diff --git a/server/finders/BookFinder.js b/server/finders/BookFinder.js
index 7ba97ed14..8f2ddab0b 100644
--- a/server/finders/BookFinder.js
+++ b/server/finders/BookFinder.js
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ class BookFinder {
   }
 
   findChapters(asin, region) {
+    asin = asin.trim()
     return this.audnexus.getChaptersByASIN(asin, region)
   }
 }
diff --git a/server/models/Author.js b/server/models/Author.js
index c6537ec12..fef724d7a 100644
--- a/server/models/Author.js
+++ b/server/models/Author.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class Author extends Model {
     return new oldAuthor({
       id: this.id,
       asin: this.asin,
-      name: this.name,
+      name: this.name.trim(),
       description: this.description,
       imagePath: this.imagePath,
       libraryId: this.libraryId,
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Author extends Model {
   static getFromOld(oldAuthor) {
     return {
       id: oldAuthor.id,
-      name: oldAuthor.name,
+      name: oldAuthor.name.trim(),
       lastFirst: oldAuthor.lastFirst,
       asin: oldAuthor.asin,
       description: oldAuthor.description,
diff --git a/server/models/Book.js b/server/models/Book.js
index 6b179c369..baee623e2 100644
--- a/server/models/Book.js
+++ b/server/models/Book.js
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ class Book extends Model {
       chapters: this.chapters?.map(c => ({ ...c })) || [],
       title: this.title,
       subtitle: this.subtitle,
-      authors: this.authors.map(a => a.name),
+      authors: this.authors.map(a => a.name.trim()),
       narrators: this.narrators,
       series: this.series.map(se => {
         const sequence = se.bookSeries?.sequence || ''
diff --git a/server/models/LibraryItem.js b/server/models/LibraryItem.js
index ee8a4bb86..a5e57de7e 100644
--- a/server/models/LibraryItem.js
+++ b/server/models/LibraryItem.js
@@ -351,7 +351,8 @@ class LibraryItem extends Model {
       for (const key in updatedMedia) {
         let existingValue = libraryItemExpanded.media[key]
         if (existingValue instanceof Date) existingValue = existingValue.valueOf()
-
+        // Check for trimming. Why not instanceof? var str = "string" isn't instance of String
+        if (typeof updatedMedia[key] === "string") updatedMedia[key] = updatedMedia[key].trim()
         if (!areEquivalent(updatedMedia[key], existingValue, true)) {
           Logger.debug(`[LibraryItem] "${libraryItemExpanded.media.title}" ${libraryItemExpanded.mediaType}.${key} updated from ${existingValue} to ${updatedMedia[key]}`)
           hasMediaUpdates = true
diff --git a/server/models/Series.js b/server/models/Series.js
index 81c27a8bd..63659d2a5 100644
--- a/server/models/Series.js
+++ b/server/models/Series.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class Series extends Model {
   getOldSeries() {
     return new oldSeries({
       id: this.id,
-      name: this.name,
+      name: this.name.trim(),
       description: this.description,
       libraryId: this.libraryId,
       addedAt: this.createdAt.valueOf(),