Hi all,
The following article is from a weekly publication called
Windows-Help.net at:

http://windows-help.net/cgi-bin/newsredir.cgi?http://www.windows-help.ne
t/Newsletter/index.html

The free reader can be downloaded from the Microsoft Reader Homepage at:

http://www.microsoft.com/reader/

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Microsoft Brings eBooks to Windows Users With the Free Microsoft Reader


Microsoft this week announced that Microsoft® Reader for desktop PCs and
laptop computers is available free for immediate download at the
Microsoft Reader Web site, delivering the promise of eBooks to users of
the Microsoft Windows® 95 or later operating system.
Developed by Microsoft Research, Microsoft Reader greatly improves font
resolution on LCD screens for users of Pocket PCs, laptops and desktop
PCs running the Windows operating system. Beyond ClearType, Microsoft
Reader includes patented reading enhancements that adhere to the best
qualities of fine typography. It provides a clean, uncluttered display;
ample margins; full justification; proper spacing, leading and kerning;
and powerful tools for bookmarking, highlighting and annotation.
Microsoft Reader with ClearType™ display technology delivers an
on-screen computer reading experience that approaches the convenience
and quality of reading text on paper. With built-in access to the Barnes
& Noble.com Web site, a book-like layout and active reading features
such as electronic annotation tools, Microsoft Reader offers the user of
Windows an unprecedented reading experience.
Barnes & Noble.com and Microsoft also announced the opening of the
Barnes & Noble.com eBookStore for Microsoft Reader, the first online
retail bookstore to offer commercial content for Microsoft Reader.
"Microsoft Reader is a truly remarkable product that offers an
unparalleled reading experience for anyone from the avid book reader to
the working professional on the go," Steve Riggio, vice chairman of
Barnes & Noble.com said. "We believe our customers will find that the
Microsoft Reader makes the reading experience so great, we are offering
free downloads of 100 of the world's great classics - from Charles
Dickens' 'A Tale of Two Cities' to Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'The Scarlet
Letter' - as an incentive for people to enter and embrace the world of
eBooks."


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