Hiho,

I'm not living in the States. When jams happen on "Sunday night" and people walk in with low skills and away with 50, I'm on my way to or at work. Simply "Setting the alarm" won't work for me.
So far, I made it to 13 Poetry with only books I bought from player vendors, I couldn't attend even one jam.
While this skill level is enough to qualify me for 70, I'm already scared of what may be the requirements for lvl 80 and further, and I wonder if it's not possible to do the jams one day earlier - it shouldn't make so much of a difference for US players, but it would make a world of a difference for every bard in Oceania.

Either that - or consider making books much, much more common drops.

Thanks for reading.