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A Man They Didn't Know

Hello, as there are a lot of David Hardy(s) in the db and as entered the author of this text may be pseudonymistically linked to the artist, perhaps should it be dismabiguated to another David Hardy if you can have some evidence. Hauck 10:13, 4 June 2017 (UTC)

This one seems to be a third one. The bio doesn't match the two already in the system. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 15:04, 4 June 2017 (UTC)

Thanks, welcome to a fourth David Hardy... Hauck 15:09, 4 June 2017 (UTC)

(Atlas) cubed

I interpreted your comment about (Atlas)^3 and "(Atlas) cubed" to mean you wanted (Atlas)³. So I changed the title to that, using ³. It's also Unicode 00B3. If that's not what you meant, let me know. --MartyD 01:40, 8 June 2017 (UTC)

Nope, that's exactly right. Thanks. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 06:29, 8 June 2017 (UTC)

Ghost in the Shell original info

Hi -- Would you be able to add the original publication info for the anthology Ghost in the Shell? The copyright page says the Japanese title was "Koukaku Kidoutai Shousetsu Ansoroji". Also, the lengths of the stories if you can find them out.

(Do you mind being asked to do these sorts of things? And is there another editor specializing in Japanese books who I can pass some of them on to?) --Vasha 00:59, 9 June 2017 (UTC)

Can you snap a pic of the copyright page and post it here? That may help. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 03:50, 9 June 2017 (UTC)

Nevermind. I think I found it. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 03:51, 9 June 2017 (UTC)

Okay, I've submitted it, so just waiting on someone to approve it. Then I'll variant and pseudonym everything. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 04:41, 9 June 2017 (UTC)

CreateSpace

I may be telling you something you already know... but according to discussions here and here, CreateSpace isn't a publisher, but rather a printing and production service (a subsidiary of Amazon, which is probably why they insist on naming it in the "publisher" space on their pages). So we don't list it as a publisher here, instead leaving a blank space (currently -- even though the help says to put the author name; I believe that the help will be updated, but -- as with every other discussion! -- the discussion is still ongoing.) Therefore, I'd like to change all of your verified publications that list CreateSpace -- Rise of the Phoenix, and maybe others I haven't found yet. Thanks! --Vasha 18:06, 23 June 2017 (EDT)

Yes, I'm aware of that, but back when those were entered, many people here were listing it as a publisher. So I followed suit. I'll do it when I get around to it. Thanks. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 19:54, 23 June 2017 (EDT)

Also, I'm not aware of an easy way to find them. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 13:35, 24 June 2017 (EDT)

Advanced search to the rescue as always - search for publications with your name as a Primary Verifier and publisher as CreateSpace. You do not seem to have any left though (I did try with another publisher(Tor) and it found them so the query is working). Or any other weird spelling of the publisher name. Annie 15:31, 24 June 2017 (EDT)

Like I said, I generally don't use them as a publisher. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 20:04, 24 June 2017 (EDT)

Decision Points / The War of Gifts

Can you look at your copy of Decision Points to see if the last story is titled "A War of Gifts" or "The War of Gifts"? Amazon's Look Inside has the table of contents which has "The War of Gifts" which is the title you verified. I'm wondering if "The War of Gifts" is the the same story as "A War of Gifts" from 2007. You might find a clue on page 355 which has the copyright acknowledgements.

Amazon has a Look Inside of A War of Gifts here. The Look Inside does not include the full story. It ends with

"Merry Christmas," Dink mouthed silently.

Wiggin smiled.

This Amazon review of Decision Points says "It ends with a tale by Orson Scott Card: “A War of Gifts.” Aptly named. This is a reprint but I’d never read it and it showed all the brilliant interpersonal psychology of the best parts of the Ender universe."

Thank you. --Marc Kupper|talk 04:15, 26 June 2017 (EDT)

It is "The War of Gifts". The copyright notice states:

"The War of Gifts (An Ender Story)" © 2007 Orson Scott Card. First published in A War of Gifts, novella hardback, by Tor Books. This is its first anthology appearance, and the first in a form slightly abridged by the author.

So, it's the same story, only abridged. The "(An Ender Story)" is used as a subtitle, and I've submitted a correction to the story title. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 13:12, 26 June 2017 (EDT)

Thank you. I added a pub-note plus title notes about this so that people researching the Enderverse will know why there are two similarly named stories. --Marc Kupper|talk 15:07, 26 June 2017 (EDT)

Works for me. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 16:54, 26 June 2017 (EDT)

A Kiss Is Still a Kiss

Added ASIN to your verified A Kiss Is Still a Kiss. Would you like a notification when the only change I am making is adding an ASIN? Annie 17:20, 26 June 2017 (EDT)

No, feel free to add ASINs with wild abandon. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 19:59, 26 June 2017 (EDT)

About that... do you happen to have a few free minutes? There are 22 Japanese e-books that need ASINs and things sound a bit too similar to me to try and not to mess a few... :( If you don't have the time, do not worry but thought I would ask. Annie 20:07, 26 June 2017 (EDT)

Submitted. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 20:33, 26 June 2017 (EDT)

All approved and the link to Amazon JP opens the correct pages(title and cover match so I call it correct) on all of them. Thanks a lot! :) Annie 20:34, 26 June 2017 (EDT)

No problem. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 03:53, 27 June 2017 (EDT)

Galactic Games

You verified this pub. Cover artist is 'Domic Harman'. Could it be that his name is 'Dominic'? --Zapp 02:07, 28 June 2017 (EDT)

No, it could not be. That's what it states in the book. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 02:08, 28 June 2017 (EDT)

It's possible Baen made a typo. It happens. But "Domic" is what's in the book. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe

The Alexander Inheritance

Hi,

I wonder if we should disambiguate "Cast of Characters" in your verified The Alexander Inheritance? I think we should treat is we treat an Introduction. What do you think? Annie 19:19, 30 June 2017 (EDT)

Submitted. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 19:21, 30 June 2017 (EDT)