Microsoft is removing books from the Microsoft Store on Windows 10

Microsoft is killing off its books selection in the Microsoft Store starting today, with content going away completely in July.

Microsoft has announced that starting today, customers looking to buy books from the Microsoft Store will no longer be able to do so. The book store, hosted within the Microsoft Store on Windows 10 and online, is going away. Customers who have previously purchased books from the Microsoft Store will be receiving refunds, as those customers will not be able to access their already paid for books after July 31.

This is the second major content category to be pulled from the Microsoft Store, after the Music category was pulled back in 2017. The book store being pulled is unfortunate, however it's likely that not many people were using this store to begin with, especially with the likes of Kindle on the market. One of the major reasons Microsoft is likely killing its book store is because with Edge's move to Chromium, it will no longer have book integration.

Starting April 2, 2019, the books category in Microsoft Store will be closing. Unfortunately, this means that starting July 2019 your ebooks will no longer be available to read, but you'll get a full refund for all book purchases.

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