Microsoft Reader: Cannot Read an eBook That You Purchased Online

When you open an eBook that you purchased online in Microsoft Reader for the Pocket PC, you may experience either of the following symptoms:

• You can view the title page, but all other pages are blank.
• You receive an invalid format error message when you attempt to read beyond the first page.

You may also see an error message similar to the following:

This issue occurs because Microsoft Reader for the Pocket PC does not support the latest security technology for eBooks. The latest security innovations prevent eBook piracy, and require server-based activation.

At this time, only Microsoft Reader version 1.5 for desktop and laptop computers supports the latest security technology for eBooks.

To resolve this issue, obtain a software update for Microsoft Reader for the Pocket PC when a software update becomes available from Microsoft.

For information about software that is available for the Pocket PC, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Reader for the Pocket PC, version 1.0.

For additional information about how to resolve this issue when you attempt to open a purchased eBook on a desktop computer, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: