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sirbruce · 03-06-2009, 06:22 AM

For some of my books in Calibre I have multiple authors. Sometimes, a different author is listed "first" and I want to change it. Sometimes this works. Other times, Calibre insists on putting a different author first.

For example, here's a book:

Title: A Logic Named Joe
Author(s): Flint, Eric & Leinster, Murray
Author Sort: Leinster, Murray & Flint, Eric

Whenever I try to edit the Authors field metadata to put Leinster first, it always puts Flint first. I think Calibre is matching pre-existing names and always taking the first match, or something.

03-06-2009, 06:22 AM	#1
sirbruce Provocateur Posts: 1,859 Karma: 505847 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Columbus, OH Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, iPhone 3GS	Author Field Ordering Won't Stick? For some of my books in Calibre I have multiple authors. Sometimes, a different author is listed "first" and I want to change it. Sometimes this works. Other times, Calibre insists on putting a different author first. For example, here's a book: Title: A Logic Named Joe Author(s): Flint, Eric & Leinster, Murray Author Sort: Leinster, Murray & Flint, Eric Whenever I try to edit the Authors field metadata to put Leinster first, it always puts Flint first. I think Calibre is matching pre-existing names and always taking the first match, or something.