http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/limitations-of-the-pdf/article5998841.ece

== snip ==

The basic format doesn’t include any requirement that text be selectable or
searchable, while data presented as charts and tables is often impossible
to export in any useable way.

It’s the standard file format for nearly every academic paper, political
briefing and research note. But a new report by the World Bank suggests
that the venerable pdf is keeping valuable information buried in servers,
unread and unloved.

== /snip ==

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