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Scribd Aims For Niche Between Instapaper And Pulse With Reader App Float

Jul 19, 2011 9:00 AM

Document sharing site Scribd is expanding its mobile publishing efforts with the introduction of Float, a free, Instapaper-like iPhone app that allows readers to organize their online reading in one space. At launch, Float has content from 150 websites and blogs, including Allrecipes.com, The Associated Press, Wired, Time CBSNews.com, CHOW,…

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Posted In: Apps, Gadgets, Tablets, Marketing, Media & Publishing, Books, e-readers, Magazines, Newspapers, Mobile, Social Media, Companies, Apple, iPad, iPhone, Google, Android, scribd

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Scribd Exploring Premium Content Plays; No Plans For A Paywall

Aug 26, 2010 6:55 PM

Social publishing site Scribd is considering a number of premium products as an additional revenue stream to its ad sales and year-and-a-half-old book and document store, sources tell paidContent. A rep for the the San Francisco company confirmed that the company is working on creating products that it can charge…

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Posted In: E-Commerce, Features, Exclusive, Media & Publishing, Books, e-readers, Social Media, scribd

Scribd: Publishers Are Wasting Time, Money, Effort In Creating iPad Apps

Jun 10, 2010 7:07 PM

Although magazines like Wired are reporting strong results for their early iPad efforts, for most publishers, this is still an experiment to see if they can recreate—or at least approximate—the revenue model that used to work so well in print’s pre-digital days. With publishers’ budgets and resources fairly limited, online…

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Posted In: Advertising, Apps, Marketing, Media & Publishing, Magazines, Mobile, scribd

Scribd Looks To Apps And E-Readers To Lift Its Profile

Feb 10, 2010 10:44 PM

Social publishing site Scribd is hoping to capitalize on the hype over apps and e-readers with a slew of products aimed at portable devices in the coming weeks. The San Francisco company’s founder Trip Adler tells the WSJ   Scribd will unveil a “send to mobile” feature this month that…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Books, e-readers, Mobile, scribd

Docstoc Adds Document Sales To The Revenue Mix

Aug 12, 2009 4:00 PM

Online document-sharing service Docstoc has been competing with rival Scribd for the past two years: Scribd has made inroads with mainstream publishers like the NYT and Lonely Planet, while Docstoc evolved into one of the main sources for bloggers in search of free legal briefs, filings and other documents. Compete…

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Posted In: E-Commerce, Technologies / Formats, docstoc, scribd

Document Sharing Site Scribd Gets $9 Million Second Round; Hires Former Bebo COO

Dec 19, 2008 4:59 AM

Scribd, the document uploading and sharing service which doesn’t yet seems to have found a way to get any major revenues, has found some more money: it has received $9 million in second round funding led by Charles River Ventures, along with money from previous investors Redpoint Ventures and Kinsey…

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Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, charles river ventures, kinsey hills group, redpoint ventures, scribd

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