Sorting books based on the NUMBER of authors

RotAnal · 02-21-2017, 10:47 AM

Hi Folks!
browsing the threads of this section, I have learned that there are ways to sort authors according to the number of books present in a library (through Tag Editors), but I could not find the opposite, i.e. a way to sort books based to the number of authors. In other words, I would like to select (series) books which have excess authors, since their metadata have been probably populated with authors and NOT with the Editors, which would be better IMHO. Is there any way to do it?
Thanks for a possible answer

DaltonST · 02-21-2017, 11:20 AM

@RotAnal:

Author Book Count Hierarchy: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...52#post2890052

See the attached example.

DaltonST

BetterRed · 02-21-2017, 11:36 AM

@RotAnal - or create a custom column (eg. author_count/Author Count) of type Column built from other columns with Template {authors:count(&)} and Sort/search column by set to Number.

Sort on Author Count column or enter #author_count:">1" in the Search Bar

If Author Count column not shown in book list, click on any column header and select Show column->Author Count.

BR

RotAnal · 02-21-2017, 11:59 AM

BetterRed,
thank you, this is exactly what I need. I will use your suggestions for other "tricky measures". As I suspected, in my big library I have book entries with even as many as 70 authors!

RotAnal · 02-21-2017, 12:00 PM

DaltonST,
thanks, I will also try your PlugIn in a short trime...

02-21-2017, 10:47 AM	#1
RotAnal Connoisseur Posts: 87 Karma: 1234 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Onyx Boox M92	Sorting books based on the NUMBER of authors Hi Folks! browsing the threads of this section, I have learned that there are ways to sort authors according to the number of books present in a library (through Tag Editors), but I could not find the opposite, i.e. a way to sort books based to the number of authors. In other words, I would like to select (series) books which have excess authors, since their metadata have been probably populated with authors and NOT with the Editors, which would be better IMHO. Is there any way to do it? Thanks for a possible answer

02-21-2017, 11:20 AM	#2
DaltonST Deviser Posts: 2,265 Karma: 2090983 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Texas Device: none	Author Book Count Hierarchy @RotAnal: Author Book Count Hierarchy: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...52#post2890052 See the attached example. DaltonST Attached Thumbnails

02-21-2017, 11:59 AM	#4
RotAnal Connoisseur Posts: 87 Karma: 1234 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Onyx Boox M92	BetterRed, thank you, this is exactly what I need. I will use your suggestions for other "tricky measures". As I suspected, in my big library I have book entries with even as many as 70 authors! Last edited by RotAnal; 02-21-2017 at 12:02 PM.

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02-21-2017, 11:36 AM	#3
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 22,018 Karma: 30277294 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	@RotAnal - or create a custom column (eg. author_count/Author Count) of type Column built from other columns with Template {authors:count(&)} and Sort/search column by set to Number. Sort on Author Count column or enter #author_count:">1" in the Search Bar If Author Count column not shown in book list, click on any column header and select Show column->Author Count. BR

02-21-2017, 12:00 PM	#5
RotAnal Connoisseur Posts: 87 Karma: 1234 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: Onyx Boox M92	DaltonST, thanks, I will also try your PlugIn in a short trime...