Sort - Last Name, First Name

reiandcoke · 08-08-2011, 06:29 PM

Hi All,

Forums here are great, just made an account to ask a question. Here is what I want to do:

1) Have the authors display on my Kindle 3 as "LastName, FirstName" and not "FirstName LastName" as it defaults to.

2) When I sort by authors on my Kindle 3 I want it to sort by the first initial of the last name, not the first initial of the first name as it defaults to.

This seems like it should be simple to do but after hours of reading forums and messing with Calibre I can't seem to figure it out. If it helps my metadata is currently setup as follows:

-Author: FirstName LastName
-Author Sort: LastName, FirstName

Ransom · 08-08-2011, 11:21 PM

Simply change "author sort" to be the same as "Author" so that both read:

Author(s): First Last
Author Sort: First Last

chaley · 08-09-2011, 04:54 AM

The kindle presents some problems with author names. See https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98470 for a discussion and ways that people with kindles deal with author sorting.

HarryT · 08-09-2011, 12:27 PM

Although the Kindle displays author names as "firstname lastname" it sorts correctly by lastname.

08-08-2011, 06:29 PM	#1
reiandcoke Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: kindle3	Sort - Last Name, First Name Hi All, Forums here are great, just made an account to ask a question. Here is what I want to do: 1) Have the authors display on my Kindle 3 as "LastName, FirstName" and not "FirstName LastName" as it defaults to. 2) When I sort by authors on my Kindle 3 I want it to sort by the first initial of the last name, not the first initial of the first name as it defaults to. This seems like it should be simple to do but after hours of reading forums and messing with Calibre I can't seem to figure it out. If it helps my metadata is currently setup as follows: -Author: FirstName LastName -Author Sort: LastName, FirstName Last edited by reiandcoke; 08-08-2011 at 06:32 PM.

08-08-2011, 11:21 PM	#2
Ransom Banned Posts: 242 Karma: 51054 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Belleville, IL Device: Kindle-3	Simply change "author sort" to be the same as "Author" so that both read: Author(s): First Last Author Sort: First Last Last edited by Ransom; 08-08-2011 at 11:26 PM.

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08-09-2011, 04:54 AM	#3
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,341 Karma: 8012652 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	The kindle presents some problems with author names. See https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98470 for a discussion and ways that people with kindles deal with author sorting.

08-09-2011, 12:27 PM	#4
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Although the Kindle displays author names as "firstname lastname" it sorts correctly by lastname.

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