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I Hate Scribd

The author expresses disappointment with Scribd.com, describing it as a frustrating experience where books frequently become unavailable. They criticize the difficulty of canceling the subscription and the poor quality of available content. Overall, the author likens Scribd to a library filled with irrelevant materials, suggesting it is not worth the cost.

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I Hate Scribd

The author expresses disappointment with Scribd.com, describing it as a frustrating experience where books frequently become unavailable. They criticize the difficulty of canceling the subscription and the poor quality of available content. Overall, the author likens Scribd to a library filled with irrelevant materials, suggesting it is not worth the cost.

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⭐☆☆☆☆

"I TRIED TO READ BOOKS. INSTEAD, I FOUND EXISTENTIAL REGRET."

WOW. JUST WOW. I SIGNED UP FOR SCRIBD.COM THINKING I’D GAIN ACCESS TO A
LUXURIOUS, ENDLESS DIGITAL LIBRARY. INSTEAD, I UNLOCKED A MYSTICAL LAND
WHERE BOOKS APPEAR, THEN DISAPPEAR LIKE GHOSTS THE MOMENT YOU SHOW
INTEREST.

I READ TWO BOOKS. TWO. THEN I WAS TOLD MY ACCESS TO OTHER BOOKS WAS
“TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE.” UM, SIR. MA’AM. WHICHEVER CUSTOMER SERVICE
BOT IS LISTENING — DID YOU MEAN PERMANENTLY UNAVAILABLE UNLESS I PRAY TO
THE ALGORITHM?

ALSO, CANCELLING SCRIBD IS EASIER SAID THAN DONE. IT’S LIKE TRYING TO
CANCEL A GYM MEMBERSHIP FROM THE 1990s. YOU CLICK “CANCEL,” AND THEY’RE
LIKE, “WAIT, WHAT IF WE GAVE YOU A FREE MONTH?” THEN A PICTURE OF A SAD
BOOK POPS UP. THEN YOU’RE JUST... STILL SUBSCRIBED.

AND THE CONTENT? HALF OF IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS UPLOADED BY A BORED


TEENAGER IN 2008 WHO JUST DISCOVERED HOW TO SAVE A WORD DOC AS A PDF.
NEED A TEXTBOOK? TOO BAD. ENJOY THIS 3-PAGE FILE CALLED "BIOLOGY NOTES
FINAL V2 FINAL REAL FINAL (1).pdf."

NAVIGATION IS A NIGHTMARE. I SEARCHED FOR “THE GREAT GATSBY” AND GOT:

●​ A ROMANCE NOVEL ABOUT WEREWOLVES​

●​ A USER MANUAL FOR AN OVEN​

●​ AND SOME GUY’S FANFIC WHERE GATSBY IS A TIME-TRAVELING DJ​

IN SHORT, SCRIBD IS THE DIGITAL EQUIVALENT OF PAYING TO ENTER A LIBRARY,


ONLY TO FIND ALL THE BOOKS REPLACED WITH POST-ITS, IKEA INSTRUCTIONS, AND
A GUY NAMED KEVIN DOING STAND-UP IN THE BACK ABOUT HOW HE HATES
READING.

WOULD I RECOMMEND SCRIBD? SURE — IF YOU ALSO ENJOY PAYING FOR STRESS,
CONFUSION, AND A DASH OF CORPORATE GASLIGHTING.

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