calibre: sort author and title tweaks

wiki/calibre.md

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 software suite for [e-book](/wiki/e-books.md) management.
 It supports various formats aswell as conversion between them.
 
+## Usage
+
 ## Adding a Plugin
 
 A plugin by a third party can be added by selecting a `.zip` archive - usually
 named `<plugin name>_plugin.zip` - under Preferences, Plugins, Load plugin from
 file.
+
+## Exporting Books
+
+Books can be exported by selecting them and pressing `Save to disk`.
+After selecting a path the books will be saved there.
+Preferences for this can be set under `Preferences` and `Saving books to disk`.
+Especially the creation of separate image and metadata files are often of
+interest.
+
+The template defines the path structure of the saved books.
+A simple template that will create the following structure is
+`{author_sort:re( &,;)}/{title}/{authors}_-_{title}`.
+
+```txt
+thomas_schickinger;_angelika_steger/diskrete_strukturen_2/thomas_schickinger_&_angelika_steger_-_diskrete_strukturen_2.pdf
+```
+
+This assumes the sort author names and sort titles are set as described in
+[the following section](#changing-the-default-author-and-title-sort).
+
+## Changing the Default Author and Title Sort
+
+Under `Preferences` and `Tweaks` the corresponding settings to change the title
+and author sort name can be found.
+
+`Author sort name algorithm` defines the author sort name.
+By setting `author_sort_copy_method = 'copy'` the author sort name is the same
+as the author name.
+After this setting has been changed right click `Authors` in the navigation bar
+on the left side and press `Manage Authors`.
+Then press `Recalculate all author sort values` for the change to take effect.
+
+`Control sorting of titles and series in the library display` defines the sort
+titles.
+Setting `title_series_sorting = 'strictly_alphabetic'` will use the standard
+title and wont make articles of titles suffixes.
+Afterwards select all books, right-click and select `Edit metadata in bulk`
+under `Edit metadata`.
+Then check the box `update title sort` and press `Ok` to update all sort titles.
+
+This entry is based on two posts on mobileread - one regarding the
+[sort author name](https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=314663)
+and the other regarding the
+[sort title](https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=249870).