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Originally Posted by OonaMistwalker
Does the Kindle sort by first name if there is no comma in the author name field?
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Yes. It always sorts by whatever is in the Author field of the Kindle book file.
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Originally Posted by OonaMistwalker
Would you mind helping me understand why calibre's Author Sort field is best?
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Because calibre's Author Sort field puts the surname first as is needed for proper sorting on the Kindle.
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Originally Posted by OonaMistwalker
I don't care if author names display with forename or surname first. What I really want is for them to sort by surname, not forename.
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If the calibre Author name is "John Smith" then the Author Sort will be "Smith, John". If that is put into the Kindle book file is will sort it by "Smith" and display as "John Smith". That should give you what you want.