Since I'm so long-winded, I thought I would break my replies up :-)

Pamela, Great idea about the hospital gift shop. I tried that and they said that they only sell fiction because patients aren't interested in reading anything that heavy. However, I did manage to sell several books to the hospital libraries.

I've given the book to four doctors, including two orthopedists, but I don't think that the latter will support me in conducting hip classes. I would have to be more of an "expert" but I will talk to one of my contacts on the orthopedic ward of the hospital

My take on the retirement homes is that the people there view me as their afternoon entertainment. Most of them don't even bring their purses with them and it doesn't occur the them to buy anything. They're old and they're on a fixed income. Several have had hips done but others are also waiting for the surgery. I think that they would read the book if it was in the retirement home library, and I have approached many of those libraries asking them to buy a copy, but thus far none of them has done so.

Thanks for the suggestion about hip classes. I will follow that up. Sigrid