Author Problem

DGB · 03-08-2026, 03:52 AM

I have a lot of authors show like this:
Ann Major - Golden Spurs 01
Ann Maxwell - Risk Limited 02
Is there a way to bulk edit with REGEX or something?
Theres at least 1000 to edit.
Thank you.
David

theducks · 03-08-2026, 10:41 AM

Really simple answer: YES

Look at Bulk mode of Metadata Edit:Search and Replace (Bulk mode happens when more than 1 book is selected)

3 steps:
0) BACKUP the Library, Bulk mode does not have an UNDO
1) Copy the series NAME to the series field
2) copy the series-index to the series-index field
2.5 ) Verify things look great
3) cleanup the Authors field (.+?)\s-\s.+ ->Authors

03-08-2026, 03:52 AM	#1
DGB Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2024 Device: KOBI	Author Problem I have a lot of authors show like this: Ann Major - Golden Spurs 01 Ann Maxwell - Risk Limited 02 Is there a way to bulk edit with REGEX or something? Theres at least 1000 to edit. Thank you. David

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03-08-2026, 10:41 AM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,572 Karma: 62544528 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Really simple answer: YES Look at Bulk mode of Metadata Edit:Search and Replace (Bulk mode happens when more than 1 book is selected) 3 steps: 0) BACKUP the Library, Bulk mode does not have an UNDO 1) Copy the series NAME to the series field 2) copy the series-index to the series-index field 2.5 ) Verify things look great 3) cleanup the Authors field (.+?)\s-\s.+ ->Authors

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