YouTube made it easier to upload and watch short videos. Much easier.
Scribd is an automatic Close-Tab for me. A usability nightmare.
I don't want to subscribe to Amazon's service, and have very little expectations for Scribd.
I'm amazed that the investors doubled down on such a poor end user experience, but I guess they are seeing good paying customer growth. Paying customers growth will fade away unless the end user experience is fixed.
The only thing I've seen Scribd used for is embedding legal filings on various news and e-rag sites. Getting into legitimate publishing distribution is going to be tough. Licensing content is a pain; and once the sweetheart deals expire, there go the profit margins.
Does anyone know of a subscription service for physical books? Becoming enchanted once again witb being able to turn an actual page. Looking for a Netflix of books
This is like asking me if I've considered going to a department store instead of using Amazon. Yes, I'm aware of that thing called a library. But I want the books to come to me and I want a wider selection than my local library might carry.
Because of the horrible usability experience, I've felt nothing but unadulterated seething hatred for Scribd ever since the first time I was forced to use them. I hope this venture fails, catastrophically.
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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 44.4 ms ] threadI don't want to subscribe to Amazon's service, and have very little expectations for Scribd.
I'm amazed that the investors doubled down on such a poor end user experience, but I guess they are seeing good paying customer growth. Paying customers growth will fade away unless the end user experience is fixed.
Sunk cost fallacy.