diff --git a/static/js/mainMenu.js b/static/js/mainMenu.js
index 23c541e..7c7014b 100644
--- a/static/js/mainMenu.js
+++ b/static/js/mainMenu.js
@@ -479,12 +479,16 @@ oml.ui.mainMenu = function() {
                 } else if (id == 'advancedfind') {
                     oml.$ui.findDialog = oml.ui.findDialog().open();
                 } else if (id == 'download') {
-                    // FIXME: what is this??
-                    if (oml.user.ui.item) {
-                        document.location.href = '/' + oml.user.ui.item + '/get/';
-                    } else {
-                        Ox.print('no way to download multiple right now');
-                    }
+                    var ids = (ui.item ? [ui.item] : ui.listSelection).filter(function(id) {
+                        return oml.$ui.list && oml.$ui.list.value(id, 'mediastate') == 'unavailable'
+                    });
+                    ids.length && oml.api.addListItems({
+                        items: ids,
+                        list: ':'
+                    }, function(result) {
+                        Ox.Request.clearCache();
+                        //FIXME: reload?
+                    });
                 } else {
                     Ox.print('MAIN MENU DOES NOT YET HANDLE', id);
                 }
@@ -624,7 +628,6 @@ oml.ui.mainMenu = function() {
 
     function getEditMenu() {
         var listData = oml.getListData(),
-            username = oml.user.preferences.username,
             selectionItems = ui.listSelection.length,
             selectionItemName = (
                 selectionItems > 1 ? Ox.formatNumber(selectionItems) + ' ' : ''
@@ -639,7 +642,9 @@ oml.ui.mainMenu = function() {
                     clipboardItems > 1 ? Ox.formatNumber(clipboardItems) + ' ' : ''
                 ) + Ox._(clipboardItems == 1 ? 'Book' : 'Books'),
             canSelect = !ui.item,
-            canDownload = listData.user != username && selectionItems,
+            canDownload = ui.listSelection.filter(function(id) {
+                return oml.$ui.list && oml.$ui.list.value(id, 'mediastate') == 'unavailable'
+            }).length,
             canCopy = canSelect && selectionItems,
             canCut = canCopy && listData.editable,
             canPaste = listData.editable && clipboardItems,
@@ -683,7 +688,7 @@ oml.ui.mainMenu = function() {
                 {},
                 {
                     id: 'download',
-                    title: Ox._('Download {0}', [selectionItemName]),
+                    title: Ox._('Download {0}', [canDownload]),
                     disabled: !canDownload,
                     keyboard: 'control d'
                 },
diff --git a/static/js/utils.js b/static/js/utils.js
index a838e53..260c0d7 100644
--- a/static/js/utils.js
+++ b/static/js/utils.js
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ oml.createLinks = function($element) {
                 }, function(result) {
                     Ox.Request.clearCache();
                     callback(result, addedItems);
-                });                    
+                });
             } else {
                 callback(null, []);
             }