I second the comment of Ken about the library books and clocks. I borrow library books regularly, two or three at a time. Even though I "return" them right away, the absence of a clock allows me to read the books at my leisure, sometimes taking up to several months. I think the jetbook/Libre may be the only device that you can do this on. I would hate to have any clock that has a date function, and would not upgrade to firmware that included this.
Ohiocruffler, I don't know where exactly you live, but I am in Dayton. I have library cards to the local Montgomery county library and also to Greene county (which is in a consortium that stretches east to include Columbus), between the two, there are THOUSANDS of ebooks to borrow. Also, Ohio law states that ANY resident of Ohio can present himself to a branch library and obtain a library card, free of charge, that will allow him online access to the ebook collection. Cleveland and Cincinnati have good ebook collections too. So you may be only one drive away to being able to avail yourself of this.
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