Thread: Calibre dropping 2nd name when there are multiple authors
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Old 04-25-2020, 10:47 AM   #13
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Originally Posted by A Lurker View Post
Perhaps that's true now, but I'm certain that wasn't always the case. I have tons of older folders created by Calibre that do have both authors' names. In fact, in the past 100% of the time the Calibre-generated folders included both names. I have at least 50 examples of this.
I'm pretty sure that it hasn't changed. At least not in the nearly ten years I have been using calibre. What you might be seeing is the result of using "Save to disk". With this, the template can include the author sort as a directory. And I'm pretty sure the default template is setup this way. The same goes for "Send to device".
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Which reminds me... In the past, when Calibre created the actual .mobi file, 100% of the time the file name would also include both authors' names. But that's no longer happening either. Now the file name only has the first author.
How are you creating the MOBI file? If it is in during a send-to-device, the default template uses both the author sort and the authors. The former usually has all authors. The latter will definitely have all.


I can't help with the issues with getting the metadata on the Kindle correct. Other than to say that if the metadata is wrong in library, it will be wrong when it is sent to the device. If you have only one author in the library, the second can't magically appear. And that you should check if you are using a metadata plugboard. These are used to fiddle with the metadata during a send-to-device. If you have one in use, then will be changing what you see on the device. There is also something about dual format MOBIs and issues with the metadata in them.
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