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Old 11-18-2016, 10:41 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by davidfor View Post
For epubs, the Kobo firmware only reads the first "dc:creator" in the OPF. But, calibre writes each author as a separate dc:creator tag. Hence, multi-author epubs show up on the device with only the first author showing. This can also lead to the book on the device matching back to the calibre library when the device is plugged in. I have always assumed that kepubs work the same way, so I have never checked.
And I always thought kepubs got all the authors, but then:

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Originally Posted by davidfor View Post
I know of a couples of ways to get around this. Firstly, after the book is on the device, use my Kobo Utilities to set the correct authors in the database on the device. That doesn't change the actual book, just what is displayed on the device.
I remember now having to update the metadatas using your plug-in on some kepub books for this reason. This does the trick, than you!
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