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Old 06-12-2026, 12:49 PM   #1
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How to change author names
Hello,
In my Calibre, the author's name is currently displayed as: 'Last Name, First Name'. I would like to have it displayed as 'First Name Last Name'. Is it possible to automate this change... or not?

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Old 06-12-2026, 01:26 PM   #2
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In my Calibre, the author's name is currently displayed as: 'Last Name, First Name'. I would like to have it displayed as 'First Name Last Name'. Is it possible to automate this change... or not?

Thank you
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Hello,
In my Calibre, the author's name is currently displayed as: 'Last Name, First Name'. I would like to have it displayed as 'First Name Last Name'. Is it possible to automate this change... or not?

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It's very easy to fix. The Quality Check plugin has an option to swap from FN LN to LN, FN and LN, FN to FN LN. Calibre will still sort by last name.
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And while you are setting up the Quality check plugin. choose how IT will FIX author initials. (these are 2 step fixes)
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