Hmmm... I'd have to set up a Skype account, but I'll see if that's at all feasible. I'd definitely create a DW comm to coordinate and maybe post summaries of our discussions, just so the online people can get in on the fun.

Ellen mentioned 1493 -- we're going to wait on that until it's out in trade paperback, because it's likely that many of these books will only be of limited availability from public libraries, and I'd like to keep the cost to participants as low as possible.

Thanks for the recs for the other books. They sound interesting, and they're not something I would have found on my own.