MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Sending multiple authors to Kobo so book appears under each author

palaran · 04-30-2025, 05:52 AM

My apologies if this has already been addressed elsewhere, but I have been searching without success.

Basically when I have a book with multiple authors (say as 'Auth1 & Auth2 & Auth3' in Calibre), I want it to be sent to the Kobo so that I can find it listed under any one of the three authors, to address those circumstances where I can only remember the name of Auth1, Auth2 or Auth3.

Currently when I upload a book as above it is only appearing under Auth1, with no sign of the other two authors showing in the Kobo. Then, weirdly, I have some books that I uploaded earlier where it appears on the Kobo as 'Auth1 & Auth2 & Auth3' as if that was the author's name, including the '&'s. These may be from when I had an earlier version of Kobo Utilities and/or Kobo (touch or extended) driver installed.

I've found these two threads that seem to suggest it should be done through a plugboard;

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...ltiple+authors
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...3&postcount=26

But for the life of me I cannot see anywhere in Kobo Utilities the option tick 'use plugboard'.

Then this post seems to be implying that the Kobotouch driver should convert the '&'s to the ','s used by Kobo automatically.

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...ltiple+authors

Any assistance, or any confirmation that this is not possible, much appreciated.

Kobo Libra Colour with latest version of Calibre, Kobo Utilities and Kobotouch driver (now that extended no longer needed/supported).

04-30-2025, 05:52 AM	#1
palaran Member Posts: 15 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2014 Device: Kobo Libra Colour	Sending multiple authors to Kobo so book appears under each author My apologies if this has already been addressed elsewhere, but I have been searching without success. Basically when I have a book with multiple authors (say as 'Auth1 & Auth2 & Auth3' in Calibre), I want it to be sent to the Kobo so that I can find it listed under any one of the three authors, to address those circumstances where I can only remember the name of Auth1, Auth2 or Auth3. Currently when I upload a book as above it is only appearing under Auth1, with no sign of the other two authors showing in the Kobo. Then, weirdly, I have some books that I uploaded earlier where it appears on the Kobo as 'Auth1 & Auth2 & Auth3' as if that was the author's name, including the '&'s. These may be from when I had an earlier version of Kobo Utilities and/or Kobo (touch or extended) driver installed. I've found these two threads that seem to suggest it should be done through a plugboard; https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...ltiple+authors https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...3&postcount=26 But for the life of me I cannot see anywhere in Kobo Utilities the option tick 'use plugboard'. Then this post seems to be implying that the Kobotouch driver should convert the '&'s to the ','s used by Kobo automatically. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...ltiple+authors Any assistance, or any confirmation that this is not possible, much appreciated. Kobo Libra Colour with latest version of Calibre, Kobo Utilities and Kobotouch driver (now that extended no longer needed/supported).