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Berzelius · 08-21-2015, 03:56 PM

1) If I add the suffix Jr with a comma to the author, eg Sam Merwin, Jr then the Author sort entry remains the same as Author. I am guessing that this is because the 'Author sort name algorithm' tweak is set to the default 'comma'. Am I correct?

2) If I add Jr without a comma, eg Sam Merwin Jr, then the Author sort becomes Merwin, Sam Jr, rather than the Merwin Jr, Sam that I would like. To get this format I have to manually change the Author sort entry in Manage authors. I have to do this for all names with the Jr suffix. Although do-able without exorbitant effort it would be nice if I could set up this Author sort format, ie LastName Jr, FirstName as the default. Is this possible?

08-21-2015, 03:56 PM	#1
Berzelius Connoisseur Posts: 77 Karma: 20414 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: Kindle 4, Kindle Paperwhite 2 & Sony PRS-T1	Two questions on Author sort and the suffix Jr 1) If I add the suffix Jr with a comma to the author, eg Sam Merwin, Jr then the Author sort entry remains the same as Author. I am guessing that this is because the 'Author sort name algorithm' tweak is set to the default 'comma'. Am I correct? 2) If I add Jr without a comma, eg Sam Merwin Jr, then the Author sort becomes Merwin, Sam Jr, rather than the Merwin Jr, Sam that I would like. To get this format I have to manually change the Author sort entry in Manage authors. I have to do this for all names with the Jr suffix. Although do-able without exorbitant effort it would be nice if I could set up this Author sort format, ie LastName Jr, FirstName as the default. Is this possible?