Web-based Scribd Alternatives

There are many alternatives to Scribd as a web app if you are looking for a replacement. The best Online alternative is Project Gutenberg, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Scribd and many of them are available as a web app so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Online alternatives to Scribd are Google Play Books, Issuu, Bookmate and Calaméo.

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  1. 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.

    63 Project Gutenberg alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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  2. Discover a vast library of books to search, preview, and buy, read free public domain books, sync page positions, and back up purchases online for a seamless reading experience across multiple devices.

    74 Google Play Books alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Android Auto
     
  3. Issuu icon
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    Issuu is the leading digital publishing platform delivering exceptional reading experiences of magazines, catalogs, and newspapers.

    67 Issuu alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  4. Bookmate icon
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    Bookmate is a subscription based e-book service that makes reading accessible to anyone in the world with a mobile phone.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
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  5. Yudu icon
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    "Explore the YUDU library to read online magazines, free eBooks and other digital content. Browse thousands of free digital magazines or buy titles in the YUDU Store. Self-publish your own digital magazines, eBooks, digital brochures and more with our free publisher...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  6. Course Hero icon
     6 likes

    Course Hero is an online learning platform where you can access over 25 million course-specific study resources contributed by a community of students and educators.

    11 Course Hero alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  7. Publitas.com icon
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    Publitas helps you inspire shoppers by publishing catalogs online. Shoppers can browse your catalogs from any device and purchase the products they like. Over 2000 leading retailers publish their catalogs online with Publitas.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
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    Document hosting site that allows you to embed, the difference is that Publitas sharing is more determined by you and where put the link/embed rather than it being randomly found on the site.

    • Publitas.com is Paid and ProprietaryScribd is also Paid and Proprietary
  8. Freebook Sifter icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. YouScribe icon
     8 likes

    YouScribe is the French community platform for sharing and selling digital publications.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  10. Books-A-Trillion is a carefully curated collection of over 4,000 of the greatest nonfiction books. We aim to help people reach their goals and dreams through nonfiction literature. We even have book recommendation lists by the world's most successful people to help you get...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  11. Magzter icon
     4 likes

    Magzter is a cross-platform, self-service, global digital magazine newsstand with over 8,000 magazines from 3,400+ publishers in more than 50 languages from over 175 countries. User can read magazines through iOS, Android, and is website.

    61 Magzter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
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