dino thanks....there was no "import" button...but after thinking more about this I realize that I am better off adding songs from other books not the books themselves since the added effort of deleting those I am not intersted in would likely take more effort and time....thanks...in general Chordie is an incredible resource and a pleasure to use.

Message at bottom of a public Songbook says "Note: If you log in, you can add this book to your private collection and edit the content." however, I have no Idea how to do this and no instructions are evident.  Also can I assume my "private collection" refers to "My Songbook".