diff --git a/cps/services/goodreads_support.py b/cps/services/goodreads_support.py
index 55161c7a..cc871161 100644
--- a/cps/services/goodreads_support.py
+++ b/cps/services/goodreads_support.py
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ from __future__ import division, print_function, unicode_literals
 import time
 from functools import reduce
 
-from goodreads.client import GoodreadsClient
+try:
+    from goodreads.client import GoodreadsClient
+except ImportError:
+    from betterreads.client import GoodreadsClient
 
 try: import Levenshtein
 except ImportError: Levenshtein = False
@@ -54,7 +57,7 @@ def connect(key=None, secret=None, enabled=True):
 
 def get_author_info(author_name):
     now = time.time()
-    author_info = _AUTHORS_CACHE.get(author_name, None)
+    author_info = None # _AUTHORS_CACHE.get(author_name, None)
     if author_info:
         if now < author_info._timestamp + _CACHE_TIMEOUT:
             return author_info
@@ -95,8 +98,12 @@ def get_other_books(author_info, library_books=None):
     for book in author_info.books:
         if book.isbn in identifiers:
             continue
-        if book.gid["#text"] in identifiers:
-            continue
+        if isinstance(book.gid, int):
+            if book.gid in identifiers:
+                continue
+        else:
+            if book.gid["#text"] in identifiers:
+                continue
 
         if Levenshtein and library_titles:
             goodreads_title = book._book_dict['title_without_series']