Multiple Authors

pdurrant · 01-07-2009, 08:28 AM

When a book has multiple authors, is there any way to enter both authors, other than just combining the name in the one field?

itimpi · 01-07-2009, 09:35 AM

If there are multiple authors, enter the names separated by the ampersand '&' symbol. At the Calibre metadata level that will cause entries to be made under both authors.

zelda_pinwheel · 01-07-2009, 09:37 AM

i still wish calibre would not automatically convert a comma into an ampersand, so that a single author named "Lastname, Firstname" is converted into "Lastname & Firstname"...

kovidgoyal · 01-07-2009, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

i still wish calibre would not automatically convert a comma into an ampersand, so that a single author named "Lastname, Firstname" is converted into "Lastname & Firstname"...

That is only done on first import. If you subsequently change the & to a comma, the comma will persist

zelda_pinwheel · 01-07-2009, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

That is only done on first import. If you subsequently change the & to a comma, the comma will persist

i know, but the past 200 books i've imported, all had the author formatted "lastname, firstname", and i had to change the ampersand back to a comma by hand every time. so i'm hoping it could become a configurable option, in preferences, or something.

towhit523 · 02-01-2010, 06:08 PM

I am using the ampersand to separate my authors but only one of the authors is appearing when I view my titles on the nook and the Sony Reader. The author that follows the ampersand is the one that appears. Any ideas/suggestions.

Thanks

Toni

theducks · 02-01-2010, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by towhit523

I am using the ampersand to separate my authors but only one of the authors is appearing when I view my titles on the nook and the Sony Reader. The author that follows the ampersand is the one that appears. Any ideas/suggestions.

Thanks

Toni

What does Author sort show in Calibre?

towhit523 · 02-02-2010, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

What does Author sort show in Calibre?

Authors(s): Radclyffe & Karin Kallmaker
Author Sort: Radclyffe & Kallmaker, Karin

When I create the .lrf file the Header only includes Karin Kallmaker and Karin is the only author listed when I transfer the book to my Sony PRS600.

Toni

theducks · 02-02-2010, 10:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by towhit523

Authors(s): Radclyffe & Karin Kallmaker
Author Sort: Radclyffe & Kallmaker, Karin

When I create the .lrf file the Header only includes Karin Kallmaker and Karin is the only author listed when I transfer the book to my Sony PRS600.

Toni

Someone else will need to step in with this one.

It might be the "missing" first name for the first author in the list that is triggering this.

towhit523 · 02-02-2010, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

Someone else will need to step in with this one.

It might be the "missing" first name for the first author in the list that is triggering this.

Thanks for your reply.

Unfortunately, I get the same results when both authors have a full name. Only the author that is listed after the ampersand appears.

towhit523 · 02-02-2010, 01:33 PM

One other question releated to the multipe authors. Is there a way to prevent Calibre from converting the word "and" to an ampersand(&)? If I edit the author metadata and change it to Radclyffe and Karin Kallmaker (which is a suitable work around for me) the "and" is automatically converted to an &.

Thanks

Toni

kovidgoyal · 02-02-2010, 01:39 PM

IIRC the sony reader only supports displaying a single author at a time. Probably the same is true for the nook.

towhit523 · 02-02-2010, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

IIRC the sony reader only supports displaying a single author at a time. Probably the same is true for the nook.

I can manually edit the .opf file in the epub file to show both authors. Not something that I was hoping to do and evidently not "good practice" but I need to have them both displayed so it is my only option right now and it works for both the Sony and the nook.

kovidgoyal · 02-02-2010, 04:58 PM

yes you can manually change an author name to be two authors. But the correct way to have multiple authors in an epub file is to have multiple creator tags, which is what calibre does.

Xenophon · 02-02-2010, 05:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by towhit523

Authors(s): Radclyffe & Karin Kallmaker
Author Sort: Radclyffe & Kallmaker, Karin

When I create the .lrf file the Header only includes Karin Kallmaker and Karin is the only author listed when I transfer the book to my Sony PRS600.

Toni

Are these two authors with the same last name? If so, standard cataloging would list the authors as
"Radclyffe Kallmaker & Karin Kallmaker"

in which case Calibre's author sort field would then read as:
Kallmaker, Radclyff & Kallmaker, Karin

Whether the PRS600 does right by that listing is yet another question, of course.

Xenophon

01-07-2009, 08:28 AM	#1
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01-07-2009, 09:35 AM	#2
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,552 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	If there are multiple authors, enter the names separated by the ampersand '&' symbol. At the Calibre metadata level that will cause entries to be made under both authors.

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zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	i still wish calibre would not automatically convert a comma into an ampersand, so that a single author named "Lastname, Firstname" is converted into "Lastname & Firstname"...

02-01-2010, 06:08 PM	#6
towhit523 Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: nook, kindle, sony 600, ipad, iphone, droid	I am using the ampersand to separate my authors but only one of the authors is appearing when I view my titles on the nook and the Sony Reader. The author that follows the ampersand is the one that appears. Any ideas/suggestions. Thanks Toni

02-02-2010, 01:33 PM	#11
towhit523 Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: nook, kindle, sony 600, ipad, iphone, droid	One other question releated to the multipe authors. Is there a way to prevent Calibre from converting the word "and" to an ampersand(&)? If I edit the author metadata and change it to Radclyffe and Karin Kallmaker (which is a suitable work around for me) the "and" is automatically converted to an &. Thanks Toni

02-02-2010, 01:39 PM	#12
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,850 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	IIRC the sony reader only supports displaying a single author at a time. Probably the same is true for the nook.

02-02-2010, 04:58 PM	#14
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,850 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	yes you can manually change an author name to be two authors. But the correct way to have multiple authors in an epub file is to have multiple creator tags, which is what calibre does.