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Old 03-18-2025, 10:02 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by Ghostcat View Post
I read a lot of fan fiction and a number of FF authors have accounts on multiple site. Thus if you are not careful you can end up with multiple copies of the same book from 'different' authors.

In a previous MR thread on Author Pseudonyms there was a suggestion to use an Alias to manage them. (Sorry but I didn't bookmark the link). This has worked out very well for me.

What I have done is:

1. Use an Alias for each author with multiple names.

2. Use a Column Icon on the Author column to indicate that a particular author has an Alias.

3. Create a Custom Column to contain the author's alias. Be careful here, the first time I did this I forgot to inset the standard author name if there is no alias.

4. Use a Metadata Plugboard to replace the Author with their Alias. This keep all books from the same author together on the reader.

I can include the templates, if anyone is interested.
I was starting to realize that something similar to this might be required, Thank you. Is this the thread you're referring to?
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=314856

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