Gerald, Thanks for that encouraging news. How long has i been that low, or do you know? And do you have a way of knowing how many books are in the admin queue?? And nope, I'm not trying to make waves, jst wondering. Thanks. Sue S. ----- Original Message ----- From: Gerald Hovas To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 9:53 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Step 1 List under 300 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.5/302 - Release Date: 4/5/06