<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Reader	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
Microsoft	O
application	O
for	O
reading	O
e-books	O
,	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2000	B-Application
,	O
that	O
used	O
its	O
own	O
.LIT	B-Operating_System
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
computers	I-Application
and	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
PDAs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
was	O
also	O
used	O
later	O
for	O
an	O
unrelated	O
application	O
for	O
reading	O
PDF	B-Application
and	O
XPS	B-Application
files	O
,	O
first	O
released	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
-	O
this	O
app	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
e-book	O
reader	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
application	O
for	O
computers	O
running	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
on	O
PDAs	O
running	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
,	O
where	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
ROM	O
since	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
3.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Reader	I-Operating_System
was	O
compatible	O
with	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
supported	O
on	O
newer	O
Windows	B-Application
Phone	O
7	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Reader	I-Operating_System
displays	O
books	O
in	O
the	O
.LIT	B-Operating_System
(	O
shortened	O
from	O
"	O
literature	O
"	O
)	O
format	O
,	O
an	O
extension	O
of	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Compressed	I-Protocol
HTML	I-Protocol
Help	I-Protocol
format	O
to	O
include	O
DRM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
notable	O
features	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Reader	I-Operating_System
are	O
ClearType	O
for	O
increased	O
readability	O
on	O
small	O
screens	O
,	O
highlighting	O
and	O
doodling	O
designed	O
for	O
quick	O
note-taking	O
,	O
text	O
notes	O
,	O
and	O
searching	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
also	O
has	O
an	O
optional	O
plug-in	B-Application
for	O
text-to-speech	B-Application
,	O
enabling	O
books	O
to	O
be	O
read	O
out	O
loud	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Companies	O
such	O
as	O
Barnes	O
&	O
Noble	O
and	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
partnered	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
to	O
provide	O
books	O
in	O
the	O
format	O
when	O
released	O
in	O
2000	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2011	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
they	O
were	O
discontinuing	O
both	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Reader	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
.lit	B-Operating_System
format	O
for	O
ebooks	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
August	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
ending	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
format	O
on	O
November	O
8	B-Application
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Read	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Reader	I-Operating_System
is	O
an	O
add-on	O
,	O
available	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
Word	O
(	O
versions	O
2000	B-Application
,	O
2002	O
and	O
2003	B-Application
)	O
to	O
create	O
.LIT	B-Operating_System
extension	O
e-books	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
Operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
Release	O
date	O
Major	O
changes	O
1.0	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
2000	B-Application
2000-04-19	O
Initial	O
version	O
for	O
Pocket	B-Device
PCs	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
Operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
Major	O
changes	O
1.1Windows	O
NT	B-Device
4	I-Device
,	O
98	B-Device
,	O
2000	B-Application
,	O
Me	B-Device
,	O
XP	B-Application
2001-09-04	O
Initial	O
version	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
Word	O
2000	B-Application
,	O
2002	O
1.1.3	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
4	I-Device
,	O
98	B-Device
,	O
2000	B-Application
,	O
Me	B-Device
,	O
XP	B-Application
,	O
2003	B-Application
,	O
Vista	B-Application
,	O
Home	B-Application
Server	I-Application
,	O
2008	B-Device
2006-02-21	O
Conversion	O
support	O
for	O
Word	O
2003	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supports	O
Word	O
2000	B-Application
,	O
2002	O
,	O
2003	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notable	O
third-party	O
apps	O
and	O
tools	O
to	O
convert	O
and	O
read	O
MS	O
.LIT	B-Operating_System
format	O
on	O
various	O
devices	O
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Lexcycle	O
Stanza	O
(	O
discontinued	O
)	O
;	O
a	O
freeware	B-License
program	O
for	O
reading	O
eBooks	O
;	O
can	O
read	O
.LIT	B-Operating_System
format	O
,	O
supports	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
a	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Reader	I-Operating_System
Metro-style	O
app	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
for	O
reading	O
documents	O
in	O
PDF	B-Application
,	O
XPS	B-Application
and	O
TIFF	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reader	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
and	O
was	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
from	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
ended	O
in	O
2016	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
opening	O
PDF	B-Application
documents	I-Application
within	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
browser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
discontinued	O
the	O
application	O
in	O
February	O
2018	O
,	O
as	O
PDF	B-Application
reading	O
functionality	O
was	O
moved	O
to	O
Edge	O
on	O
desktops	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
