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Microsoft eBook Refunds Are Coming in July

25 June, 20193 July, 2019eBookstore, Microsoft, UncategorizedLeave a comment

When Microsoft announced in April that it was shutting down yet another ebookstore, they told customers that we’d be getting a complete refund and a credit...

Microsoft is Closing Its eBookstore (Again)

2 April, 20192 April, 2019eBookstore, Microsoft13 Comments

For the third time in eight years, Microsoft is throwing in the towel on ebooks. I just got an email from MS informing me that they...

Microsoft Edge Browser for Android Now Claims to Support eBooks

12 June, 201812 June, 2018e-Reading Software, Microsoft4 Comments

Launched in October, Microsoft’s Edge web browser for the Android always struck me as a product that was released so MS could check off another box,...

Microsoft Edge Browser for iPhone, iPad Now Supports eBooks

30 May, 201830 May, 2018Microsoft, Web Browser4 Comments

Launched in November, Microsoft’s Edge web browser for the iPad and iPhone always struck me as a product that was released so MS could check off...

Buy an eBook from the Windows 10 Bookstore and Microsoft Will give You a $5 Credit

27 June, 201727 June, 2017eBookstore, Microsoft5 Comments

Here’s a special offer for all ten of the people who have Windows 10 and buy ebooks from Microsoft. Buy any ebook in the Windows 10 between...

Microsoft to Sell eBooks?

17 January, 201712 February, 2017e-Reading Software, Microsoft18 Comments

When Microsoft released a Windows 10 preview last November which included Epub support in the Edge web browser, it looked like it was just a technical...

Here’s How to Upgrade to Windows Ten For Free

1 August, 201628 August, 2016Microsoft, Windows3 Comments

29 July has come and gone, taking with it your last chance for a free upgrade to Windows 10 – or maybe not. Ghacks has pointed out that...

Tomorrow’s the Last Day to Voluntarily Download Windows Ten for Free (Future Downloads Will be Involuntary)

28 July, 201628 August, 2016Microsoft, Windows8 Comments

The Verge reminds us that 29 July is the last day to voluntarily download Windows X for free. Microsoft released Windows 10 almost a year ago...

Microsoft So Wants You to Upgrade to Windows 10 That They’ll Bet You a New Laptop

17 July, 201628 August, 2016Microsoft, Windows28 Comments

Microsoft has moved on from interrupting news broadcasts, ruining businesses, and tricking people with Windows 10 upgrades. Now MS is offering free in-store upgrades, and dangling the promise of a...

Microsoft to Build Ad-Blocker into its Edge Browser

31 March, 20163 April, 2016Advertising, Microsoft, Web Browser9 Comments

Web publishers are blocking ad-block users left and right, but app developers are taking a decidedly friendlier stance. First Maxthon, then Asus, and then Opera integrated ad-blocking tech...

iPad Pro Outsold the Surface Tablet Last Year

1 February, 201620 May, 2016e-Reading Hardware, iDevice, Microsoft9 Comments

Tablet sales were down last year across the board, but there was one bright spot (I mean, besides the success of the Fire tablet). IDC reported...

Microsoft OneNote Add-On Makes Reading Easier for All Students

20 January, 201621 January, 2016Microsoft, Note-TakingOne Comment

OneNote is far from my favorite note-taking app (it keeps telling me I have to log in, and it’s not a pencil on paper) but when...

Microsoft Snip Lets You Annotate Screenshots With Scribbles and Voice Notes

27 August, 201512 June, 2017Microsoft, Note-Taking2 Comments

Microsoft has always had an interest in note-taking (thanks to OneNote) but lately the tech giant has gone overboard. In the past five months MS has...

Microsoft DisplayCover Picks Up Where Alphasmart Left Off

25 August, 20153 October, 2017e-Reading Hardware, Microsoft2 Comments

Alphasmart was a maker of word processing tools that featured a full-sized keyboard with a small screen. They were relatively cheap and featured a novel design. Now Microsoft...

IDC: Chromebooks Gain on iPads in Schools

24 August, 201520 May, 2016e-Reading Hardware, Education, iDevice, Microsoft4 Comments

A new report from IDC last week revealed that Apple’s pattern of being the most profitable device maker (but not the biggest platform) is just as true...