Edge keys are as follows:
Left
1. Music
2. Application sensitive, usually menu
3. Back
4. Delete
Right (Volume level controls for audio)
1. Plus
2. Minus
Battery indicator appears when you are in the library. Is it worth a line of text to have it appear in the book?
You are correct, currently there is no progress meter for how far through you are in the book. If the book is so bad you want it to end, why are you reading it?