Scribd co-founders Jared Friedman (left) and Trip Adler (right) decided to pivot the business last year. “We realized the best way to monetize content was through a subscription model,” Adler says.

It's much easier to spend your Internet time watching funny cat videos than to actually do something productive, but the educational stuff is out there. Take Scribd, for instance: a virtual library of ...

Use the "-h" flag for more information. Doens't work on all books from scribd. I tested it on: https://www.scribd.com/document/... https://www.scribd.com/doc/... You ...

The company is the latest to enter the digital book subscription arena with an $8.99 monthly fee and HarperCollins as its first major content partner. Executive Editor David Carnoy has been a leading ...

Sarah Mitroff has worn many hats at CNET, including Senior Mobile Editor and Managing Editor of Health and Wellness. Currently, she is a freelance editor. Throughout her career, she's written about ...

As most of us know, Scribd is the most popular document sharing site available, with over 50,000 uploads each day. With that being said, Scribd clearly has established its authority and web presence.

Microsoft-owned LinkedIn on Tuesday announced that it's selling Slideshare -- the hosting service for presentations and other professional content to Scribd. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the future of books and the business of storytelling. Scribd was first founded as a document-hosting site in 2007 ...

Some information about Scribd documents: There are two types of documents on Scribd: Documents made up using a collection of images and Actual documents where the text can be selected, copied etc.

Why own a few pieces of media when you can rent access to everything? That pitch defines Netflix, which evolved from an all-you-can-watch DVD service into the kingpin of streaming video. Music ...