Appendix C. Sideloading Adobe Digital Editions
To sideload ADE content to your NOOK Color or NOOK (referenced as NOOK Color from here on), connect your NOOK Color to your computer, and launch ADE if it’s not already running. Drag the ebook from your ADE library to the NOOK icon in the bookshelf.
ADE supports both protected PDF files and protected EPUB files.
When ADE books are copied to your NOOK Color, ADE creates a folder called Digital Editions, and the books are copied to this folder. Unlike protected books from eReader.com and Fictionwise, ADE ebooks don’t require you to enter any information to open them. As long as your NOOK Color is an authorized device, you can open ADE EPUB books.
Tip
When you sideload content onto your NOOK, you find the items in My Documents. You need to tap Check for New Content before the new item is visible in My Documents.
Note
ADE does not yet distinguish between the NOOK Color or NOOK. It simply refers to it as NOOK.
You don’t need to use ADE to sideload ADE EPUB books onto your NOOK Color. I prefer using Calibre to manage all my ebooks and use it to sideload ADE books onto my NOOK Color. See Chapter 19, “Managing Your ebooks with Calibre,” for more information about Calibre.