Man were you right! I read a considerable amount of books from RFB&D. They are great if you want to delve deeply into a subject--for whatever reason. If RFB&D is eliminating cassettes next year, that's great, However, I too would be willing to spend money on a Book Courier update to read their daisy material. As for the quality of their players, why is that no surprise? I have a $20 cassette player, and I sure wouldn't pay $250 for it. So here's just another wishing good luck for you guys at Springer! Hope the negotiations go well. Ernie