Laurie Alice, you do not have to zip the validated book before you upload, unless you are on a dialup connection that is so slow that it won't let you upload it unzipped. I have only ever once uploaded a zipped book. Jamie in Michigan To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.