Do you own the Audiobook?

For me, one of the most important elements of books or audiobooks is that you get to keep the
books you pay for.  I own over 250 titles with a value of $2,500, and I am pleased that I can hand
them down to my children in the future.

Scribd offers an unlimited listening subscription, but you are really just borrowing the book for
the duration of your subscription.  When you end the subscription, you have nothing.  With
Audible, you can still log in and use the App even when you have ended the subscription.

Library & Audio Quality

New releases and bestsellers are inevitably released on Audible first as its market share, and
customer base make it irresistible to publishers.  Therefore Audible always has the latest releases
and also has the world’s most extensive Audiobook library of over 200,000 titles.

Scribd does not release how many audiobooks they have, probably because it would not be great
for PR, I went through there library for over one hour and estimated it at no more than 40,000
titles, many of them older, lower quality titles.

Audible also provides the industry-leading audio quality with a bit rate of 64 versus Scribd’s
standard 32 bit, if you are an audiophile with great speakers or headphones, you will notice the
difference.

Content Comparison Scribd vs. Audible

When it comes to the breadth of non-audiobook content, then you have a clear winner in Scribd. 
Scribd offers an excellent choice of magazines, eBooks, and even a useful document repository
and sheet music.  Buying sheet music is expensive, so if you are a musician, Scribd could be a
great choice.