I guess I have had my head in the sand - this is all brand new information, thanks Susie! Much to digest. I and I know a few others seemed to drop most of our referrals around the renewal time (there was some question if they re-upped if the original referral was still credited). So that part is not much concern to me, it seems to have died down a lot this year. I think the most welcome change for me would be an improved feed that reflects my actual interests/favorite authors, you know, like back when we had the author heads! Time will tell how the reads/payments aspect plays out I guess!