Hi Ian The point I was making was actually the other way around - what are the advantages of TB membership, as compared to this new service? seems to me that the new one offers everything TB membership does, and more, with the adition that it is more flexible. James ----- Original Message ----- From: Iain Lackie To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 11:47 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: RNIB Bookstream Book Club James The only advantage I can see over Talking Book membership is that you can have access to the books instantly if you have a broadband connection. It's an interesting idea and it works well enough. However, I think it's worth making the point that it doesn't actually give us access to any more books than we currently have. This is surely what we want rather than another way of accessing the same material already available to us. iain ----- Original Message ----- From: James O'Dell To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 9:18 PM Subject: [access-uk] RNIB Bookstream Book Club Hi Just seen the message about the above. I am wondering where this leaves the "talking book service", since from the sound of things you could basically get the same or better functionality by taking out a si Jamesngle subscription to the Bookstream Book club.