diff --git a/cps/templates/author.html b/cps/templates/author.html
index 59458824..78ddc8bb 100644
--- a/cps/templates/author.html
+++ b/cps/templates/author.html
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         <p class="title">{{entry.title|shortentitle}}</p>
         <p class="author">
           {% for author in entry.authors %}
-          <a href="{{url_for('author', book_id=author.id) }}">{{author.name}}</a>
+          <a href="{{url_for('author', book_id=author.id) }}">{{author.name.replace('|',',')}}</a>
           {% if not loop.last %}
           &amp;
           {% endif %}
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 
 {% if other_books %}
 <div class="discover">
-  <h3>{{_("More by")}} {{ author.name|safe }}</h3>
+  <h3>{{_("More by")}} {{ author.name.replace('|',',')|safe }}</h3>
   <div class="row">
     {% for entry in other_books %}
     <div class="col-sm-3 col-lg-2 col-xs-6 book">
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
         <p class="author">
           {% for author in entry.authors %}
           <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/{{ author.gid }}" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
-            {{author.name}}
+            {{author.name.replace('|',',')}}
           </a>
           {% if not loop.last %}
           &amp;
diff --git a/cps/templates/detail.html b/cps/templates/detail.html
index 5fa60d14..1bdf9f96 100644
--- a/cps/templates/detail.html
+++ b/cps/templates/detail.html
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
       <h2>{{entry.title}}</h2>
       <p class="author">
           {% for author in entry.authors %}
-            <a href="{{url_for('author', book_id=author.id ) }}">{{author.name}}</a>
+            <a href="{{url_for('author', book_id=author.id ) }}">{{author.name.replace('|',',')}}</a>
             {% if not loop.last %}
               &amp;
             {% endif %}
diff --git a/cps/templates/index.html b/cps/templates/index.html
index 9fb9291f..c78d090a 100755
--- a/cps/templates/index.html
+++ b/cps/templates/index.html
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
         <p class="title">{{entry.title|shortentitle}}</p>
         <p class="author">
           {% for author in entry.authors %}
-            <a href="{{url_for('author', book_id=author.id) }}">{{author.name}}</a>
+            <a href="{{url_for('author', book_id=author.id) }}">{{author.name.replace('|',',')}}</a>
             {% if not loop.last %}
               &amp;
             {% endif %}
diff --git a/cps/templates/json.txt b/cps/templates/json.txt
index be69bf7c..fa5239b1 100644
--- a/cps/templates/json.txt
+++ b/cps/templates/json.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
   "rating":{% if entry.ratings.__len__() > 0 %} "{{entry.ratings[0].rating}}.0"{% else %}0.0{% endif %},
   "authors": [
   {% for author in entry.authors %}
-    "{{author.name}}"{% if not loop.last %},{% endif %}
+    "{{author.name.replace('|',',')}}"{% if not loop.last %},{% endif %}
   {% endfor %}       
   ], 
   "other_formats": {
@@ -51,4 +51,4 @@
   {% endfor %}
   {% endif %} },
   "title_sort": "{{entry.sort}}"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/cps/templates/search.html b/cps/templates/search.html
index b941d60d..378fc33e 100644
--- a/cps/templates/search.html
+++ b/cps/templates/search.html
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         <p class="title">{{entry.title|shortentitle}}</p>
         <p class="author">
           {% for author in entry.authors %}
-            <a href="{{url_for('author', book_id=author.id ) }}">{{author.name}}</a>
+            <a href="{{url_for('author', book_id=author.id ) }}">{{author.name.replace('|',',')}}</a>
             {% if not loop.last %}
               &amp;
             {% endif %}
diff --git a/cps/templates/shelf.html b/cps/templates/shelf.html
index 46586925..aaecdf9c 100644
--- a/cps/templates/shelf.html
+++ b/cps/templates/shelf.html
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         <p class="title">{{entry.title|shortentitle}}</p>
         <p class="author">
           {% for author in entry.authors %}
-            <a href="{{url_for('author', book_id=author.id) }}">{{author.name}}</a>
+            <a href="{{url_for('author', book_id=author.id) }}">{{author.name.replace('|',',')}}</a>
             {% if not loop.last %}
               &amp;
             {% endif %}
diff --git a/cps/web.py b/cps/web.py
index ca52e980..5873bad8 100755
--- a/cps/web.py
+++ b/cps/web.py
@@ -1122,6 +1122,8 @@ def author_list():
     entries = db.session.query(db.Authors, func.count('books_authors_link.book').label('count'))\
         .join(db.books_authors_link).join(db.Books).filter(common_filters())\
         .group_by('books_authors_link.author').order_by(db.Authors.sort).all()
+    for entry in entries:
+        entry.Authors.name=entry.Authors.name.replace('|',',')
     return render_title_template('list.html', entries=entries, folder='author', title=_(u"Author list"))
 
 
@@ -1135,7 +1137,7 @@ def author(book_id, page):
         flash(_(u"Error opening eBook. File does not exist or file is not accessible:"), category="error")
         return redirect(url_for("index"))
 
-    name = db.session.query(db.Authors).filter(db.Authors.id == book_id).first().name
+    name = (db.session.query(db.Authors).filter(db.Authors.id == book_id).first().name).replace('|',',')
 
     author_info = None
     other_books = []
@@ -2740,7 +2742,7 @@ def edit_book(book_id):
         except Exception:
             book.languages[index].language_name = _(isoLanguages.get(part3=book.languages[index].lang_code).name)
     for author in book.authors:
-        author_names.append(author.name)
+        author_names.append(author.name.replace('|',','))
 
     # Show form
     if request.method != 'POST':
@@ -2783,7 +2785,7 @@ def edit_book(book_id):
         book.title = to_save["book_title"]
         edited_books_id.add(book.id)
     input_authors = to_save["author_name"].split('&')
-    input_authors = map(lambda it: it.strip(), input_authors)
+    input_authors = map(lambda it: it.strip().replace(',','|'), input_authors)
     # we have all author names now
     if input_authors == ['']:
         input_authors = [_(u'unknown')]  # prevent empty Author