Larry/Rob, I don't know if this is possible, but I am curious if the transfer = software can be tweaked to significantly decrease the transfer time by = doing the following: allowing the transfer software to create the .dd = .aa and .ix files and quickly send them to the flash card which is in a = card reader instead of the book port. The advantages would be: 1. no battery drain on the bookport; 2. much faster transfer rate; 3. DRM still maintained since files still only readable when card is = inserted into BookPort; 4. If this creates DRM issues, make it so this will only work if card = contains special key. Just a thought. Don