Sideload books without registering?

peejayw · 11-05-2022, 12:40 AM

A family member has purchased a Libra 2 as a gift and wants to sideload some books before gifting it.
He does not want to create an account with Kobo or use his own account as he will not be the actual owner.
Is there a way to do this?
Many thanks.

georgemk · 11-05-2022, 05:58 AM

Discussed in this thread from this post onwards https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...&postcount=268
The page the discussion starts on is https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...=349223&page=7 go to post 268 and read from there for the actual discussion.

Quoth · 11-05-2022, 08:31 AM

Just create a fictitious email address to register. Or put a real one. Kobo never use it unless you go to their website.

I put on the 1000+ PD eBooks after registering with fictitious address and then edit the conf file for SideloadedMode= true which makes My Books the home page.
None of the recipients of these Kobos use WiFi. They buy or download PD ebooks via PC and transfer via USB (optionally Calibre). They can use any online shop that way.

11-05-2022, 12:40 AM	#1
peejayw Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 5394 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: NZ Device: Kobo Clara	Sideload books without registering? A family member has purchased a Libra 2 as a gift and wants to sideload some books before gifting it. He does not want to create an account with Kobo or use his own account as he will not be the actual owner. Is there a way to do this? Many thanks.

11-05-2022, 05:58 AM	#2
georgemk Addict Posts: 244 Karma: 291844 Join Date: Oct 2019 Device: Kobo Nia	Discussed in this thread from this post onwards https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...&postcount=268 The page the discussion starts on is https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...=349223&page=7 go to post 268 and read from there for the actual discussion. Last edited by georgemk; 11-05-2022 at 06:01 AM.

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Quoth Still reading Posts: 15,023 Karma: 111111255 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	Just create a fictitious email address to register. Or put a real one. Kobo never use it unless you go to their website. I put on the 1000+ PD eBooks after registering with fictitious address and then edit the conf file for SideloadedMode= true which makes My Books the home page. None of the recipients of these Kobos use WiFi. They buy or download PD ebooks via PC and transfer via USB (optionally Calibre). They can use any online shop that way.

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