I guess you could put it that way. RTF means Rich Text Format and is the file format we use all the way through our part of the process starting when the scanner opens the file for the new book through the proff reading process. That's why all of the books are listed as having an RTF format. I hope that makes sense. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: Nancy Martin To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 11:29 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] checking out a book Hi, I just want to make sure I understand a point. Is the RTF the file I should download for proofing? thanks, Nancy Martin Oklahoma