Scribd has expanded their audiobook and ebook subscription service into Mexico. There are around 60,000 Spanish titles available from all of the big publishers and subscription costs are $8.99 per month. Over the course of the past year, there has been a significant number Mexican users that have subscribed to Scribd and this motivated the company to provide localized … [Read more...] about Scribd is now available in Mexico
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Scribd launches new preview system for audiobooks and ebooks
Today, Scribd announced Snapshots, a new original content offering that provide readers key insights of nonfiction books in about fifteen minutes to spark their interest in reading the book in its entirety. You can think of this system as the literary equivalent of a movie trailer – so readers can feel confident about the next full-length book they commit to. With … [Read more...] about Scribd launches new preview system for audiobooks and ebooks
Scribd is now producing original content
Scribd is an unlimited audiobook and ebook subscription service, where users pay a monthly fee and get access to a ton of content. In order to make their business more sustainable and not pay publishers everytime someone listens to a certain number of hours on an audiobook or reads a certain number of pages of an ebook, the company is developing their own original … [Read more...] about Scribd is now producing original content
Scribd has over one million subscribers
Scribd is an unlimited audiobook and ebook subscription service and they have been in business since 2007. They initially started as a document sharing site and eventually branched out into audio, ebooks, newspapers, magazines and comics. In October 2013, Scribd officially launched its unlimited subscription service for e-books and in 2016 they pivoted their business from an … [Read more...] about Scribd has over one million subscribers
Scribd Audiobooks now available via Waze Audio Player
Waze is a GPS navigation system for your automobile and for the past while they have been beta testing an Audio Player that has Pandora, Deezer, iHeartRadio, NPR One, Scribd, Spotify, Stitcher, and TuneIn functionality. The system is now rolling out everywhere and you can control your audio app of choice in Waze and vice versa — you can even toggle between apps. So you can get … [Read more...] about Scribd Audiobooks now available via Waze Audio Player
Scribd unveils premium tier subscription package for the New York Times
Scribd has just unveiled a new premium subscription tier that includes full access to New York Times. This new package will retail $12.99/month and will give full access to the entire Scribd catalog and also unlimited access to the NYTimes.com, The New York Times Digital Archive, and The New York Times app via its Basic Digital Access plan. The new offering arrives amid a … [Read more...] about Scribd unveils premium tier subscription package for the New York Times
Scribd has just increased their throttling limits
Scribd relaunched their unlimited audiobook and ebook service back in February. The company disclosed to Good e-Reader that in order to remain profitable they need to be able to maintain some semblance of control over the most voracious readers. Publishers are paid after a certain percentage of pages have been read, not entire books. This business model has been adopted by the … [Read more...] about Scribd has just increased their throttling limits
Spotify might be in negotiations with Scribd for audiobook deal
Spotify is rumored to get involved in the audiobook business with a partnership with Scribd. Spotify has released a new survey asking people about audiobooks and Scribd in particular. It is a given that all of the audiobooks would be ad-free and would be able to be listened to offline. Last month Spotify unveiled a bundling plan in conjunction with Hulu in the United … [Read more...] about Spotify might be in negotiations with Scribd for audiobook deal
Scribd has 750,000 paying subscribers
Scribd is one of the largest unlimited audiobook and ebook websites in the world and they currently have 750,000 paying subscribers. Scribd has seen a double-digit increase in engagement since its shift to an unlimited model in February 2018, and the company’s growth rate has averaged 50% year-over-year. Key indicators point to continued strong growth. I talked some people … [Read more...] about Scribd has 750,000 paying subscribers
Here are the most popular audiobook retailers of 2018
Audiobooks are the fastest growing segment in digital publishing and it is a billion dollar industry. Every year more ebooks are receiving the audio treatment and many of the worlds largest publishers have double downed on production. This has resulted in many new retailers such as Google and Kobo entering the fray. What are the most popular audiobook retailers in 2018? Good … [Read more...] about Here are the most popular audiobook retailers of 2018
Amazon Discounts Kindle Unlimited to Compete Against Scribd
Amazon Kindle Unlimited has a library of over one million audiobooks and ebooks. 82 of these titles are among Top 100 Kindle bestsellers of 2017. Amazon is running a campaign where they are giving two months of access for 99 cents and it will automatically charge you $9.99 at the end of the promotion. Amazon has stated they are doing this because of World Book Day, but they are … [Read more...] about Amazon Discounts Kindle Unlimited to Compete Against Scribd
Scribd Reintroduces Unlimited Audiobooks and eBooks
Scribd has reintroduced an unlimited audiobook and ebook subscription system. The company has been feverishly developing this new system over the past six months and the primary intention is to make it financially viable and appealing to all of the users who quit when Scribd adopted the credit system. Andrew Weinstein is the Vice President of Content Acquisition at Scribd … [Read more...] about Scribd Reintroduces Unlimited Audiobooks and eBooks
Scribd Launches Curated Lists by Gretchen Rubin, Tim Ferriss, and Walter Isaacson
Scribd has just launched an author advisory council with a bunch of popular authors.Gretchen Rubin Tim Ferriss, and Walter Isaacson will develop curated reading lists and will participate in select events. One of the most important aspects about the Advisory Council is that these authors will keep Scribd up to date on the important trends in the publishing industry and help … [Read more...] about Scribd Launches Curated Lists by Gretchen Rubin, Tim Ferriss, and Walter Isaacson
Scribd Offers Digital Newspaper Articles for Subscribers
Scribd has partnered with a number of newspaper companies to offer individual articles on their digital platform. Reading articles does not consume credits, similar to users can read an unlimited number of documents, magazine articles and sheet music. The launch partners participating with Scribd are The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and the Guardian, as well as … [Read more...] about Scribd Offers Digital Newspaper Articles for Subscribers