Traci, you can get book cartridges from APH of 2GB, but if you really want to put books on your DTBM (digital talking book machine) you can buy thumb drives up to 32GB, only be sure to buy those that have no software on them (Sandisk drives are dicey at best. If you go to the Bardtalk web site, you can look at FAQ's and also find out which flash drives are recommended. You can plug the flash or thumb drive in the side of your digital player. Regards, Kim Friedman. _____ From: traci [mailto:season@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2010 2:18 PM To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookshare-discuss] bard question Hi, I just received my new library machine and I noticed it has a USB slot on the side. Does this mean I can download books onto this and play them on the library machine not a vrs or any other book reader. If not, how does one even take advantage of this website. I am not interested in purchasing a book reader, especially since I can use the one from the library and save the $300. Thanks for any help you may have. __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5377 (20100818) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5377 (20100818) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com