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shadowThief · 02-03-2021, 04:55 PM

Hi,

I'm using calibre for a while now. But while looking for a book today I noticed something off with the sorting. I noticed it today, but the books involed where I noticed the problem are already in calibre for month, so the problem might be there longer.

I have a book series named "The Hitman's guide" with 4 books (1, 2, 2.1, 3).
I usually have my books sorted by title -> series -> authors.
But Book #3 of the series is not sorted after book 2.1.
Its acually: others books by the same author -> The Hitman's guide Book #1, Book #2, Book #2.1 -> Book #1 of a different series (In the Mind) -> The Hitman's guide Book #3.

While investigating I also found if I only sort series most series starting with "The" are not sorted under T but under the letter of the following word (A and An are also ignored). So "The Hitman's guide" is (partly) sorted under the letter H. Only Book 3 of the series is sorted under T.

How can I fix this? So that all book series are sorted the same way (preferably ignore a/an/the)? And why has this behaviour changed?

Thanks in advance for your help.

02-03-2021, 04:55 PM	#1
shadowThief Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Germany Device: Kobo Aura H2O	Sorting seems to be off Hi, I'm using calibre for a while now. But while looking for a book today I noticed something off with the sorting. I noticed it today, but the books involed where I noticed the problem are already in calibre for month, so the problem might be there longer. I have a book series named "The Hitman's guide" with 4 books (1, 2, 2.1, 3). I usually have my books sorted by title -> series -> authors. But Book #3 of the series is not sorted after book 2.1. Its acually: others books by the same author -> The Hitman's guide Book #1, Book #2, Book #2.1 -> Book #1 of a different series (In the Mind) -> The Hitman's guide Book #3. While investigating I also found if I only sort series most series starting with "The" are not sorted under T but under the letter of the following word (A and An are also ignored). So "The Hitman's guide" is (partly) sorted under the letter H. Only Book 3 of the series is sorted under T. How can I fix this? So that all book series are sorted the same way (preferably ignore a/an/the)? And why has this behaviour changed? Thanks in advance for your help.