diff --git a/src/calibre/devices/cybookg3/books.py b/src/calibre/devices/cybookg3/books.py
index 5c15919ea6..4e46faca42 100644
--- a/src/calibre/devices/cybookg3/books.py
+++ b/src/calibre/devices/cybookg3/books.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 __license__   = 'GPL v3'
-__copyright__ = '2008, Kovid Goyal <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>'
+__copyright__ = '2009, John Schember <john at nachtimwald.com'
 
 '''
 '''
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class Book(object):
         
     @apply
     def thumbnail():
-        return 0
+        return None
         
     def __str__(self):
         """ Return a utf-8 encoded string with title author and path information """
@@ -37,11 +37,10 @@ class BookList(_BookList):
         self.return_books(mountpath)  
 
     def return_books(self, mountpath):
-        books = [];
         for path, dirs, files in os.walk(os.path.join(mountpath, EBOOK_DIR)):
             for book_type in EBOOK_TYPES:
                 for filename in fnmatch.filter(files, '*.%s' % (book_type)):
-                   self.append(Book(os.path.join(path, filename), filename, ""))
+                    self.append(Book(os.path.join(path, filename), filename, ""))
             
     def add_book(self, path, title):
         self.append(Book(path, title, ""))
diff --git a/src/calibre/devices/cybookg3/driver.py b/src/calibre/devices/cybookg3/driver.py
index b397192cfe..5eb6e3106c 100644
--- a/src/calibre/devices/cybookg3/driver.py
+++ b/src/calibre/devices/cybookg3/driver.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 __license__   = 'GPL v3'
-__copyright__ = '2008, Kovid Goyal <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>'
+__copyright__ = '2009, John Schember <john at nachtimwald.com'
 
 '''
 Device driver for Bookeen's Cybook Gen 3
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_single.py b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_single.py
index a446824183..4915c87e7d 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_single.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_single.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ add/remove formats
 import os
 
 from PyQt4.QtCore import SIGNAL, QObject, QCoreApplication, Qt
-from PyQt4.QtGui import QPixmap, QListWidgetItem, QErrorMessage, QDialog
+from PyQt4.QtGui import QPixmap, QListWidgetItem, QErrorMessage, QDialog, QCompleter
 
 
 from calibre.gui2 import qstring_to_unicode, error_dialog, file_icon_provider, \
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ class Format(QListWidgetItem):
         QListWidgetItem.__init__(self, file_icon_provider().icon_from_ext(ext), 
                                  text, parent, QListWidgetItem.UserType)
 
+class AuthorCompleter(QCompleter):
+    
+    def __init__(self, db):
+        all_authors = db.all_authors()
+        all_authors.sort(cmp=lambda x, y : cmp(x[1], y[1]))
+        QCompleter.__init__(self, [x[1] for x in all_authors])
+
 class MetadataSingleDialog(QDialog, Ui_MetadataSingleDialog):
     
     def do_reset_cover(self, *args):
@@ -171,6 +178,8 @@ class MetadataSingleDialog(QDialog, Ui_MetadataSingleDialog):
         self.cover_changed = False
         self.cpixmap = None
         self.cover.setAcceptDrops(True)
+        self._author_completer = AuthorCompleter(self.db)
+        self.authors.setCompleter(self._author_completer)
         self.connect(self.cover, SIGNAL('cover_changed()'), self.cover_dropped)
         QObject.connect(self.cover_button, SIGNAL("clicked(bool)"), \
                                                     self.select_cover)
@@ -206,8 +215,6 @@ class MetadataSingleDialog(QDialog, Ui_MetadataSingleDialog):
             self.authors.setText('')
         aus = self.db.author_sort(row)
         self.author_sort.setText(aus if aus else '')
-        pub = self.db.publisher(row)
-        self.publisher.setText(pub if pub else '')
         tags = self.db.tags(row)
         self.tags.setText(tags if tags else '')
         rating = self.db.rating(row)
@@ -225,8 +232,9 @@ class MetadataSingleDialog(QDialog, Ui_MetadataSingleDialog):
                     ext = ''
                 size = self.db.sizeof_format(row, ext)
                 Format(self.formats, ext, size)
+        
             
-        self.initialize_series()
+        self.initialize_series_and_publisher()
             
         self.series_index.setValue(self.db.series_index(row))
         QObject.connect(self.series, SIGNAL('currentIndexChanged(int)'), self.enable_series_index)
@@ -259,7 +267,7 @@ class MetadataSingleDialog(QDialog, Ui_MetadataSingleDialog):
     def cover_dropped(self):
         self.cover_changed = True
     
-    def initialize_series(self):
+    def initialize_series_and_publisher(self):
         all_series = self.db.all_series()
         all_series.sort(cmp=lambda x, y : cmp(x[1], y[1]))
         series_id = self.db.series_id(self.row)
@@ -282,6 +290,22 @@ class MetadataSingleDialog(QDialog, Ui_MetadataSingleDialog):
             if l:
                 l.invalidate()
                 l.activate()
+        
+        all_publishers = self.db.all_publishers()
+        all_publishers.sort(cmp=lambda x, y : cmp(x[1], y[1]))
+        publisher_id = self.db.publisher_id(self.row)
+        idx, c = None, 0
+        for i in all_publishers:
+            id, name = i
+            if id == publisher_id:
+                idx = c
+            self.publisher.addItem(name)
+            c += 1
+        
+        self.publisher.setEditText('')
+        if idx is not None:
+            self.publisher.setCurrentIndex(idx)
+        
                 
         self.layout().activate()
     
@@ -337,7 +361,7 @@ class MetadataSingleDialog(QDialog, Ui_MetadataSingleDialog):
         isbn   = qstring_to_unicode(self.isbn.text())
         title  = qstring_to_unicode(self.title.text())
         author = string_to_authors(unicode(self.authors.text()))[0]
-        publisher = qstring_to_unicode(self.publisher.text()) 
+        publisher = qstring_to_unicode(self.publisher.currentText()) 
         if isbn or title or author or publisher:
             d = FetchMetadata(self, isbn, title, author, publisher, self.timeout)
             d.exec_()
@@ -347,7 +371,7 @@ class MetadataSingleDialog(QDialog, Ui_MetadataSingleDialog):
                     self.title.setText(book.title)
                     self.authors.setText(authors_to_string(book.authors))
                     if book.author_sort: self.author_sort.setText(book.author_sort)
-                    if book.publisher: self.publisher.setText(book.publisher)
+                    if book.publisher: self.publisher.setEditText(book.publisher)
                     if book.isbn: self.isbn.setText(book.isbn)
                     summ = book.comments
                     if summ:
@@ -386,7 +410,7 @@ class MetadataSingleDialog(QDialog, Ui_MetadataSingleDialog):
             self.db.set_author_sort(self.id, aus, notify=False)
         self.db.set_isbn(self.id, qstring_to_unicode(self.isbn.text()), notify=False)
         self.db.set_rating(self.id, 2*self.rating.value(), notify=False)
-        self.db.set_publisher(self.id, qstring_to_unicode(self.publisher.text()), notify=False)
+        self.db.set_publisher(self.id, qstring_to_unicode(self.publisher.currentText()), notify=False)
         self.db.set_tags(self.id, qstring_to_unicode(self.tags.text()).split(','), notify=False)
         self.db.set_series(self.id, qstring_to_unicode(self.series.currentText()), notify=False)
         self.db.set_series_index(self.id, self.series_index.value(), notify=False)
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_single.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_single.ui
index 5a1f47b233..00215180d6 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_single.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/dialogs/metadata_single.ui
@@ -95,13 +95,6 @@
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
-          <item row="1" column="1" >
-           <widget class="QLineEdit" name="authors" >
-            <property name="toolTip" >
-             <string>Change the author(s) of this book. Multiple authors should be separated by an &amp;. If the author name contains an &amp;, use &amp;&amp; to represent it.</string>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
           <item row="2" column="0" >
            <widget class="QLabel" name="label_8" >
             <property name="text" >
@@ -111,7 +104,7 @@
              <set>Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTrailing|Qt::AlignVCenter</set>
             </property>
             <property name="buddy" >
-             <cstring>authors</cstring>
+             <cstring>author_sort</cstring>
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
@@ -185,13 +178,6 @@
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>
-          <item row="4" column="1" colspan="2" >
-           <widget class="QLineEdit" name="publisher" >
-            <property name="toolTip" >
-             <string>Change the publisher of this book</string>
-            </property>
-           </widget>
-          </item>
           <item row="5" column="0" >
            <widget class="QLabel" name="label_4" >
             <property name="text" >
@@ -330,6 +316,16 @@
           <item row="8" column="1" colspan="2" >
            <widget class="QLineEdit" name="isbn" />
           </item>
+          <item row="4" column="1" >
+           <widget class="QComboBox" name="publisher" >
+            <property name="editable" >
+             <bool>true</bool>
+            </property>
+           </widget>
+          </item>
+          <item row="1" column="1" >
+           <widget class="QLineEdit" name="authors" />
+          </item>
          </layout>
         </widget>
        </item>
@@ -615,8 +611,8 @@
    <slot>accept()</slot>
    <hints>
     <hint type="sourcelabel" >
-     <x>257</x>
-     <y>646</y>
+     <x>261</x>
+     <y>710</y>
     </hint>
     <hint type="destinationlabel" >
      <x>157</x>
@@ -631,8 +627,8 @@
    <slot>reject()</slot>
    <hints>
     <hint type="sourcelabel" >
-     <x>325</x>
-     <y>646</y>
+     <x>329</x>
+     <y>710</y>
     </hint>
     <hint type="destinationlabel" >
      <x>286</x>
diff --git a/src/calibre/library/database.py b/src/calibre/library/database.py
index 122bded333..f14a1174fc 100644
--- a/src/calibre/library/database.py
+++ b/src/calibre/library/database.py
@@ -943,7 +943,11 @@ ALTER TABLE books ADD COLUMN isbn TEXT DEFAULT "" COLLATE NOCASE;
         if index_is_id:
             return self.conn.get('SELECT publisher FROM meta WHERE id=?', (index,), all=False)
         return self.data[index][3]
-
+    
+    def publisher_id(self, index, index_is_id=False):
+        id  = index if index_is_id else self.id(index)
+        return self.conn.get('SELECT publisher from books_publishers_link WHERE book=?', (id,), all=False)
+    
     def rating(self, index, index_is_id=False):
         if index_is_id:
             return self.conn.get('SELECT rating FROM meta WHERE id=?', (index,), all=False)
@@ -1041,6 +1045,14 @@ ALTER TABLE books ADD COLUMN isbn TEXT DEFAULT "" COLLATE NOCASE;
     def all_series(self):
         return [ (i[0], i[1]) for i in \
                 self.conn.get('SELECT id, name FROM series')]
+        
+    def all_authors(self):
+        return [ (i[0], i[1]) for i in \
+                self.conn.get('SELECT id, name FROM authors')]
+    
+    def all_publishers(self):
+        return [ (i[0], i[1]) for i in \
+                self.conn.get('SELECT id, name FROM publishers')]
 
     def all_tags(self):
         return [i[0].strip() for i in self.conn.get('SELECT name FROM tags') if i[0].strip()]