Hi, My new Book Port has arrived. Before I go any farther, let me say I am a complete novice. Until I took mine out of the box, I had not seen one. I started listening to the tape, and, of course, the first thing was the battery installation. Following the tape instructions, I installed the batteries. Nothing. Dead silence. I uninstalled, and reinstalled the batteries. Nothing. I got another set of new batteries, and tried installing, and, then, reinstalling. Nothing. The Book Port appears to be dead in the water. Each time, I have checked to be sure the batteries are well seated. So, at this point, I am sstuck. Crystal