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Just like using [[Home_Media_Player#Media_player_software|media player software]] to access your home media library on a PC instead of physical devices, your computer can be a versatile platform for reading a wide range of digital documents. This includes books, magazines, catalogs, pamphlets and brochures, posters, reports, presentations, booklets, manuals, restaurant menus, novels, newsletters, comics, and manga. This however, shouldn't be confused with ebooks, see [[E-reader]] page for that. Similar to the [[Ripping_games|disc ripping]] process, scanning (properly) physical documents is often less preferred due to the need for additional hardware, larger storage requirements, and other conveniences of digitization at the expense of proper [[Preservation_projects|preservation]]. | Just like using [[Home_Media_Player#Media_player_software|media player software]] to access your home media library on a PC instead of physical devices, your computer can be a versatile platform for reading a wide range of digital documents. This includes books, magazines, catalogs, pamphlets and brochures, posters, reports, presentations, booklets, manuals, restaurant menus, novels, newsletters, comics, and manga. This however, shouldn't be confused with ebooks, see [[E-reader]] page for that. Similar to the [[Ripping_games|disc ripping]] process, scanning (properly) physical documents/papers is often less preferred due to the need for additional hardware, larger storage requirements, and other conveniences of digitization at the expense of proper [[Preservation_projects|preservation]]. | ||
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