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Re: Add book to database?
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Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:38:01 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.database, Samuel Christiansen wrote:
> DK published a couple "books" last year that were essentially overpriced Lego
> sets inside a cover.  I received the Castle one as a gift (there was a Pirates
> set also) and I'm curious how to add these to the database.  It has 140 bricks
> and 2 figures so it seems worth tracking but it only has an ISBN, no Lego set
> number, and I'm not sure if it was ever sold by Lego directly.  Inside the cover
> was a cardboard area holding the bricks and several pages of instructions.  The
> instructions were done much like an idea book with directions for 13 different
> models.
> 
> Here's the information I have:
> 
> Number: ?
> Name: ?
> Theme: LEGO / SYSTEM / Castle / {Skeleton Army}
> Year: 2009
> Pieces: 140
> Figures: 2
> MSRP: $24.99 (USD)
> 
> http://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Brickmaster-Castle-Lego/dp/0756655188/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1278706596&sr=8-2

I have both Pirates and Castle versions, and will be buying the Atlantis version
when it releases later.

I too struggled with how to put it into the LUGNET database.  For my sets
database, I used a fake number.  Not having a number available makes the release
tough. I've been through all the documentation looking for a good way to
proceed, and haven't hit upon a solution.  There isn't even a LEGO-style
"8xxxxx" style number that most non-sets use on shop.lego.com

Once a solution is found, I'll get the sets put in.

    -- joshua



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(...) Have you considered using the ISBN? It's a lot of digits but it's a known quantity. One issue is that if there is a "second edition" I think it will get a different ISBN if the content is in any way different. But that's analogous to the (...) (16 years ago, 13-Jul-10, to lugnet.admin.database)  

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DK published a couple "books" last year that were essentially overpriced Lego sets inside a cover. I received the Castle one as a gift (there was a Pirates set also) and I'm curious how to add these to the database. It has 140 bricks and 2 figures (...) (16 years ago, 9-Jul-10, to lugnet.admin.database)

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