diff --git a/kindlecomicconverter/comic2ebook.py b/kindlecomicconverter/comic2ebook.py
index ce091b9..4a2dcc2 100755
--- a/kindlecomicconverter/comic2ebook.py
+++ b/kindlecomicconverter/comic2ebook.py
@@ -285,9 +285,9 @@ def buildOPF(dstdir, title, filelist, cover=None):
                   "<dc:identifier id=\"BookID\">urn:uuid:", options.uuid, "</dc:identifier>\n",
                   "<dc:contributor id=\"contributor\">KindleComicConverter-" + __version__ + "</dc:contributor>\n"])
     if len(options.summary) > 0:
-        f.writelines(["<dc:description>", options.summary, "</dc:description>\n"])
+        f.writelines(["<dc:description>", hescape(options.summary), "</dc:description>\n"])
     for author in options.authors:
-        f.writelines(["<dc:creator>", author, "</dc:creator>\n"])
+        f.writelines(["<dc:creator>", hescape(author), "</dc:creator>\n"])
     f.writelines(["<meta property=\"dcterms:modified\">" + strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ", gmtime()) + "</meta>\n",
                   "<meta name=\"cover\" content=\"cover\"/>\n"])
     if options.iskindle and options.profile != 'Custom':
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ def getComicInfo(path, originalpath):
             return
         if defaultTitle:
             if xml.data['Series']:
-                options.title = hescape(xml.data['Series'])
+                options.title = xml.data['Series']
             if xml.data['Volume']:
                 titleSuffix += ' V' + xml.data['Volume'].zfill(2)
             if xml.data['Number']:
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ def getComicInfo(path, originalpath):
             options.authors = []
             for field in ['Writers', 'Pencillers', 'Inkers', 'Colorists']:
                 for person in xml.data[field]:
-                    options.authors.append(hescape(person))
+                    options.authors.append(person)
             if len(options.authors) > 0:
                 options.authors = list(set(options.authors))
                 options.authors.sort()
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ def getComicInfo(path, originalpath):
         if xml.data['Bookmarks']:
             options.comicinfo_chapters = xml.data['Bookmarks']
         if xml.data['Summary']:
-            options.summary = hescape(xml.data['Summary'])
+            options.summary = xml.data['Summary']
         os.remove(xmlPath)
 
 
diff --git a/kindlecomicconverter/metadata.py b/kindlecomicconverter/metadata.py
index 51ade3b..e0d075a 100644
--- a/kindlecomicconverter/metadata.py
+++ b/kindlecomicconverter/metadata.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import os
 from xml.dom.minidom import parse, Document
 from tempfile import mkdtemp
 from shutil import rmtree
+from xml.sax.saxutils import unescape
 from . import comicarchive
 
 
@@ -52,19 +53,19 @@ class MetadataParser:
 
     def parseXML(self):
         if len(self.rawdata.getElementsByTagName('Series')) != 0:
-            self.data['Series'] = self.rawdata.getElementsByTagName('Series')[0].firstChild.nodeValue
+            self.data['Series'] = unescape(self.rawdata.getElementsByTagName('Series')[0].firstChild.nodeValue)
         if len(self.rawdata.getElementsByTagName('Volume')) != 0:
             self.data['Volume'] = self.rawdata.getElementsByTagName('Volume')[0].firstChild.nodeValue
         if len(self.rawdata.getElementsByTagName('Number')) != 0:
             self.data['Number'] = self.rawdata.getElementsByTagName('Number')[0].firstChild.nodeValue
         if len(self.rawdata.getElementsByTagName('Summary')) != 0:
-            self.data['Summary'] = self.rawdata.getElementsByTagName('Summary')[0].firstChild.nodeValue
+            self.data['Summary'] = unescape(self.rawdata.getElementsByTagName('Summary')[0].firstChild.nodeValue)
         if len(self.rawdata.getElementsByTagName('Title')) != 0:
-            self.data['Title'] = self.rawdata.getElementsByTagName('Title')[0].firstChild.nodeValue
+            self.data['Title'] = unescape(self.rawdata.getElementsByTagName('Title')[0].firstChild.nodeValue)
         for field in ['Writer', 'Penciller', 'Inker', 'Colorist']:
             if len(self.rawdata.getElementsByTagName(field)) != 0:
                 for person in self.rawdata.getElementsByTagName(field)[0].firstChild.nodeValue.split(', '):
-                    self.data[field + 's'].append(person)
+                    self.data[field + 's'].append(unescape(person))
             self.data[field + 's'] = list(set(self.data[field + 's']))
             self.data[field + 's'].sort()
         if len(self.rawdata.getElementsByTagName('Page')) != 0: