Although Microsoft invested $300 million in a Barnes & Noble spin-off on Monday, this isn’t the first time Microsoft played the e-book game. Typical for the company, it often has great ideas, but it ...

This story was written by Joseph Tartakoff. We’ve heard a lot lately about companies piling into the e-reader business. One company that’s not: Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT). Entertainment and Devices ...

Microsoft is officially putting their MS Reader system to bed. First made available in 2000, before e-ink readers were more than a twinkle in some materials researcher’s eye, the application was ...

REDMOND, Wash., Sept. 24, 2001 — At a conceptual level, the basics of reading haven’t changed much through the centuries. Words or symbols embedded on a solid surface — whether stone tablets, scrolls ...

Software giant to discontinue downloads for the pioneering app, which launched well before the popularity of e-book reader devices. Steven Musil is a senior news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25, 2001 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the release of two new tools focused on eBooks. The Dictionary Authoring Kit (DAK) 1.0 enables publishers and enthusiasts to quickly and ...

Some of the e-mail we get from readers is worth a follow-up. Here's one from our story on the Windows 7 launch party finalist e-mails from last week: "Further to your article, I beg to differ on the ...

Ahead of next week's ISTE EdTech conference in Philadelphia, Microsoft is unveiling some new features in its education-focused tools. Among the products getting updates are its Immersive Reader ...