Coffee poured. Pillow fluffed. E-book loaded. You’re ready to begin a delightful afternoon on your e-reader when, poof, the book disappears.
Starting in July, Microsoft will be closing its e-book library and erasing e-books from all devices. Consumers will receive a refund for every book purchased.
The company is able to shutter its store – which it launched in 2017 to compete with industry leaders Amazon, Apple and Barnes & Noble – due to a tool called Digital Rights Management or DRM.
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