I have tried to get any and all of the ebooks to download to my computer but
when I click on the title, it changes to a new window and says "done" at the
bottom of the page but the page is completely blank and nothing ever tries
to download. I've got the new version of Reader on ...

If you wish to update your PPC to the new Microsoft Reader 2.2.2, you will
need to run the full setup, not the update.
Check B's mail in this newsgroup.
-sulu

I'm activated, but when I click on the title/book image,
like Candy & Me by Hillary Liftin at
http://www.microsoft.com/reader/promotions/free_shop.asp
The download occurs, I get the extra page to close,

Several people have now expressed having problems with copying the free ebooks from MS to their PPC.  
All downloaded .LIT books will be downloaded to your My Library folder on the PC.  You can then move them to you PPC using explorer: click on Mobile Device and select where to ...

With the release of the Microsoft Reader Update seven months after the
introduction of the Convert LIT tool, Microsoft dealt the cracker
community a mild lash with a wet noodle.
Within a week, an updated version was available at the usual place as

  I own a Siemens Pocket PC SX56 and have been trying to
take advantage of Microsoft's e-book promotion and am
being told that I must re-install MS Reader for Pocket PC
2002.  I downloaded and attempted to run

Are Microsoft ebooks compatible with the RCA eBook Reader?

I've activated both my pc and pocketpc but I seem to be able to get
the promotion ebooks on my pc only. What's up?

i have isilo tm on my pocket pc and it reads my .pdb
files. why is it that when i install mobipocket reader on
my pocket pc, it corrupts the .pdb files? if i uninstall
the mobipocket reader, .pdb files can be read again