External data storage for iPad

I am a student and just purcased an iPad (due to arrive any day now eek!) to be able to order my textbooks in e-book format.
The issue I am running into is non wifi data back up.  I don't want to keep the books on the actual iPad as the files are huge, but to keep them on iCloud or something similar on line limits my access when my WiFi at work goes down.  I did not have the money for a larger memory and cannot afford the 3G due to being college poor.  So, while the ability to store my textbooks on iCloud is a great start, what if I'm working and the wifi goes out? (It does often and I'm constantly breaking into our server room to reset it for patients who want to use their tablets or e-readers, but it doesn't always work and our IT people are not there overnight which is when I work). I was told the camera connector kit would work to store data on a flash drive or SD card, however, it won't. I was also told about iFlashdrive, but the price is way out of my league and it is merely a flash drive anyway.  I can't justify that cost.  Is there a cost effective way to store my textbook files for when I can't access the internet, at all?  This just does not seem very user friendly to me at the moment.

Keep your eyes open for a device called the "ZoomIt" or "ZoomIt Reader".  It looks and acts similar to the Apple Camera Connection Kit, except that it allows you to access much more of the content on the SD/SDHC cards.  I bought one to use it for loading data files onto the micro-SDHC card for my GPSr and it works great using my iPhone 4.  I have places pictures, videos and PDF files on my SDHC cards and accessed them from my iPhone, so it might be able to get you closer to what you want.  The only problem I've seen lately is that these devices seem to be a premium to come by.  I paid about $39 for mine when I bought it new on Amazon, but the last time I looked, every retailer with them in stock was asking closer to $100 for them.
If your app offers "open with" and "export" funcitonality, you can probably use this device to copy content onto or off from your iPad.  I can't imagine trying to get by without mine now that I've had it so long...

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