sony problem

duckling · 03-20-2010, 06:54 AM

Hi, I'm new to all this so I hope I'm not repeating an old question. I have downloaded some books into calibre, and all looks good but when I transfer to sony 505 the author appears as part of the title and therefore won't sort by author. Any answers will need to be simple since I really have no idea about computers! Thanks

Bilbo1967 · 03-20-2010, 07:01 AM

Duckling, firstly, welcome to MR

The easiest way to change this is simply to change the title/author manually on Calibre. With Calibre displaying the 505's contents, double click on the Title field and amend it to remove the author's name; then double click on the Author field and type in the Author's name (I type it in as surname, forename).

I sometimes find that doing this doesn't 'take' the first time, i.e. when I disconnect the Reader from the computer the change hasn't been made. If this happens, try again (although it seems to be more reliable to make the changes in the Calibre library prior to sending to the device).

I have no doubt that there are other ways of doing this, but this works for me and is relatively straightforward for people with limited knowledge of computers.

Hope this helps.

MickeyC · 03-20-2010, 07:52 AM

Hi duckling and welcome to MobileRead

happy_terd · 03-20-2010, 03:55 PM

Hello and welcome to the site.

neilmarr · 03-21-2010, 04:52 AM

Good to have your company, Duckling. Yep, just hit 'meta data' in your Calibre library and you can change author, title, tags, etc, etc. Dead simple and it works well because you're free to develop your own filing system just as you want it. Cheers. Neil

duckling · 03-21-2010, 05:48 AM

Many thanks Bilbo, worked well, easy when you know how. But it didn't work when i tried to do it via the meta data as Neilmarr suggested. Thanks for the help, makes all the difference, especially in Tasmania, not too many e-readers this far south.

MickeyC · 03-21-2010, 08:28 AM

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Thanks for the help, makes all the difference, especially in Tasmania, not too many e-readers this far south.

May not be many readers there is Tasie but you absolutely have the best seafood on the planet. I think I'd trade my reader for one of the lobsters I got on the dock there in Hobart once. Okay, well I wouldn't trade it but I'd let the lobster cook read on it while I pigged out.

Lady Blue · 03-22-2010, 08:51 AM

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duckling, and welcome to Mobileread.

Katti's Cat · 03-24-2010, 08:38 PM

Hi duckling & welcome to MR

03-20-2010, 06:54 AM	#1
duckling Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: sony 505	sony problem Hi, I'm new to all this so I hope I'm not repeating an old question. I have downloaded some books into calibre, and all looks good but when I transfer to sony 505 the author appears as part of the title and therefore won't sort by author. Any answers will need to be simple since I really have no idea about computers! Thanks

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Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Duckling, firstly, welcome to MR The easiest way to change this is simply to change the title/author manually on Calibre. With Calibre displaying the 505's contents, double click on the Title field and amend it to remove the author's name; then double click on the Author field and type in the Author's name (I type it in as surname, forename). I sometimes find that doing this doesn't 'take' the first time, i.e. when I disconnect the Reader from the computer the change hasn't been made. If this happens, try again (although it seems to be more reliable to make the changes in the Calibre library prior to sending to the device). I have no doubt that there are other ways of doing this, but this works for me and is relatively straightforward for people with limited knowledge of computers. Hope this helps.

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neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,216 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Good to have your company, Duckling. Yep, just hit 'meta data' in your Calibre library and you can change author, title, tags, etc, etc. Dead simple and it works well because you're free to develop your own filing system just as you want it. Cheers. Neil

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duckling Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: sony 505	Many thanks Bilbo, worked well, easy when you know how. But it didn't work when i tried to do it via the meta data as Neilmarr suggested. Thanks for the help, makes all the difference, especially in Tasmania, not too many e-readers this far south.

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