Robert, just curious, did you exercise the binding a bit., make it more flexible. You do this by pretending to read the book and then smoosh the binding back as you turn the pages making the glue nice and flexible in the process. I have found especially with larger paperbacks exercising the binding works much better if you open it to the middle and then, well step on the spine to break up the glue and make it more flexible. Obviously not recommended for hard covers, but it does make things more easy to lay on the glass. Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. Graduate Advisory Council www.guidedogs.com The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs. -- Vance Havner