There are certainly a lot of great reading resources available and one of the best around is Microsofts' Reader. This reader has several features that increase the appeal of this free software. Free Books:
There is a vast library of free books available for the Microsoft Reader. Many different entities are making books available at no cost in the Microsoft Reader format. Since Reader is backed by the largest software entitiy in the world it is a pretty good bet that it will have sufficient support to maintian itself. This has encouraged several sources to create libraries of book available free. Most of these are in the public domain, so if you love the Classics, Reader is a good option for you.
Powerful Annotation options:
Reader comes with a more than adequate suite of annotation resources including: bookmarks, personal notes added to any text, and the ability to search multiple titles at once. The library option is also useful because it shows you all the books you have and whether you have opened them or not. I also frequently use the "open to the furthest read" option to take me back where I was last reading.
Ease of Reading:
I have read 4 or 5 full books on Reader and found it very enjoyable. As I mentioned above the bookmarking and "open to furthest read" options make it easy to pick back up. The text was legible and when I moved one out to my Windows Mobile device it ran seamlessly and was easy to read there too.
Cons:
MS Reader does have a few drawbacks, for those who may already have a library in another format it doesn't convert easily (there are some software solutions out there that do it, but MS Reader doesn't read anything but it's native format) also for some they will have to resign themselves to continue being a microserf. Personally, I enjoy having another great product that I know will be supported and compatible with the system I already have.
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