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Scribd Demo - Scribd Coach
A Scribd exclusive series dedicated to helping your employees develop new skills.
Scribd Demo - Bestsellers
Find bestsellers across various categories and content types (audiobook, ebook, magazine, etc.)
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Your employees get access to all of these Scribd Perks as part of the Scribd for Enterprise package
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Listen to audiobooks on the go. Download for offline listening.
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Sebrina P.
SP
Graphic & Event Designer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great tool for sharing white papers, self-published e-books, and accessing great books"
What do you like best about Scribd?

I first discovered Scribd when looking for a tool to embed my own pdf files on public platforms. Now I love the near limitless access it gives me to unique content and digital publications.

I have been able to find exclusive documents and printables that I wouldn't have stumbled upon or been able to access elsewhere. I like that Scribd promotes community of sharing and networking by providing free document access when you upload your own documents.

Scribd Premium membership offers one of the most competitive e-reading experiences I've been able to find with unlimited access to ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines for less than $10 a month. This is cheaper than Audible's membership that includes only 1 free book and comparable to KindleUnlimited except with more publishing house titles versus indie or self-published ones. I find myself using Scribd to read on topics in all aspects of my life from business development and growth to educating my children.

They also offer a very generous referral program where you can earn free months of membership which means even greater savings. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scribd?

I find Scribd to excel at the service they offer.

While I love the fact they have so many books that I can't access with my Kindle Unlimited subscription, I don't think they've attracted the indie/self-publishing market as well as Amazon so avid readers like me would probably want both memberships to be able to access all the titles we want. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lauren B.
LB
Faculty
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Find (almost) Anything on Scribd "
What do you like best about Scribd?

Scribd has been so helpful for me in finding obscure sheet music. As a musical theater teacher, I’m constantly assigning songs and Scribd almost always has them when I can’t find them anywhere else. There are books and scripts, too! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scribd?

The search engine can be a little tricky Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education
UH
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Great platform"
What do you like best about Scribd?

Scribd is a great way to read things without having to pay per book read or wait to receive a book from a library or book exchange. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scribd?

Occasionally I can’t find something I’m looking for on scribd but overall the selection is very strong. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
UM
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Windows of knowledge"
What do you like best about Scribd?

Almost all the books that I need can be found on scribd Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scribd?

Scibd should be able to compare the number of pages of files that we upload with the number of pages that we will read when we are free users. because after we upload the file, the preview page that can be read is limited, and asks us to upload the file again for the next preview, even though the file pages that we have uploaded are more than the total pages that will be read. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Alberto S.
AS
Gerente de oficina
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"My virtual library"
What do you like best about Scribd?

It is a great tool in which I can have my documents written in PDF or web pages that I consider important, I can adapt it to several formats and open in several operating systems, it is really interesting because it is like a virtual library where you can save all the readings of my interest and share them with whoever you want at the time you want in a very easy way Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scribd?

You need legal permits to make certain publications and you will always run the risk of losing everything if the company decides to close so I recommend always having a backup of everything you keep there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Frances M.
FM
Sales Associate
Retail
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Scribd is a great website to search for and buy books in forms that can be downloaded."
What do you like best about Scribd?

The wide variety of books and the ease of searching the website are the best features of this website. I almost feel like I am getting lost in a library or book store when I am searching the Scribd website. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scribd?

I don't really dislike anything about the site. Everything is pretty wonderful. I hope Scribd does not have plans to change. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Leonardo M.
LM
Partner
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Room for improvement"
What do you like best about Scribd?

It is easy to use, you can have more audiobooks per month then, for example, Audible and a decent amount of books per month with a sizeable database of good books with nice recommendations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scribd?

The fact that it does not have some of the books I was looking for and for example, B&N or Amazon have. They still have a good bunch of books but not all audiobooks, for example, Audible offers, sometimes also the quality is worse and choppy and not that enjoyable to listen to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Alexandra (Ally) Z.
AZ
Implementation Team Lead - Conversion Analyst ll
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"A nice podcast app"
What do you like best about Scribd?

It is a great app for listening to audio books and digital news papers. I like the efficiency of the app and the amount of resources available in it. There is a lot of material to use in Scribd for personal and professional purposes. I like how convenient the app is. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scribd?

I do not like that it is only audio books and news papers. I don't like having many apps and would rather merge music, audio books, podcasts and news paper at one platt form. Also, sometimes the app is confusing when searching for a new material. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Education Management
AE
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great service for education professionals"
What do you like best about Scribd?

I appreciate that Scribd has a wide variety of book and magazine titles, which have been very useful to share with the teenage Fellows I work with when we assign readings. The Fellows have commented that the platform is really easy to use on their computers and phones, and so far we have been able to find all of the material we needed directly on Scribd. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scribd?

So far there is nothing I dislike about the product - everything has worked well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software
UC
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"great audio listening"
What do you like best about Scribd?

easy to just start listening on your computer without having to download the file etc I like the save for later option making it easy to keep track of what you want to read / listen to later. Great selection of whats recommended for you based on what you've borrowed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Scribd?

the genres aren't very easy to search and there are limited categories listed Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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