--- TalkingTer@aol.com wrote: > Dear Garrard Family, I started to do a 100 + year up date of the 1898 > complete lines Garrard book in the 1990's. Not the book you are asking about. I > have ran into two problems, first getting my 1995 hard drive put onto this 2004 > XP computer to burn the disc. Second, anyone wanting to read it will have > to pay about $30 for FTM software to read it. I have been trying to find out > how to paper print the book for about $50. This way it would have a cost of > $80, but the big advantage would be you have it on your computer and could > find what you want much faster. But until I find how to put it on this new > computer I am at a stand still. Hi Terry: I can't see many people wanting to spend that much for an update. I have FTM and have been able to email my information to a cousin who lost hers. The reason I did that for her was that we worked together on updating that family together. I have a Macintosh and she has a PC. Having a book printed is very costly and there is really not much money to be had doing a genealogy book. I wish it was possible to gain more than the cost of printing and many a few dollars for each book. James Welch has received money for only 7 books, to date. I sent my money and I'm hoping more cousins will buy a book and then there are those from the other families. James would like to include my Maupin Clay CO family in a second book he has been working on and I already have 20 who will buy it, if it happens. Best, Cousin Sandi