Our Vision
Inspire the world through stories and knowledge.
What is Scribd?
Scribd gives you access to millions of ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, podcasts, and more — all in one place, for one price.
Our Mission
Build the largest and most accessible library connecting storytellers with their audience
Our core values
Prioritize the Customer.
We put our customers first. We passionately strive to understand and serve their unique needs, create delight, reduce complexity and build trust.
Be Real.
We are true to ourselves. We act with authenticity and transparency. We are open minded and seek diverse perspectives without exception.
Be Bold.
We challenge the status quo, welcome big ideas and push boundaries. By taking calculated risks, we build resilience and confidence.
Act Like an Owner.
We are all in. We are intensely enthusiastic about the future of Scribd and make decisions with the best interest of the company in mind.
Debate & Commit.
We value all ideas and encourage respectful debate to bring varying perspectives to the table. Once a decision is made, we fully commit.
Embrace Plot Twists.
We navigate the unexpected with data and intuition. We learn by doing and grow from our mistakes.
Take Action.
We bias toward action. We move fast and aim for progress over perfection, focusing on finding clarity over certainty. We trust our gut and get to it.
Deliver Today; Build for Tomorrow.
We invest in the future by delivering results now. We balance future potential and present realities with discipline and optimism.
From our founder
Read the transcript of From Our Founder video
Trip Adler, Founder & CEO
We launched as a simple way to publish any kind of written content on the web. Now, Scribd is keeping reading alive in the 21st century.
A brief history of Scribd
March 2007
Scribd launches the world’s first open publishing platform, allowing anyone to quickly and easily share ideas with the world.
Oct 2013
Scribd introduces the first reading subscription service, providing readers with monthly access to books — all for one flat fee.
Nov 2014
Scribd incorporates audiobooks into its reading subscription service and becomes the most robust and valuable subscription service for readers.
Dec 2015
Sheet music becomes a part of Scribd’s subscription, giving users unprecedented digital access to compositions from the world’s top composers.
Nov 2016
Scribd adds magazines from leading publishers to its subscription.
May 2017
Scribd brings articles from trusted sources like The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, and more to its subscription.
Jan 2019
Scribd surpasses the 1,000,000 subscriber milestone.
April 2019
Scribd launches Scribd Originals, an original content publishing house that brings exclusive content to our subscribers.
Oct 2019
Scribd introduces a localized reading experience in Mexico with more than 60,000 Spanish-language titles at launch.
March 2020
In response to the spread of COVID-19, Scribd offers free access to its library to help consumers through that time of uncertainty.
March 2021
Scribd launches second self-produced imprint, Scribd Audio, focused on original audiobook releases.
May 2021
Scribd reaches the 1,500,000 subscriber milestone.
Nov 2021
Scribd expands its Executive Leadership team with the creation of Chief People Officer, Chief Product Officer, and Chief Technology Officer roles.
Apr 2022
Scribd further expands its Executive Leadership team with the appointment of its first Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel role.
A few of our publishing partners
Other fun facts*
Transcript of From Our Founder
Trip (Co-Founder and CEO): Scribd’s vision is to change that the way the world reads. We launched Scribd as a simple way to publish any kind of written content on the web. The initial idea was inspired by my dad having a medical paper. He’s a doctor and he had a medical paper he wanted to publish, so we decided to build Scribd to help him publish his paper mor easily; because it used to take eighteen months to publish a medical paper. We started with user-contributed content and then we partnered with all the big publishers to add e-Books, and then we added audiobooks, and then we added magazines, newspapers. We even have sheet music in service. One thing I’m proud of is we’re really providing a great, new business model and distribution model for publishers and authors. Reading has been one of the most important forms of communication for thousands of years, really. It’s a really important way that people communicate deep, important thoughts and the way people learn and use their minds. In this current social media era, everyone is looking at really short-form content, and video and snaps and all that, and I think it’s more important than ever that reading stays alive. Hopefully, Scribd is keeping reading alive in the twenty-first century.
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