Reinstallation of Windows 8

I have bought "Windows 8" 1 year and a half ago. Of course, I have my product key. For reasons I do not summarize in this first message, I have installed Ubuntu and I don't have Windows anymore. I would like to reinstall it now but I don't
have any cd (I have only the product key). Does exist a method to reinstall it without spending other money?

They are saying that Windows 8 should be installed first because of the bootloader.
So, in any way, you would have a hard time getting it right.
The best solution would be to wipe out Ubuntu, install Windows 8/8.1 and then, if you want, install Ubuntu.
This way you'll have two freshly installed operating systems on a PC.
here are some links where you can read a little bit about it. it is really well explained, guys had put a lot of effort:
Installing Ubuntu on preinstalled Windows 8 machine
Install Ubuntu after Windows 8
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