diff --git a/python/web/library/models.py b/python/web/library/models.py
index 26b2bc9..e93d7d7 100644
--- a/python/web/library/models.py
+++ b/python/web/library/models.py
@@ -47,20 +47,22 @@ class Book(models.Model):
 	#Generate a string from book info
 	def to_string(self, commit=False):
 		scratch = ''
-		authors = ','.join(map(lambda x: str(x),self.get_authors()))
 		if commit:
 			# generate commit string by sending self.to_dict to oysteini function
 			print self.to_dict()
 			print fileformat.write_action(self.to_dict())
 
 		else:
+			format = '%-15s: %50s \n'
 			for field in book_fields:
 				try:
-					scratch += '%-15s: %50s' % (field[1],eval('self.'+field[0])) + '\n'
+					scratch += format % (field[1],eval('self.'+field[0]))
 				except AttributeError:
-					scratch += '%-15s: %50s' % (field[1], '') + '\n'
-			scratch += 'Authors'.ljust(15, ' ') + ':'
-			scratch += authors.rjust(51, ' ')
+					scratch += format % (field[1], '')
+			authors = ','.join(map(lambda x: str(x),self.get_authors()))
+			scratch += format % ('Authors', authors) 
+#			scratch += 'Authors'.ljust(15, ' ') + ':'
+#			scratch += authors.rjust(51, ' ')
 
 		scratch += '\n'
 		return scratch