Ask HN: Why are you still sharing content as PDFs?
Why are people still sharing content as pdf instead of html pages?
I am voracious reader of online content, but I generally dont read content on websites but rather through apps like Pocket and Instapaper. Every once in a while I find a piece of content that I want to read that is only available as a pdf and doesnt work through these apps. Is it still needed? Is there a benefit to the approach I am missing? Copy protection / portability?
example user mentions a podcast https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6662939 I find it and transcript is only available as pdf. http://ilovemarketing.com/episode-024-the-one-with-more-cheese-and-less-whiskers/
I am voracious reader of online content, but I generally dont read content on websites but rather through apps like Pocket and Instapaper. Every once in a while I find a piece of content that I want to read that is only available as a pdf and doesnt work through these apps. Is it still needed? Is there a benefit to the approach I am missing? Copy protection / portability?
example user mentions a podcast https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6662939 I find it and transcript is only available as pdf. http://ilovemarketing.com/episode-024-the-one-with-more-cheese-and-less-whiskers/