Whhen I was raising our boys there weren't many children's books that were appealing to little boys. We used to have "book time" each night before they went to bed. I would have been very grateful for such a wide selection of children's lit. They were both sighted, and I used to pay an older girl to come for story time so my boys could enjoy the same books their sighted peers' parents were reading to their children. Sue S. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Baechler" <tony@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 2:10 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Bookshare demographics Hi. Well, part of the explanation for so many books for kids is simple. They are quick and easy to scan. The submitters get the same amount of credit whether the book is 50 pages or 500. Also, they are trying to appeal to educators and school districts.