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paprion · 11-15-2011, 02:13 PM

Hi, everyone
I hope I didn't miss the answer to my question in another post. If so, I am sorry...

In Calibre, in the metadata there are two author fields:
Author(s): [first name] [last name]
Author sort:[last name], [first name]

The 2nd field is used in sorting and the first in the appearance of the author names. So, for example, Raymond Chandler will appear as 'Raymond Chandler' but will be sorted before James Ellroy because their last name is used for sorting (Chandler, Raymond).
My question: is it possible to sort by first name without changing the 'Author sort' field?If not, how can I change in bulk all the 'Author sort' fields to match the 'Author(s)' field? (the opposite can be easily done from 'Manage authors'). This is not something I would like to do since it might come handy to sort by last name sometimes but if it is the only solution, I would do it.

Thank you in advance.

11-15-2011, 02:13 PM	#1
paprion Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: kindle touch	Can I sort by author, no authort_sort? Hi, everyone I hope I didn't miss the answer to my question in another post. If so, I am sorry... In Calibre, in the metadata there are two author fields: Author(s): [first name] [last name] Author sort:[last name], [first name] The 2nd field is used in sorting and the first in the appearance of the author names. So, for example, Raymond Chandler will appear as 'Raymond Chandler' but will be sorted before James Ellroy because their last name is used for sorting (Chandler, Raymond). My question: is it possible to sort by first name without changing the 'Author sort' field?If not, how can I change in bulk all the 'Author sort' fields to match the 'Author(s)' field? (the opposite can be easily done from 'Manage authors'). This is not something I would like to do since it might come handy to sort by last name sometimes but if it is the only solution, I would do it. Thank you in advance.