Blinkist vs Scribd

July 05, 2025
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Blinkist
Blinkist
Best book summaries & audio book guides. Blinkist offers the key insights from top nonfiction in a made-for-mobile format.
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Scribd
Scribd
Scribd is the world's largest digital library, where readers can discover books and written works of all kinds on the Web or any mobile device and publishers and authors can find a voracious audience for their work. Launched in March of 2007 and based in San Francisco California, more than 40 million books and documents have been contributed to Scribd by the community. Scribd content reaches and audience of 80 million people around the world every month.
Blinkist vs Scribd in our news:

2015. Scribd adds 10,000 comic books for unlimited subscription



In case obtaining unlimited access to a vast library of e-books and audiobooks for $8.99 a month wasn’t sufficient for you, Scribd is announcing today that it’s branching out into comic books. The service is adding over 10,000 comics and graphic novels from publishers including Marvel, Archie, Boom! Studios, Dynamite, IDW/Top Shelf and Valiant. The subscription service, available across iOS, Android and the web, will provide readers the option to search for comic books and graphic novels by category, publisher and even prominent characters. Scribd also has around a dozen individuals on its marketing and editorial team who curate collections on the platform.


2013. Scribd wants to be the Netflix for e-books



Scribd, the well-known document publishing and sharing service (formerly dubbed YouTube for documents), now aims to become Netflix for e-books. It is launching a subscription service that allows users to pay $8.99 per month for unlimited access to e-books and other written materials. This price is lower than the newly introduced mobile e-book platform Oyster ($9.99 per month) and eReatah, which operates more like a book club with plans starting at $16.99 per month. The book catalog is also similar, with Scribd relying on the same publishers as Oyster, including HarperCollins, Kensington, Red Wheel/Weiser, Rosetta Books, Sourcebooks and Workman. However, unlike Oyster, which appears to be the main competitor, Scribd is available on iPhone, iPad, Android devices and in web browsers.

Author: Maria Lin
Maria Lin, is a seasoned content writer who has contributed to numerous tech portals, including Mashable and bookrunch, as a guest author. She holds a Master's degree in Journalism from the University of California, where her research predominantly concentrated on mobile apps, software, AI and cloud services. With a deep passion for reading, Maria is particularly drawn to the intersection of technology and books, making book tech a subject of great interest to her. During her leisure time, she indulges in her love for cooking and finds solace in a good night's sleep. You can contact Maria Lin via email maria@bookrunch.com