Scholars need to see original page numbers, marginalia (notes written in the margins), and library stamps. A PDF allows for facsimile reproduction. If the "Adiatamasa" is a 120-page codex from a monastery in Lake Tana, a PDF scan is the next best thing to handling the goatskin parchment.

For fans of Indonesian romance, platforms like Scribd often have user-uploaded previews and full documents.