If we were to publish a book, then we would have to charge for it, and Ann, Randy and I do not believe in making profit from work done by and ourselves. My family information will be done in a book form, but genealogy should be free, and it will be placed in the libaries, but I will never sell it! Freida Goes double for me!!! Ann I must also agree with my cohorts. I once thought about writing this book but soon discovered that it would be next to impossible. Our surname, as rare as it is, is still a family of proportions as most of you have found for yourselves. I spoke with Sherman about his at one time and read his book. I have several Jobe books, Bill's Journal, some of Katherine's info to an extent, and literally thousands of records. I really did want to put it together as a book form. But as you can see from the Jobe websites and researchers involved, It would be a life's work. I own a program that would write this book for me from a gedcom. But after looking at the time involved just for text, not to mention all the new info that has surfaced this year...then add all the actual documents and the pictures we have collected in the past 5? years...it would take my computer over a week just to process the text....then edit?...add the docs and pics...it would have to be in volumes. Maybe some day someone and the technology will come along to take everything we have now and make it possible and simple enough to publish that book...but for now..I would rather give it away. Besides, isn't that we're all about anyway Sharing and enjoying, Randy "I Love Being A" Jobe [email protected] The Book of Jobe http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~jobe/ "It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakable precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence never to practice either of them." Mark Twain --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.193 / Virus Database: 93 - Release Date: 9/20/00