I don't know if anyone's noticed, but the Step 1 list happens to only have 297 books on it at the moment. It's the first time I've seen it that low. Sometime early last year it was up around 600. It shrank down to around 375, then it went back up into the low 500's. Now it's back down under 300. All of you who have been focusing on validations instead of submissions have really made a difference. Of course, Carrie's focusing on bestsellers sure hasn't hurt. <Smile> Gerald