Free: Microsoft offers more than 200 eBooks for download
Microsoft had put up a post last year which said it was giving out a plethora of eBooks for free. All the users had to do is download it from their servers with no need of registration or payment of any sorts. An overwhelming response last year has led Microsoft to put up more eBooks online for free.
Senior Sales Excellence Manager at Microsoft, Eric Ligman, posted in his blog about the free giveaways from the tech giant.
“Last summer I put up a post that offered a collection of free Microsoft eBooks across a variety of topics and the response was incredible. Because of the phenomenal response, I followed it up with a second post that contained another set of free eBooks for people to download. After these posts went live, over 1,000,000 free eBooks were downloaded by people around the world,” he said. The website has already marked 3.5 million downloads after the post.
Here is a list of the eBooks listed for download.
Here's the list of the Top 50 FREE Microsoft eBooks downloaded so far:
- Windows 7 Power Users Guide
- Introducing Windows Server 2012 - RTM Edition!
- Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2012
- Programming Windows Phone 7
- Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2
- Get started with SharePoint Server 2010
- Office 365 - Connect and Collaborate virtually anywhere, anytime
- Understanding Microsoft Virtualization R2 Solutions
- Microsoft Office 2010 First Look
- Moving to Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
- Getting started with
- Microsoft Office 2010 - For IT Professionals
- Intro to ASP.NET MVC 4 with Visual Studio (Beta)
- Programming Windows Phone 7 (Special Excerpt 2)
- Transact-SQL Data Manipulation Language (DML) Reference
- SQL Server 2012 Tutorials: Analysis Services - Tabular Modeling
- Backup and Restore of SQL Server Databases
- SQL Server 2012 Tutorials: Analysis Services - Data Mining
- Technical reference for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
- Security and Privacy for Microsoft Office 2010 Users
- Deploying Windows 7 Essential Guidance
- Microsoft SQL Server AlwaysOn Solutions Guide for High Availability and Disaster Recovery
- Own Your Future
- Moving Applications to the Cloud, 2nd Edition
- SQL Server 2012 Tutorials: Analysis Services - Multidimensional Modeling
- Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services Multidimensional Performance and Operations Guide
- Deployment guide for SharePoint Server 2010
- Technical reference for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
- QuickStart: Learn DAX Basics in 30 Minutes
- Getting Started with ASP.NET 4.5 Web Forms (Beta)
- Introducing ASP.NET Web Pages 2
- Microsoft Office 365 for professionals and small businesses: Help and How To
- Data Analysis Expressions (DAX) Reference
- Deploying an ASP.NET Web Application to a Hosting Provider using Visual Studio
- SQL Server 2012 Upgrade Technical Guide
- Business continuity management for SharePoint Server 2010
- Master Data Services Capacity Guidelines
- Configure Kerberos Authentication for SharePoint 2010 Products
- Deployment guide for Office 2013
- SQL Server 2012 Developer Training Kit
- Technical reference for Microsoft Office 2010 - For IT professionals
- Programming Windows 8 Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- Developing Applications for the Cloud, 2nd Edition
- Governance guide for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
- What You Can Do Before You Call Tech Support (Windows 7)
- Programming Windows 8 Apps 2nd Preview
- Planning guide for sites and solutions for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, Part 1
- Welcome to Windows 7
- Explore SharePoint 2013
- Profile synchronization guide for SharePoint Server 2010
- Operations guide for Microsoft Office 2010 - For IT professionals
- Programming Windows 8 Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- Programming Windows Phone 7
- Programming Windows Phone 7 (Special Excerpt 2)
- Moving to Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
- W7PUG Cover-free
- Windows 7 Power Users Guide
- Deploying Windows 7 Essential Guidance
- Welcome to Windows 7
- What You Can Do Before You Call Tech Support (Windows 7)
- Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) 5.0
- Administrator's Guide for Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring 1.0
- Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT) 7
- Administrator's Guide for Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT) 8.0
- Administrator's Guide for Microsoft User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) 1.0
- Developing an end-to-end Windows Store app using C++ and XAML: Hilo
- Developing an end-to-end Windows Store app using JavaScript: Hilo
- Prism for the Windows Runtime: Developing a Windows Store business app using C#, XAML, and Prism
- Office 365 - Connect and Collaborate virtually anywhere, anytime
- Microsoft Office 2010 First Look
- Deployment guide for Office 2013
- Microsoft Office 365 for professionals and small businesses: Help and How To
- Getting started with
- Microsoft Office 2010 - For IT Professionals
- Security and Privacy for Microsoft Office 2010 Users
- Planning guide for Microsoft Office 2010 - For IT professionals
- Deployment guide for Microsoft Office 2010 - For IT professionals
- Deployment guide for Office 2013 Preview
- Office 2010 Developer Training Kit
- Office 365 Developer Training Kit
- Office 365 Guides for professionals and small businesses
- Technical reference for Microsoft Office 2010 - For IT professionals
- Business continuity management for SharePoint Server 2010
- Deployment guide for SharePoint Server 2010
- Get started with SharePoint Server 2010
- Explore SharePoint 2013
- Deployment guide for SharePoint 2013
- Test Lab Guide: for SharePoint Server 2013 Intranet and Team Sites
- Create a Balanced Scorecard (SharePoint Server 2010)
- SharePoint Server for Business Intelligence
- Deployment guide for SharePoint 2013 Preview
- Getting started with Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010
- Technical reference for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
- Governance guide for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
- Profile synchronization guide for SharePoint Server 2010
- Remote BLOB storage for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
- Technical reference for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
- Upgrading to SharePoint Server 2010
- Getting Started with SharePoint Server 2010
- Planning guide for sites and solutions for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, Part 1
- Planning guide for sites and solutions for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, Part 2
- Planning guide for server farms and environments for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
- Capacity planning for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010
- 5 Tips for a Smooth SSIS Upgrade to SQL Server 2012
- A Hitchiker's Guide to Microsoft StreamInsight Queries
- Data Mining Extensions (DMX) Reference
- Data Quality Services
- High Availability Solutions
- Master Data Services
- Monitor and Tune for Performance
- Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) Reference
- SQL Server Distributed Replay
- Transact-SQL Data Definition Language (DDL) Reference
- XQuery Language Reference
- Extracting and Loading SharePoint Data in SQL Server Integration Services
- Integration Services: Extending Packages with Scripting
- Multidimensional Model Programming
- Optimized Bulk Loading of Data into Oracle
- Planning Disaster Recovery for Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services in SharePoint Integrated Mode
- SQL Server 2012 Tutorials: Reporting Services
- SQL Server 2012 Tutorials: Writing Transact-SQL Statements
- SQL Server Community FAQs Manual
- SQL Server 2012 Tutorials: Analysis Services - Tabular Modeling
- Microsoft SQL Server AlwaysOn Solutions Guide for High Availability and Disaster Recovery
- Transact-SQL Data Manipulation Language (DML) Reference
- QuickStart: Learn DAX Basics in 30 Minutes
- SQL Server 2012 Tutorials: Analysis Services - Data Mining
- Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services Multidimensional Performance and Operations Guide
- Data Analysis Expressions (DAX) Reference
- SQL Server 2012 Upgrade Technical Guide
- Backup and Restore of SQL Server Databases
- SQL Server 2012 Tutorials: Analysis Services - Multidimensional Modeling
- Master Data Services Capacity Guidelines
- SQL Server 2012 Developer Training Kit
- Cmdlet Reference for App Controller in System Center 2012 SP1
- Technical umentation for System Center 2012 - Virtual Machine Manager
- Upgrade Team Foundation Server 2012: the ultimate upgrade guide
- Better Unit Testing with Microsoft Fakes
- Dependency Injection with Unity
- Developer's Guide to Microsoft Enterprise Library (Second Edition)
- Testing for Continuous Delivery with Visual Studio 2012
- ASP.NET Multi-Tier Windows Azure Application Using Storage Tables, Queues, and Blobs
- ASP.NET Web Deployment using Visual Studio
- Developing Modern le Web Apps
- The Entity Framework 4.0 and ASP.NET Web Forms - Getting Started
- Getting Started with the Entity Framework 4.1 using ASP.NET MVC
- Project Silk: Client-Side Web Development for Modern Browsers
- Moving Applications to the Cloud, 2nd Edition
- Windows Azure Prescriptive Guidance
- Windows Azure Service Bus Reference
- Intro to ASP.NET MVC 4 with Visual Studio (Beta)
- Deploying an ASP.NET Web Application to a Hosting Provider using Visual Studio
- Getting Started with ASP.NET 4.5 Web Forms (Beta)
- Introducing ASP.NET Web Pages 2
- Own Your Future
- Developing an Advanced Windows Phone 7.5 App that Connects to the Cloud
- Developing Applications for the Cloud, 2nd Edition
- Autoscaling Application Block and Transient Fault Handling Application Block Reference
- Create Your First Application: Node.js and Windows Azure
- Developing Multi-tenant Applications for the Cloud on Windows Azure (3rd Edition)
- Drupal on Windows Azure
- Exploring CQRS and Event Sourcing: A journey into high scalability, availability, and maintainability with Windows Azure
- Migrating Data-Centric Applications to Windows Azure
- Moving Applications to the Cloud on Windows Azure (3rd Edition)
- Using Windows Azure le Services to Cloud-Enable your iOS Apps
- Using Windows Azure le Services to Cloud-Enable Your Windows Phone 8 Apps
- Using Windows Azure le Services to Cloud-Enable your Windows Store Apps in C#
- Using Windows Azure le Services to Cloud-Enable Your Windows Store Apps in JavaScript
- Windows Azure and SQL Database Tutorials
- Building Hybrid Applications in the Cloud on Windows Azure
- Building Elastic and Resilient Cloud Applications - Developer's Guide to the Enterprise Library 5.0 Integration Pack for Windows Azure
- Deployment guide for Duet Enterprise for Microsoft SharePoint and SAP Server 2.0 Preview
- Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Guides: Financials
- Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 User's Guide
- Dynamics CRM 2011 Developer Training Kit
- Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 Implementation Guide
- In The Classroom - Digital Storytelling
- Digital Storytelling
- In The Classroom - Free Tools
- Free Tools in the Classroom
- In The Classroom - Movie Maker
- Windows Live Movie Maker in the Classroom
- In The Classroom - Windows 7
- Windows 7 in the Classroom
- In The Classroom - Web Apps
- Microsoft Office Web Apps Teaching Guide
- In The Classroom - Office
- Microsoft Office in the Classroom
- Critical Thinking - In The Classroom
- Developing Critical Thinking through Web Research Skills
- In The Classroom - Bing
- Bing in the Classroom
- A Guide to Claims-Based Identity and Access Control, Second Edition
- Introducing Windows Server 2012
- TCP/IP Fundamentals for Microsoft Windows
- Understanding Microsoft Virtualization R2 Solutions
- Introducing Windows Server 2012 - RTM Edition!
- Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2012
- Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2
- Lync for Mac 2011 Deployment Guide
- Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit Tools
- Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Resource Kit
- Microsoft Lync Server 2010 Security Guide
- Developing Applications for the Cloud - 2nd Edition
- Visual Studio LightSwitch Training Kit
- Own Your Space--Keep Yourself and Your Stuff Safe Online Digital Book for Teens
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