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@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@ be loaded by `pdf.js`. If you want to support more browsers than Firefox you'll
 to include `compatibility.js` from `build/generic/web/`. The PDF.js files are large and
 should be minified for production.
 
+## Using PDF.js in a web application
+
+To use PDF.js in a web application you can choose to use a pre-built version of the library
+or to build it from source. We supply pre-built versions for usage with NPM and Bower under
+the `pdfjs-dist` name. For more information and examples please refer to the
+[wiki page](https://github.com/mozilla/pdf.js/wiki/Setup-pdf.js-in-a-website) on this subject.
+
 ## Learning
 
 You can play with the PDF.js API directly from your browser through the live