Author Sort

booksandbooks · 03-14-2018, 11:20 AM

I tried searching for this, but I couldn't seem to find the answer to my question.

When filling out the metadata for author sort, how do you separate multiple authors?

For instance, when only one author:

Author(s): John Smith
Author sort: Smith, John

But how would you do multiple authors? For example:

Author(s): John Smith, Sue Smith, Jo Bloggs
Author sort: [I tried using the following to separate but they didn't work: ; / &]

Or perhaps the case is that you don't list multiple authors and just the first author?

I'd love any help and it would be much appreciated!

Thanks a ton.

kovidgoyal · 03-14-2018, 11:34 AM

You just use &, same as in authors.

booksandbooks · 03-14-2018, 12:01 PM

So, do you mean like this?

Author sort: Jin, Hong Gang &, Xu, De Bao &, James Hargett

itimpi · 03-14-2018, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by booksandbooks

So, do you mean like this?

Author sort: Jin, Hong Gang &, Xu, De Bao &, James Hargett

There should not be a ‘,’ following each ‘&’ symbol.

DNSB · 03-14-2018, 01:25 PM

[QUOTE=booksandbooks;3669654]So, do you mean like this?

I suspect the &, was a typo. Use & alone in the author field.

Author: Hong Gang Jin & De Bao Xu & James Hargett
Author Sort: Jin, Hong Gang & Xu, De Bao & Hargett, James

If the Author field is correct, the Author Sort field should be correct when you click on the > after the Author field in Edit Metadata.

If you find issues with the author sort, you may have to go into Manage Authors by right clicking on Authors in the Tag Browser and then Manage Authors (useful when calibre has issues with complex author names such as L. Sprague de Camp where you want the author sort to be de Camp, L. Sprague and not Camp, L. Sprague de).

booksandbooks · 03-14-2018, 10:08 PM

Thanks a lot! It definitely helped!

03-14-2018, 11:20 AM	#1
booksandbooks Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2018 Device: None	Author Sort I tried searching for this, but I couldn't seem to find the answer to my question. When filling out the metadata for author sort, how do you separate multiple authors? For instance, when only one author: Author(s): John Smith Author sort: Smith, John But how would you do multiple authors? For example: Author(s): John Smith, Sue Smith, Jo Bloggs Author sort: [I tried using the following to separate but they didn't work: ; / &] Or perhaps the case is that you don't list multiple authors and just the first author? I'd love any help and it would be much appreciated! Thanks a ton.

03-14-2018, 01:25 PM	#5
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 35,219 Karma: 145277352 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Forma, Clara HD, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	[QUOTE=booksandbooks;3669654]So, do you mean like this? I suspect the &, was a typo. Use & alone in the author field. Author: Hong Gang Jin & De Bao Xu & James Hargett Author Sort: Jin, Hong Gang & Xu, De Bao & Hargett, James If the Author field is correct, the Author Sort field should be correct when you click on the > after the Author field in Edit Metadata. If you find issues with the author sort, you may have to go into Manage Authors by right clicking on Authors in the Tag Browser and then Manage Authors (useful when calibre has issues with complex author names such as L. Sprague de Camp where you want the author sort to be de Camp, L. Sprague and not Camp, L. Sprague de). Last edited by DNSB; 03-15-2018 at 03:23 PM.

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03-14-2018, 11:34 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,826 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You just use &, same as in authors.

03-14-2018, 12:01 PM	#3
booksandbooks Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2018 Device: None	So, do you mean like this? Author sort: Jin, Hong Gang &, Xu, De Bao &, James Hargett

03-14-2018, 10:08 PM	#6
booksandbooks Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2018 Device: None	Thanks a lot! It definitely helped!