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(found this on the Kobo Facebook page, thought it would be useful here)
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How to 'side-load' PDF and unencrypted epub files into the Kobo application using iTunes

1) Ensure you have version 3.4 or later of the Kobo application installed on your device and that you device is running and iOS version that supports side-loading (iPhones / iPods that can run iOS 4.0 or later, and all iPads, regardless of the iOS version they are running.)
2) Launch iTunes
3) Connect your device to iTunes
4) Select the device from the Devices list in iTunes
5) Click on the "Apps" tab for the selected device
6) Scroll to the bottom of the Apps page, you should see a "File Sharing" section
7) Click On the Kobo icon that is displayed in the File Sharing section
8) Drag and drop PDF and/or unencrypted epub files into the Kobo Documents section, or use the "Add..." button to add the files.
9) iTunes should automatically sync the files to the Device
10) Launch the Kobo application and you should see the files you added via iTunes are now visible.