In a message dated 10/4/2005 12:25:42 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, gutvol-d-request@lists.pglaf.org writes: Alternatively, if you don't mind parting with the books, you could mail them to DP headquarters where they would have their bindings chopped off and be fed into a high speed scanner with a sheet feeder. Aaaaaaaaaaarrrrrgggggghhhhhhh! That is just too terrifying to a book NUT like myself! I know that we are heading into the Halloween time of year and all, but that is just TOO FRIGHTENING to contemplate! Sort of a book slaughterhouse! :-o Having been properly chastised, however, I have done what I SHOULD have done first thing and gone to the FAQ and read it exhaustively. (Okay, I lie, I didn't read the scanning parts AT ALL.) A LOT of the questions I had have been answered by an hour or so of reading. (Admittedly, however, I'm still a bit confused, but then I'm ALWAYS a bit confused!) I thank you all for your patience with me. I'm going do dive into a book now. Wish me luck! Cathy