• digifishbooks May 2013 Permalink

  Hi Cookbookers/Andrew,
  
  is there a way to connect these two editions:
  
  http://www.cookbooker.com/title/1989/how-to-be-a-domestic-goddess-baking-and-the-art-of-comfort-cooking
  
  and
  
  http://www.cookbooker.com/title/1899/how-to-be-a-domestic-goddess-baking-and-the-art-of-comfort-cooking
  
  thanks,
  
  Laura

• wester May 2013 Permalink

  As far as I can see, they are already connected. Maybe someone reacted quickly to this post.

• digifishbooks May 2013 Permalink

  I can't see them being connected.... I just reviewed a recipe from one edition but it didn't show up in the other edition and had to be added there as well. Maybe I misunderstand the connect function... I assumed it would mean avoiding duplicating reviews.

• digifishbooks May 2013 Permalink

  For example 'Coconut Macaroons' is at http://www.cookbooker.com/recipe/624/coconut-macaroons and at http://www.cookbooker.com/recipe/2149/coconut-macaroons
  

• bunyip May 2013 Permalink

  The problem seems to be that the editions are allegedly connected but the recipes don't show up in both editions.
  
  This is particularly annoying with books that have both UK and US editions, but it also applies to books that are revised, like The Cook's Companion.
  
  One wonders what is the point, from a practical stance, of connecting editions.

• andrew June 2013 Permalink

  The connection system allows you to connect all editions of a cookbook, but it doesn't stop duplication of reviews. The reason is because recipes are sometimes tweaked from one edition of a cookbook to another, and I wanted to be sure that we captured that possibility (look at Joy of Cooking, for example).
  
  As it's set up now, they system allows you to look at recipes from all editions of a cookbook, but it's a bit of an obscure step to do this. You have to click 'recipe reviews' and then on the list page that follows, select 'show results from all editions'.
  
  I didn't want this on by default, as I thought it might confuse some people. However, perhaps there's a more clear way to do this?
  
  For example, this is the multiple edition page for Domestic Goddess: http://www.cookbooker.com/title/1989/how-to-be-a-domestic-goddess-baking-and-the-art-of-comfort-cooking?recipes=all&editions=all

• kaye16 June 2013 Permalink

  Ooo, I've never noticed the all-editions option. Maybe it could be made more prominent, a button or even a checkbox?
  

• bunyip June 2013 Permalink

  I second that - I'd never noticed either. This seems to be my day for showing myself up as a techno-dummy!

• andrew June 2013 Permalink

  I think you're showing that it's easy to miss, and not designed as well as it could be. So my fault, not yours! A button is a great idea.

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