From: Beta Product Announcement
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 11:30 PM
To: Beta Product Announcement
Subject: M?crosöft Reader Beta is now Available!
M?crosöft Confidential - Do Not Forward
The Beta of M?crosöft Reader, the world's
first eBook reader application featuring ClearType™ technology, is now
available for desktop and laptop PC's!
M?crosöft Reader delivers an on-screen computer reading experience that,
for the first time, approaches the convenience and quality of reading text
printed on paper.
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Reading on screen is easier with ClearType™
display technology, enabling an "immersive" reading experience.
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M?crosöft reading technologies recreate aspects
of the traditional print book in development since before Johannes Gutenberg:
ample margins, fully justified text, proper leading and kerning, and a
book-like user interface that eliminates distracting icons and buttons.
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Active reading features include highlighting,
bookmarks, notes, and drawings. View all annotations, rename, or erase any of
them at any time.
Installation:
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To install M?crosöft Reader, go to: http://bookie
and click on the M?crosöft Reader Beta link in the left hand pane. Follow all
the instructions carefully, then log onto our external Beta site where you can
test Activation and eBook purchasing experience, download content creation
tools, and provide feedback.
URL:
<http://beta.overdrive.com>
Username:
betauser
Password:
M?crosöft
Support/Bug Reporting:
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The ITG Helpdesk will not be providing
support for this release.
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For support information, feedback and bug
reporting, see the M?crosöft Reader Beta feedback information on http://bookie and
the Beta site listed above.
Thank you for your help in testing this product
and helping us change the way the world creates, distributes, and reads books!
ITG and the M?crosöft eBook Team
Project Owner:
<mailto:stevetay>