I grabbed your Debbie Macomber book, Mike, for just that reason. Had you not sent that note I wouldn't have known about it. Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Pietruk" <pietruk@xxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 4:35 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: submissions Phyllis I view "posting a submission" notice as an attempt to facilitate getting a validation. Books often sit for months in the step1 pool going unnoticed; anything one can do to speed up the process is advisable. Posting a "just submitted" note might get someone's attention and have them head on over and grab it. I often respond to those notes; and so do many others.