Not intending to bump but this is the first search result on google. Saving others hassle.
In 2020 (5.8.1) the suggestion by
BetterRed was no longer doing what the OP asked, but it's VERY close. If you add an extra period to (.*) so it shows (..*) it works. Also you don't need the (). Thanks a ton!
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Edit: So 4 months later. I need this same thing and realize I was not very clear.
To add another author to a bunch of books. Working as of 5.17
Quote:
Bulk Edit Metadata -> Search and Replace
Search Field -> Authors
Search for -> ..*
Mode -> Prepend to field
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