That's what I did.
I had Nerdbook - used it maybe once. If that.
I had CVA - and I use it occasionally at work, but I never used it fourth year.
I had Plumbs - used it once or twice at home, but you can VIN that stuff.
I had Ettinger - actually used Ettinger three/four times, but if someone hadn't gifted it to me it would never be worth the normal cost.
By and large all the clinical info I needed I got from texts at school, or from googling and using my brain to decide if the source was reasonable/valid/etc. There are a lot of vet school or teaching hospital web pages out there at the various hospitals.
Just as one example, when I was on Neuro I had to brush up on the neuro exam and how to localize and all that stuff.... a quick google gives you a bunch of resources that are probably reasonably reliable. Like:
http://www.cliniciansbrief.com/sites/default/files/sites/cliniciansbrief.com/files/7.pdf
http://todaysveterinarypractice.nav...15/02/TVP_2013_Neuro_CranialNerve_Handout.pdf
https://ams.aaha.org/eweb/images/AAHAnet/phoenix2009proceedings/pdfs/03_technician/158_THE NEUROLOGICAL EXAMIN.pdf
http://www.cuvs.org/pdf/pdflinks/Ortho Neuro Exams.pdf
Neurologic Exam
and on and on.
The important part is just making sure your resource is a good source of information.
I use books (a couple of them) far more now than I did in vet school.
I actually gave away my nerdbook and other "clinical reference books" to students last year. Found that in addition to not using them in school, I don't use them in practice. *shrug*