Scribd Launched in March of 2007 Based in San Francisco, California Founded by Trip Adler and Jared Friedman Key users include Random House, the New York Times, the World Bank and President Obama
The world's largest digital library
Bigger than the Library of Congress Scribd has millions of books and documents contributed by users and nearly doubles in size every year.
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Reading whenever and wherever you like Read in your web browser, smart phone or tablet using Scribd's website or mobile apps — the world's largest library is at your fingertips!
An innovative publishing solution
Simple publishing Scribd's conversion technology allows anyone to convert any book or document from virtually any format into a beautiful webpage or mobile reading experience.
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Increase your readership by reaching Scribd's 100 million monthly readers. Scribd will maximize distribution of your content through search engines and the social web.
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