Microsoft closes its e-book store

Microsoft did not publicly explain the move (we asked for a comment). however, ZDNet heard that the company had removed books from its store in order to "streamline" its direction, in the same way that it had been removed from digital music. Nowadays, the Microsoft Store seduces mainly for its applications, and the deletion of books would reflect this priority.

There is also a technical reality that may have caused the change. Microsoft has touted the current version of Edge as ideal for reading, but it will not have as much benefit when it goes to Chromium. In simple terms, there may not be much incentive to compete when Microsoft has to deal with eBook giants such as Amazon and has no way of distinguishing itself.