 Karma: 42697471 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ohio Device: iPhone 7+, iPad mini, 2021 iPad Pro 12.9",Paperwhite 6.8"	Sometimes there will be a notice on the book's product page saying it was "previously released under the title *******" It's fairly easy to miss.

12-31-2019, 10:50 AM	#14
Barbara1955 Non-Techy Posts: 4,454 Karma: 15499273 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: WV---USA Device: Samsung Cell Phone & Amazon Fires & Kobo eReaders	Mine says Nothing. I found the information on Stop you're Killing Me http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/P_...son_James.html Looking at the page I see Another title change grrr

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