Hi Jamie, The stripper is unpredictable. I validated a couple of books leaving blank lines before the chapter headings and the stripper removed the headings. Now, when I put something on the line above the headings, such as spelling Chapter out and then putting the number or title of the chapter on the next line, the stripper left the number of the chapter, or the title of the chapter, alone. It seems to work best if there is something above the line you want to be sure the stripper doesn't eat. Hope that helps, Sue S. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jamie Yates To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 11:38 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: feedback on how to protect headings such as chapter titles and short story titles So what is the verdict on books that placed extra blank lines before the chapter heading when the page numbers are at the bottom? Did it work? I don't have any way to check, so a test book was the only thing I could think of. Jamie in Michigan Currently Reading - Just Desserts (a Savannah Reid mystery) by G A McKevett