SAme book published under different names

pinky62 · 09-25-2021, 07:40 AM

Hi often authors republish a book with a different name how do i store both the name in the title so that a search would show up even when one name is entered. Eg with & between titles or / or \ .TIA

theducks · 09-25-2021, 10:21 AM

I suggest a #subtitle custom column
Besides using as it is named, I put 'AKA Other Title'

Or if you want to keep those apart. Make an #alt_title column
Unfortunately neither way has the ability to be configured in Preferences: Searching: Similar book (a tab)

FWIW if you put the alternate inside ( ) in the {title}, It does not affect {title_sort}

ownedbycats · 09-25-2021, 02:53 PM

Furthermore, if you create a column for alternate titles, you can go Preferences > Searching > Grouped Searches and combine it with the usual title column so you can search it under t: (or another obvious three-letter alias that I shouldn't use on a family-friendly forum

)

theducks · 09-25-2021, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Furthermore, if you create a column for alternate titles, you can go Preferences > Searching > Grouped Searches and combine it with the usual title column so you can search it under t: (or another obvious three-letter alias that I shouldn't use on a family-friendly forum

)

I forgot about 'Grouped Searches"

Quoth · 09-27-2021, 01:52 PM

Books even at the same release date may have different USA & UK/Ireland titles even when the text is the same. Larry Niven and J. Rowlings.
If it's a new release it might also be revised, not just renamed. I'd put the original title as the subtitle.
For USA / UK title differences I'd put the author's country title or primary publisher title first and the other title as the Subtitle, but sometimes I have the alternate title in brackets.

09-25-2021, 07:40 AM	#1
pinky62 Zealot Posts: 136 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2013 Device: kindle paper white	SAme book published under different names Hi often authors republish a book with a different name how do i store both the name in the title so that a search would show up even when one name is entered. Eg with & between titles or / or \ .TIA

09-25-2021, 02:53 PM	#3
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,969 Karma: 75337983 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Furthermore, if you create a column for alternate titles, you can go Preferences > Searching > Grouped Searches and combine it with the usual title column so you can search it under t: (or another obvious three-letter alias that I shouldn't use on a family-friendly forum ) Last edited by ownedbycats; 09-25-2021 at 02:56 PM.

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theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,047 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	I suggest a #subtitle custom column Besides using as it is named, I put 'AKA Other Title' Or if you want to keep those apart. Make an #alt_title column Unfortunately neither way has the ability to be configured in Preferences: Searching: Similar book (a tab) FWIW if you put the alternate inside ( ) in the {title}, It does not affect {title_sort}

09-27-2021, 01:52 PM	#5
Quoth Still reading Posts: 14,012 Karma: 105092227 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	Books even at the same release date may have different USA & UK/Ireland titles even when the text is the same. Larry Niven and J. Rowlings. If it's a new release it might also be revised, not just renamed. I'd put the original title as the subtitle. For USA / UK title differences I'd put the author's country title or primary publisher title first and the other title as the Subtitle, but sometimes I have the alternate title in brackets.

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