09-30-2012, 08:40 AM
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remove author from title field
As the title suggests I would like to remove the author from the title field
I have a collection of books but they all display like this The Little Nugget (P.G. Wodehouse) how do i remove or move the authors name in () to the authors field |
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09-30-2012, 09:43 AM
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You can do this in two steps using REGEXP in Edit metadata in bulk.
0. Make a backup copy of your calibre library!!! 1. Copy Author from title to authors field. 2. Remove (Author) from title field. You can brush up on how to write REGEXP here: http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/regexp.html |
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09-30-2012, 04:50 PM
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thanks for the help
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