To make sure I understand what I'm reading:

• PDFs don't usually rank as well as regular pages (although it is possible)
• It is possible to configure a canonical tag on a PDF

My concern isn't that our PDFs may outrank the original content but rather getting slammed by Google for publishing them.

Am right in thinking a canonical tag prevents to accumulate link juice? If so I would prefer to not use it, unless it leads to Google slamming.

Any one has experienced Google retribution for publishing PDF coming from a 3rd party?

@EGOL: Can you expend a bit on your Author suggestion?

Thanks all!

I see no reason why PDF couldn't be considered duplicate content but I haven't seen any threads about it.

We publish loads of product documentation provided by manufacturers as well as White Papers and Case Studies. These give our customers and prospects a better idea off our solutions and help them along their buying process.

However, I'm not sure if it would be better to make them non-indexable to prevent duplicate content issues. Clearly we would prefer a solutions where we benefit from to keywords in the documents.

Any one has insight on how to deal with PDF provided by third parties?

Thanks in advance.

I see no reason why PDF couldn't be considered duplicate content but I haven't seen any threads about it.

We publish loads of product documentation provided by manufacturers as well as White Papers and Case Studies. These give our customers and prospects a better idea off our solutions and help them along their buying process.

However, I'm not sure if it would be better to make them non-indexable to prevent duplicate content issues. Clearly we would prefer a solutions where we benefit from to keywords in the documents.

Any one has insight on how to deal with PDF provided by third parties?

Thanks in advance.