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Kingpinx · 01-29-2011, 08:41 AM

Hi there, long time lurker, first time poster

I'm using Calibre to convert my non-amazon files to mobi, then I drag and drop the files into iTunes under the apps/file sharing section. I'm using all the default settings in Calibre. It's working really well, except for one thing.

When I look at my library on the kindle app, the author sorting isn't right.

For instance, take James Ellroy. He should be appearing under E like this to match my kindle store purchases: Ellroy, James

Instead he appears under J as: James, Ellroy,

I've tried changing the author sort in Calibre to the following:

Ellroy, James
Ellroy James
James Ellroy
James, Ellroy

None of the above seem to work. Any ideas on what I should do? I've tried googling for the answer but no-one seems to be having this specific problem. I'm a bit scared to mess around in the 'tweaks' section for fear of messing something up.

01-29-2011, 08:41 AM	#1
Kingpinx Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle, iPad	Using Calibre to stock my iPad kindle app - sorting question Hi there, long time lurker, first time poster I'm using Calibre to convert my non-amazon files to mobi, then I drag and drop the files into iTunes under the apps/file sharing section. I'm using all the default settings in Calibre. It's working really well, except for one thing. When I look at my library on the kindle app, the author sorting isn't right. For instance, take James Ellroy. He should be appearing under E like this to match my kindle store purchases: Ellroy, James Instead he appears under J as: James, Ellroy, I've tried changing the author sort in Calibre to the following: Ellroy, James Ellroy James James Ellroy James, Ellroy None of the above seem to work. Any ideas on what I should do? I've tried googling for the answer but no-one seems to be having this specific problem. I'm a bit scared to mess around in the 'tweaks' section for fear of messing something up. Last edited by Kingpinx; 01-29-2011 at 08:43 AM.