Scribd Alternatives
A hugely popular platform for readers, Scribd provides subscription-based access to a massive, evolving library of books, graphic novels and even audiobooks. There are some free alternatives though Scribd covers much more ground in content.
Scribd has the benefit of being available online and through mobile apps. A few alternatives offer the same, some are simply web-based. Some actually offer desktop apps as well for Mac, Windows or Linux.
Some apps like Google Play Books provide very helpful features like built-in translations and file searching. While the service is different from Scribd in that purchases are made on a one-off basis per book, the features are noteworthy in considering alternatives.
- Project Gutenberg is a library of over 60,000 free eBooks. Choose among free epub and Kindle eBooks, download them or read them online. You will find the world's great literature here, with focus on older works for which U.S. copyright has expired.No screenshots yet
- Google Play Books lets you search, preview, and buy millions of books using Google Book Search. Books in the public domain and certain copyrighted books can be read and downloaded in their entirety for free.
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Issuu is the leading digital publishing platform delivering exceptional reading experiences of magazines, catalogs, and newspapers. Millions of people have uploaded their best publications to create beautiful digital editions. When will we see yours?
- SlideShare is the best way to share presentations, documents and professional videos. SlideShare is the world's largest community for sharing presentations. SlideShare is a business media site for sharing presentations, documents and pdfs.
- iBooks is an amazing way to download and read books. It includes the iBookstore, where you can download both the latest best-selling books, and your favorite classics.
- Free • Proprietary
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
- SlideOnline lets upload and share PowerPoint and PDF presentations online making easier to embed the presentations in websites, blogs and social networks. Currently it supports Adobe PDF and PowerPoint (.ppt, pptx) presentation format.
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- Freebook Sifter lists free eBooks from various sources. They update the list daily and you can find free eBooks from Amazon sites around the world, Kobo, Nook, Project Gutenberg.