All, I have files: ~/IntermediateAlgebraText/book.tex ~/IntermediateAlgebraText/bookenv.tex ~/IntermediateAlgebraText/chapter1/chapter1.tex ... ~/IntermediateAlgebraText/chapter8/chapter8.tex I also have: ~/IntermediateAlgebraText/chapter1/section1.tex ~/IntermediateAlgebraText/chapter1/section2.tex ~/IntermediateAlgebraText/chapter1/section3.tex And similar files for each of the eight chapters. Here is my project file: ~/IntermediateAlgebraText/book.tex %output=pdftex \startproject book \environment bookenv \product chapter1/chapter1 \product chapter2/chapter2 \product chapter3/chapter3 \product chapter4/chapter4 \product chapter5/chapter5 \product chapter6/chapter6 \product chapter7/chapter7 \product chapter8/chapter8 \stopproject %%% Local Variables: %%% mode: conTeXt-en %%% End: Here, for example, is my ~/IntermediateAlgebraText/chapter1/chapter1.tex \startproduct chapter1 \project book \startbodymatter \chapter[chap:1]{Functions} \input zapf \component section1 \component section2 \component section3 \stopbodymatter \stopproduct %%% Local Variables: %%% mode: conTeXt-en %%% End: As an example of a section, consider ~/IntermediateAlgebraText/ chapter1/section1.tex %output=pdf \startcomponent section1 \project book \product chapter1 \section[sec:1]{The Function Concept} \input knuth \stopcomponent %%% Local Variables: %%% mode: conTeXt-en %%% End: This look OK to folks? Will I get in trouble with this plan?