Scribd’s “Netflix-Like” Ebook Subscription Service Now Provides Access to More than 300,000 Titles
Scribd’s e-book subscription service launched at the beginning of October 2013 and includes most titles on the HarperCollins backlist.
On November 19, 2013 the company announced they were offering about 100,000 titles to subscribers.
Today (Feb. 25, 2014), Scribd posted an item that their all-you-can read service ($8.99/month) now provides access to more than 300,000 titles including independently published material provided by Smashwords.
You can browse their collection of ebooks here.
In addition to the news Scribd also shared the following infographic with some “fun facts” about the reading habits of subscribers.
See Also: Oyster Ebook Subscription Service Adds Disney Titles & Launches Collection of Kids eBooks (February 12, 2014)
See Also: “E-Books in Libraries, 2013 Has Been a Year of Small Victories and Bigger Battles” (November 12, 2013)
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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