Scribd free for 30 days, no credit card required

[ngrant]

I signed up with my Google account, it's true - no payment method required. $8.99/month to sign up at end of free trial.

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Scribd is giving away 1 month of unlimited access for free
March 18, 2020 By Michael Kozlowski 8 Comments

Reading subscription service Scribd is offering free access to its library of over one million ebooks, audiobooks, magazines and more for the next 30 days (no commitment or credit card information required). Scribd told Good e-Reader that “With the spread of COVID-19 and new regulations put into effect, we know many people are staying close to home, yet still looking for information, distractions and perhaps a mental escape. Scribd wants to support the community by giving people access to the world’s largest library during this global health crisis, and do our small part in helping consumers through times of uncertainty.”

[Dr. Drib]

Gave them an email address to download an ebook and got this: [See Attachment.]

So the hell with them. (If I liked the service, then I was going to give them my credit card info for monthly charges [or yearly].)

But thank you for the info.

[Skydog]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Gave them an email address to download an ebook and got this: [See Attachment.]

So the hell with them. (If I liked the service, then I was going to give them my credit card info for monthly charges [or yearly].)

But thank you for the info.

That's the problem with "free trials" -- they almost always require a commitment (form of payment) up front leaving the burden of cancellation with the subscriber. No thanks.

[ngrant]

Sorry about your experience! I have only used my subscription so far to read ebooks and listen to audiobooks directly in my browser (Chrome) while online and I didn't need to provide a payment method to do that. I guess downloads are not permitted in the free trial as you could then "keep" the file after the trial ended. Never used Scribd before so can't say.

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Gave them an email address to download an ebook and got this: [See Attachment.]

So the hell with them. (If I liked the service, then I was going to give them my credit card info for monthly charges [or yearly].)

But thank you for the info.

[tubemonkey]

Originally Posted by ngrant

Sorry about your experience! I have only used my subscription so far to read ebooks and listen to audiobooks directly in my browser (Chrome) while online and I didn't need to provide a payment method to do that.

You signed in using your Google account. So, does that account have a credit card attached to it?

[ngrant]

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

You signed in using your Google account. So, does that account have a credit card attached to it?

Yes I do, that may be it - although anything I have done previously required an actual authorization of *one of* the credit cards attached to my Google Pay. I (naively perhaps) took this to mean what it says; namely that 30 days free THEN sign up with a designated payment method if you so decide:

READ FREE FOR 30 DAYS
NO CREDIT CARD REQUIRED
Available anytime and on your favorite devices
Redeem Your Free 30 Days
Only $8.99/month if you decide to sign up.

Actually, I DO like the service and may go for it after my current paid out-of-state membership at the Brooklyn Library expires. I like the idea of sampling as many of the offers available as I like, and consume on-line. So many disappointments in past purchases, and I don't feel the need to "own" things as I used to when I was *younger*.

[tch65721]

I did sign up via Google and for what it's worth, when I looked through my "Scribd" acct it said "no credit card on file".
If I had it to do over I wouldn't bother. You can use your browser (I won't) or their app. (another damn app.... I should have known). I looked to see if they had a couple or things I have on hold at the library... they didn't. Frankly, I doubt I will use it at all.

[Byrdie]

I just signed up with my regular email address and it worked for me in that I wasn't asked for a credit card and apparently have a 30 day subscription. But I am very disappointed in that I can only read via their app. Neither of my tablets can handle that -- too old -- so that leaves the in-browser app they have for the computer. And I hate that, it looks god-awful compared to the Kindle for PC app I use for my KU books. Not every app works well for me since my eyesight is so out-of-whack. So I don't think I'll be signing up with them as a paid member after this free offer ends.

[MichaelKindle]

Are scribd books DRMed? Can you upload them to Calibre and view them in Caliabre (unlike Amazon books purchased after Jan. 2023)?

[Quoth]

No-one should be removing DRM from ebooks you didn't buy. So Libraries and KU etc need their own ecosystem. Scribd is a kind of subscription library, hence their own app.

I'm in favour of DRM removal for any outright purchase.