Hi Jamie, You can volunteer and earn your first membership. I did. I had so much here to scan I went a little cheap and earned the first year. Plus Kurzweil, and I think Openbook new purchasers can get the $25 setup fee waved. Plus, say your first year runs out, you can wait a few months before you use your credits for the next year. Once you earn the $50 for a new year though you lose anything beyond that until you sign up for the next year. Say you have $50 or $150 it is considered the same when you renew. The total goes for the next year and you start earning from zero. Defend your choce to alternative medicine and food supliments. www.healthfreedomrights.com Katie Hill Kaitlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx _____ From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jamie Yates Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 3:00 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: NLS vs. Bookshare Thanks Cindy. Yes, she knows about the volunteering for credit and tries to tell people about it. I think some people are just stubborn. I assume a person can volunteer before becoming a subscriber and earn credits for the initial fee? Because I'm not a subscriber and my account shows how much credit I have. If I were to become eligible I assume I could submit proof of disability and then use my credits to subscribe? Does it work that way or does it only work that way in theory? Jamie in Michigan Currently reading: Ceremony in Death - J.D. Robb <http://www.kqzyfj.com/email-1683725-10394306>