Thanks SusanC, RainingL and Norway for the contributions. Stanza and ReaderLight apps are finally onboard the iPod. We did it at a friend's house here in Tokyo. Now the challenge begins - to sync our Ubuntu/Calibre library. Will attempt some of the suggestions at the thread at
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?p=391919
Thanks again.
G