From the Verge:
http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/27/47...-windows-phone
Quote:
Office Reader is a new modern Windows 8-style app that supports web pages, Office documents, PDFs, ebooks, and textbooks. At first launch it includes library, sources, and recommendations sections. Koenigsbauer demonstrated PDF support and the ability to reflow text to navigate through PDFs easily on a touchscreen. During a textbook demo, the ability to look at tables and interact with various parts of the content was also shown.
BING INTEGRATION AND PEN SUPPORT FOR OFFICE READER
Perhaps the most interesting part is Microsoft's work with stylus support for Office Reader. Koenigsbauer showed a number of tools activated via a Surface Pro pen that allow users to circle, underline, highlight, and make notes on any document. The notes are then stored and listed in a side panel in each document. Microsoft's Office team has also partnered with Bing to augment document content with data from the search service. You can simply select a name or section of the document to then search and receive information in a right-hand sidebar. The results are displayed in a very similar way to Windows 8.1's integrated Bing hero search.
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When Courier was cancelled, a reason cited was that the Office group was working on a similar application. Given the crying need for a comprehensive reading application this app might find a ready audience.
*If* MS get serious about academic reading.