First of all the increase in volume is temporary due to the contest that Zero is involved in right now; I'm certain it will drop back to very low volume afterwards. We didn't have a single message for several months before this contest began! The point of the list is for Jane to be able to alert readers when there's something new or interesting. The DABWAHA contest has sort of shanghaied things temporarily.
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http://groups.google.com/group/jane-seville-books/subscribe?hl=en Lori, list moderator