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Originally Posted by Arran
@ Meeera: «directly from the source» means for me, an Editor who produces E-Books but sells them through his own channels and not through the large ripp-off chains. DRM is OK, I don't mind it for a start. I have a Kobo Glo HD but can not find a way how to join my library, which is one of my problems. I also do not understand what «sideloading» means.
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Sideloading is simply transferring a book on your computer onto your ereader using a USB cable. Again, this can be done with any book onto any of the above devices, so long as you use a tool like Calibre to convert to the appropriate format first. You are not chained to a store.
I have plenty of books on my Kobo which I have obtained in this way from a variety of publishers, with no big bookstore involved.
I can't help you with your library without knowing what system it uses. With Overdrive (and without a Kobo Aura One), you download the .acsm file (basically a key for the lock) from a browser on your computer, and feed it to Adobe Digital Editions, which will then use it download a DRM-protected epub from the library site. You then use ADE to transfer the book to your ereader with a USB cable. Your library's website should have a link to appropriate help files if you need more detail.
I suggest you amend your profile to include your devices, since you have a Glo HD that you haven't mentioned there.