Hello Rita, As you now know, you're not at all required to share as a subscriber. Go ahead and download and read to your heart's content. That's what Bookshare is all about. Bookshare is a wonderful equalizer for us! :-) Even if you volunteer, a scanner is not at all required. You could validate the books scanned by others. Enjoy. ----- Original Message ----- From: rita weyler To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 6:08 AM Subject: [bookshare-discuss] birthday present Hi all I have given myself a subscription to bookshare for my birthday the last 2 years. I didn't subscribe sooner because I thought you had to have a scanner. I thought you were required to submit books. Rita