not being able to ctrl-F a textbook or have click-to-chapter links sure makes studying harder these days… and any scanning software worth it’s salt will at least do the bare minimum OCR automatically…

  • RegalPotoo@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Look, it’s all about authorial intent - if the author had wanted their book to be easy to reference or accessible to people who use screen readers, they would have published a DRM free PDF in the first place. Gotta respect the artist’s vision.

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        10 months ago

        Or the professor who’s profiting off requiring the latest edition of their own book each year.