21. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions configured to be executed by a processor coupled to a smart pen device, the instructions for digitally capturing content from a printed document comprising one or more pages of printed data, the printed document associated with a document identifier, the instructions including instructions for: receiving the document identifier associated with the printed document; determining a vertical or horizontal orientation of a digital bookclip with respect to the printed document, wherein the digital bookclip comprises a physical material encoded with a pattern, the physical material distinct from the printed document; identifying a selected portion of a page of the printed document based on the determined orientation of the digital bookclip and a beginning location and an end location of an interaction of a data clipping device with the digital bookclip captured when the digital bookclip is aligned with the page of the printed document; transmitting the selected portion of the page and the document identifier to a digital document store for locating a digital document associated with the document identifier.
21. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions configured to be executed by a processor coupled to a smart pen device, the instructions for digitally capturing content from a printed document comprising one or more pages of printed data, the printed document associated with a document identifier, the instructions including instructions for: receiving the document identifier associated with the printed document; determining a vertical or horizontal orientation of a digital bookclip with respect to the printed document, wherein the digital bookclip comprises a physical material encoded with a pattern, the physical material distinct from the printed document; identifying a selected portion of a page of the printed document based on the determined orientation of the digital bookclip and a beginning location and an end location of an interaction of a data clipping device with the digital bookclip captured when the digital bookclip is aligned with the page of the printed document; transmitting the selected portion of the page and the document identifier to a digital document store for locating a digital document associated with the document identifier. 23. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 21 , wherein retrieving the portion of the digital document associated with the portion of the page of the printed document comprises: identifying a coordinate set associated with the selection of the one or more locations, the coordinate set specifying a relative position of the selection of the one or more locations on the digital bookclip; identifying a line number included in the digital document associated with the document identifier associated with the coordinate set associated with the selection of the one or more locations, the line number identifying a line of text in the digital document; and retrieving the line of text in the digital document.