11/11/2023 0 Comments Cancel scribd subscription![]() ![]() This is true of most retailer search engines, and not just Scribd, but sometimes when I search for a book, it’s not in the Scribd library – not often, but sometimes. If I’m chasing a bargain, my sequence now is to check Scribd and then my local public library’s Overdrive collection before I reflexively click and spend $1-$3 on sale books. Here are two examples from a Book Gorilla newsletter from earlier this month: The Sealed Letter by Emma Donoghue – $2.99 on sale -or also part of Scribd Library.īlack Water Rising by Attica Locke – $1.99 or already part of Scribd library If a book looks interesting, I add it to my Scribd library rather than buy it. ![]() I now read my regular sales bulletins with my email open in one tab, and Scribd in another. I would spend way more than $9 on discounted cookbooks each month otherwise.Īnd it’s not just cookbooks. In the long run, with my easily-tempted book buying habits, this is saving me a bit of money. If I’m paying $9 per month, it’s well worth it for me to add discounted cookbooks to my digital library and not buy them at $1-3 each. For $3, even if there’s only one recipe that I will reuse regularly, it’s worth the price.īut if that cookbook is already in the Scribd library, I’ve already paid for it. I’m always curious, for example, about a $3 cookbook. When I get the daily sales newsletters and see what’s being offered for $1-3, my first step is to check Scribd. What’s better than a bargain? A Scribd bargain. Much like Prego, with Scribd, it’s in there.Ģ. ![]() This does lead to Crap, which one do I read first? - which is a lovely problem to have. And I can add them to my library with 1 click, and drop them in a collection with one more. FOUR PAGES of books to choose from, in fact. There are a lot of backlist books I’ve wanted to read, and to be honest, some backlists are so big, it’s difficult to keep them all straight.īut if I think to myself, “Self, you would really enjoy a backlist Suzanne Enoch historical right about now,” well, there are plenty to choose from. So my browsing habits have changed a bit as a result. Liu and paranormal from authors like Christine Feehan or Sherrilyn Kenyon. That means that in addition to authors like Sarah Morgan or Shannon Stacey or Eloisa James, there’s a lot of great fantasy and science fiction from Ye Olde Dorchester catalog, like Marjorie M. So here are the six ways in which I get the most out of my Scribd subscription.Īs I mentioned HarperCollins and Harlequin are both in the Scribd borrowing library, as are many older Dorchester titles which were acquired by HarperCollins years ago. My 3 month free trial has come to an end, but I’m renewing and paying the monthly fee, and I wanted to share my reasons why. Now that there’s a 3 month free trial for SBTB readers, I figured I’d write up my impressions of Scribd. As Angie pointed out in the podcast, HarperCollins and Harlequin both participate – which means that older Dorchester fantasy and science fiction romance titles are also in there, too. Last November, I decided to give myself the three months to try it out using the Harlequin coupon, and, y’all, I flippin’ love this thing. Elyse wasn’t fond of Scribd when she tried it out, but Angela James and Jane have discussed it very favorably in recent podcasts. ![]()
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