[starrigger]

This seems to be an area in which there is no standard in ebooks, though "last name, first name" has long been the standard in regular books and libraries.

From a programming point of view, would it be difficult to allow the user a choice of which they want as a default display of author name? That would let people standardize their own collections, anyway.

What if the metadata edit window had three fields (at least): First name, last name, and optional title (such as Editor). Then the user could click on a choice of preferred display order.