10-22-2021, 06:41 PM | #1 |
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Plugboard Kindle author sort help
Hi, no matter how much I've read through I haven't been able to figure this out.
Since I would like the titles to sort by author's last name, I know to put {author_sort} into the plugboard as the source template and set the destination as authors. However, I would like the author's name to display as "First name Last name." What can I do to achieve this? Thanks |
10-22-2021, 06:47 PM | #2 |
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As long as the author field in a kindle book is in “last, first” format it will display on the device as “first last” instead.
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10-22-2021, 11:27 PM | #3 | |
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If I use the plugboard I mentioned above and/or check use author sort as author, the authors are alphabetical but shown as LN, FN. If I use neither the plugboard above or the checkbox, then the authors are alphabetical first name and shown as FN LN. |
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11-19-2021, 05:22 PM | #4 |
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Nobody has any ideas?
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11-19-2021, 05:27 PM | #5 |
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Yep!
Change your expectations Many of us grew up with Card Catalogs and Telephone books. All were Last, First. All of a sudden we have a Generation that want First Last (and various Sort rules). ??????????? Calibre just passes FIELD values to the device |
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