tompe:
well, seems as if re-mounting the card addressed the issue for this microsecond. It even finds books in subdirectories again. If that needs done now and again, easy enough. Annoying but easy enough. But ya never know if some other app caused the prob...or can it? Not being very experienced with Linux I have no idea about even the simplest of issues. pretty sure I can kill a Linux setup but have no doubt I can't fix it...heh-heh...
Thanks for the help!!