Notice news item below where it says:
"Google provides a link to a plain text version"
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The Scout Report -- February 9, 2001:
21. Google Now Indexes PDF Files
http://www.google.com/
The indomitable Google has recently begun indexing content in .pdf
files, allowing searchers a significant peek into the "invisible
Web," the large area of online content not covered by most search
engines. PDF files are differentiated by a [PDF] label and instead
of a cached version, Google provides a link to a plain text
version of the document. Keeping a plain text version allows
Google to apply its PageRank technology and integrate .pdf content
with normal search returns. Test searches did not turn up a large
number of .pdf files, but adding "pdf" to the query produced a
more significant proportion in the returns, although they were not
always the majority. [MD]
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Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2001.
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