SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Scribd, the
world's largest global, multi-platform digital library of books and
other written works, today launched a book subscription service
available for a flat-rate plan of $8.99 per month. Scribd's cloud-based book
subscription service allows people to read books on the iPhone,
iPad, Android devices and Web browsers. Scribd's subscription
service has been growing 60 percent each month since launching it
in early 2013. Scribd has amassed more than 80 million active users
and a global library of more than 40 million books and documents,
in 100 countries and 80 languages worldwide. HarperCollins
Publishers has signed as the first major publishing partner, making
the majority of the HarperCollins US and HarperCollins Christian
backlist catalog for Scribd's digital book subscription service. In
addition, the full HarperCollins catalog can be purchased in the
Scribd retail store. Scribd features titles from best selling
authors including: Paulo Coelho,
Neil Gaiman, Marian Keys, and Elmore
Leonard from HarperCollins, as well as best selling authors
from other publishers including: E-Reads, Kensington, Red
Wheel/Weiser, Rosetta Books,
Sourcebooks, and Workman.
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"Since starting Scribd six years ago, we have gained a lot of
experience building a library of books and written works, growing a
global community, and gathering data on what readers and publishers
want," said Trip Adler, CEO and co-founder of Scribd. "Those
insights have helped us build a product that we believe delivers on
a new and better reading experience by giving our customers instant
access to a vast collection of books to read, across a wide array
of the top digital devices, all for one low monthly price. We
are thrilled to be working with HarperCollins on such an innovative
and pioneering partnership."
"With 80 million active users, the Scribd platform is reaching a
vast global audience of readers. HarperCollins is excited to
reach an innovative partnership with Scribd that monetizes its
audience through traditional retail and a subscription offer for
our backlist titles," said Brian
Murray, President and CEO, HarperCollins Publishers
Worldwide. "HarperCollins authors will benefit from extended
reach, increased discovery, and improved royalty streams."
"I'm excited to see HarperCollins experimenting with new
business models. It demonstrates that they are not afraid to
embrace new ways of expanding the reach of their authors," said
Paulo Coelho, author of The
Alchemist.
Scribd's extensive collection of user generated content also
offers subscribers additional reading options that enhance and add
a social element to the books they're reading or have read. For
example, after reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty
Smith, readers can access papers analyzing the different
characters in the book, a doctorate paper on tenement houses in
Brooklyn, and even a study guide
for the book. Scribd will also let people easily see what books and
documents their friends have read, privacy settings
permitting.
ABOUT SCRIBD:
Scribd is the world's largest global digital library, featuring a
book subscription service that gives readers access to millions of
books and written works. Launched in 2007 by Trip Adler and
Jared Friedman, Scribd also features
works contributed by users as well as publishers, doubling in size
every year. Backed by Y Combinator, Charles River Ventures, and
Redpoint Ventures, Scribd has been profitable for years and
continues to be one of the most influential websites in the world
with more than 80 million active readers coming to the site every
month.
ABOUT HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS:
HarperCollins
Publishers, one of the largest English-language publishers in the
world, is a subsidiary of News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NNC,
NNCLV). Headquartered in New York,
HarperCollins has publishing groups around the world in the US, UK,
Canada, Australia, New
Zealand, and India.
HarperCollins is a broad-based publisher with strengths in literary
and commercial fiction, business books, children's books,
cookbooks, narrative nonfiction, mystery, romance, reference, pop
culture, design, health, wellness, and religious and spiritual
books. With nearly 200 years of history, HarperCollins has
published some of the world's foremost authors, including winners
of the Nobel Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award,
the Newbery Medal, and the Caldecott Medal. HarperCollins is
consistently at the forefront of innovation, using digital
technology to create unique reading experiences and expand the
reach of its authors. You can visit HarperCollins Publishers online
at: http://www.harpercollins.com
Contacts:
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Scribd.com
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Harper
Collins
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Leslie Van
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Every Erin
Crum
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415-377-4414
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212-207-2773
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leslie@scribd.com
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Erin.crum@harpercollins.com
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SOURCE Scribd