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India
1 review
1 helpful vote
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An amount of $9.44+$0.45(tax) was being debited from my accnt by scribd using my card without my consent. I submitted a request to refund my money but i am not getting any response from scribd. Please do give me my money back.

Date of experience: April 16, 2021
California
1 review
13 helpful votes
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Paid 6 months of 8.99 and repeatedly tried to cancel from the get-go. This is a scam of a service with no good useful products. Their website makes it purposely impossible to navigate to cancel. I got confirmation that I canceled my subscription in 2/2018 and I was still billed in 3/2018. I wish this company would disappear from the face of the planet--steer clear.

Date of experience: March 12, 2018
Scribd S. Scribd Rep
over a year old

Hi Michelle - I'm so sorry to hear you were charged after you canceled. We are happy to make this right with you. Please send us an email to help@scribd.com and we will absolutely issue a refund.

New York
1 review
7 helpful votes
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FRAUD
June 23, 2017

Report to FBI inmediately. Please everyone on here with problems report to the FBI website. This is completely unacceptable. Not only did I never sign up for any trial and am getting charged but my bank canceled my debit card - gave me a new one- and somehow they got access to that number as well and charged it this month. I am beyond frustrated and just reported it. Please everyone let's help each other out and report all this abuse so this company can be shut down and stop cheating and stealing from innocent people

Date of experience: June 23, 2017
Scribd S. Scribd Rep
over a year old

Hi there. I've sent a message to you last week and have not heard a response. We will need additional information from you to further assist you with locating an account and issuing any refunds, if necessary. Please email us at help@scribd.com and message me back here with your ticket number. Thanks! -Donni, Scribd Customer Support

Colorado
1 review
10 helpful votes
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FRAUDS!
September 8, 2015

I was supposed to have a free trial until September 14th, so of course I was surprised whenever I had a charge on my account on the 7th. These people are so dirty and there is not a bit of contact information. I think it is just one huge scam. Of course I can't get a real live human to email me back about my issue. I am reporting them to every agency and organization I can, and I suggest everyone else that's been screwed over does the same. I have no idea how this joke of a company still exists and the people who run it haven't wound up in jail yet. What a load of crap.

Date of experience: September 8, 2015
Scribd S. Scribd Rep
over a year old

Hi Erica, I'm so sorry for any confusion here. What you received was a pending verification charge. It's not an actual charge; the system does a transaction to verify that the card used is valid but it's automatically voided when it occurs so the money will never process out of your account. It should be listed on your account a few days as "pending" and then disappear as if it never happened; the exact timeframe on when it disappears will depend on your bank however. It is just a method used to verify that the card provided at sign up is valid so the service can be successfully added to your account. I apologize for any trouble it's caused for you! If you have any other questions or concerns, please feel free to email us at help@scribd.com. Thanks! - Zoë, Scribd Customer Support

Romania
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Shameless frauds
December 18, 2020

The registration says 'Don't worry, we won't take any money without your consent'. Guess what? After 30 days, $9 substracted from my account. They tell you to write to support and you'll get your money back, but the support system doesn't work, it's just constanly loading. In my inbox I get message showing as 'sent' but also 'solved'.

Date of experience: December 18, 2020
Scribd S. Scribd Rep
over a year old

Hi Andre, we apologize for any confusion with your Scribd membership. To clarify, we do not offer a standalone free trial. A free trial period is included in your subscription purchase per the terms and conditions you would have agreed to upon signing up. Additionally, our system merges duplicate tickets in order to lessen confusion for customers and agents alike, which is why you're seeing some marked as "closed" or "solved". We're more than happy to escalate your case and get it taken care of. Please update your review with your ticket number so we can locate your case and follow up from there -- thanks!

Australia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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American crooks
March 27, 2022

Beware! They steal your card info and deduct payments for non-existing memberships. I had to cancel my card in order to get them off my back. The US is full of crooks like them. Don't fall for any of their afvertisement.

Date of experience: March 27, 2022
Scribd S. Scribd Rep
over a year old

Please be aware that we cannot charge a canceled subscription. It sounds likely that you may have a duplicate account and our support team is more than happy to help you. To email our support team, please use this link: https://scr.bi/assist and one of our agents will help you as soon as possible -EC

Virginia
1 review
4 helpful votes
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I had scribd back when it was unlimited e-books and audio books and it was GREAT. I recommended it all the time and I was putting away between 18-30 audibooks a month. <3 <3 <3 I totally understand how that was not sustainable. The monthly scribd selects were fine at first, but now they never change and the few times one is taken out and replaced with a different book it's usually a book that has already come through. I have a year long subscription, but I probably won't re-up after it runs out this summer. I read too much for this to be worth the money. If you're a less avid reader (3-5 books a month) this could actually be a GREAT option, but be aware there will be limitations.

Date of experience: April 14, 2017
Vermont
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Scridb when asked, Are authors paid when I read premium membership content? They say "YES! Of course!" This is a lie! This is so sad for the hard-working authors. Please send Scribd a notice that they are not helping America, or any author in our world. They stole our book. We are lucky enough to get help from our lawyer, but there are many more authors out there that do not even know Scribd is letting people. On Scribd's site upload these books, to let members download them. Shame on you Scribd, the world works in balance, and it will come back to you.

Date of experience: September 16, 2017
Scribd S. Scribd Rep
over a year old

Hi Nancy. We ensure our authors can continue doing what they love and write great books for our readers to enjoy by making sure they're compensated when their work is part of the premium membership service. Scribd has deals with our authors and publishing partners concerning payment for all the membership content. Basically, every time you read a title thats in the program we pay the author the full price of their work! Revenue that Scribd earns from monthly membership fees is paid to the original publishers or authors of the included titles based on the agreements we have with them every time you read their work on Scribd! If you have additional questions and /or concerns, please email us at help@scribd.com or refer to our FAQ page link here: https://support.scribd.com/hc/en-us/articles/210129306-How-do-authors-benefit-from-Scribd-s-premium-membership-program- Thank you. -Donni, Scribd Customer Support

New Zealand
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Scammers
September 20, 2022

They have taken money from my account for the last two years without my knowledge. I had no recollection of joining Sribd - they are scammers! Am working with bank now to get money back. How do they get away with this?

Date of experience: September 20, 2022
Scribd S. Scribd Rep
over a year old

Hi Jason, Thank you for informing us and we apologize for any recent charges and for any confusion! Scribd is a digital reading subscription that brings you monthly access to the best books, audiobooks, news, and magazines. The charge you are seeing is likely for our monthly subscription fee.

As we cannot charge subscription fees without an active subscription, we would like to look into this for you and help locate the charges. To better assist you, please email us via this link: https://scr.bi/assist and one of our agents will help you within 24 hours. Thank you again, we look forward to assisting you! - MR

Illinois
22 reviews
91 helpful votes
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An "Author" on Scribd decided to publish the content of their website, along with reviews from happy customers- along with those customers' personal email addresses and full names. Scribd refuses to change this.

Date of experience: December 25, 2018
Scribd S. Scribd Rep
over a year old

Hi Nonya - I'm sorry to hear this and I will do my best to get this corrected. Could you please update your review with your ticket number from when you contacted us and a link to the document in question? Thank you!

California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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It says they will notify you after 1 month trial. They didn't. I tried to cancel and they then tried to charge me. Books I wanted to read during free trial kept disappearing. This is not an honest company

Date of experience: July 29, 2023
Scribd S. Scribd Rep
over a year old

Hello Cathy, I wanted to reach out to you to see if I could help explain any charges, messages you are seeing about unavailable books and answer any other questions you may have. I can also see if your account is eligible for a refund. If you have a support ticket please let me know the number or submit a ticket through this link and your request will be escalated straight to my inbox: bit.ly/social-support-help
Thanks! -LC

Texas
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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FRAUD - STAY AWAY
October 19, 2022

This company is charging be and I have never signed up or started a trial. When I wrote their support and provided the requested information, they asked for all my information, name, address, dob, additional card numbers, etc. I'm issuing a chargeback and reporting fraud.

Date of experience: October 19, 2022
Scribd S. Scribd Rep
over a year old

Thank you for informing us, Charles! Please be aware, Scribd would never request such information to locate your account. I want to ensure you're contacting our actual support team, so please either email us at support@scribd.com and update this review with your ticket number OR email us using this link: https://scr.bi/assist and one of our agents will assist you within 24 hours -EC

Wisconsin
1 review
13 helpful votes
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Rip off!
February 17, 2016

I never join or order something without reviewing, except for now! Joined for the "free two week trial" then read a review on the app, wasnt good, so came here. Yep they lie about the "unlimited"! You get 3 books or only ONE audio a month. Also read that they continue to charge your card. I immediately canceled, which took 6 pages as kept saying,"oh youre not canceled yet! Do you want to stay"? Over and over! Finally got there but i noticed my cc info was still on the account, so you also have to deactivate the account also, beware of this. Then I called my CC to block a charge if I could, they had ALREADY charged it! It was refunded after I canceled but will keep checking. I guess this company promised more than it could deliver but not being honest about it.

Date of experience: February 17, 2016
Iowa
1 review
12 helpful votes
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Audiobooks
September 30, 2015

I go through about 10 audiobooks a month so you can see why I was a huge fan of scribd from the start. Finally a place to get audiobooks for a low price! Audible fee is crazy and you only get a few credits each month. So now to my astonishment, Scribd has moved away from subscription audiobooks. Yeah there are some that are still included in the subscription but it's a crappy selection. If I have to pay for each audiobook, it's not really a subscription in my opinion. 1 credit is laughable. I will most likely be canceling the membership very soon and just stick with amazon unlimited. Looks like canceling may be a laborious process based on the reviews I've seen here. Yay.

On another note, the search function and organization of content is wonky. It would be nice to see all the books in a series in order from the first book to the last as well. I haven't had any issues with actual books and using the app, so that's something.

Date of experience: September 30, 2015
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Where are the humans?
December 29, 2021

I've tried and tried to get an answer to why a payment of €9.99 has been taken from my bank account

If I use the site it just says this email is not manned by humans

If I use what I'm led to believe is a bona fide email address to get an answer I never get a response

I presume we have now reached the stage in technology where robots set up and run fraudulent websites

If anybody can tell me how to communicate with a human at Scribd - even the guy who maintains the robots I would appreciate it

Please use *******@gmail.com as it's an email the robots don't know

Thanks

Tony

Date of experience: December 29, 2021
Scribd S. Scribd Rep
over a year old

Hi Tony! We apologize for any confusion. Scribd is a digital reading subscription that brings you monthly access to the best books, audiobooks, news, and magazines. Many of our members use our website and app to read everything from bestsellers and old classics to legal documentation and instruction manuals. We also carry a wide variety of sheet music and news articles along with thousands of audiobooks. The charge you are seeing is likely for our monthly subscription fee.

With that said, we are happy to further research the matter as well as cancel the subscription to ensure you are no longer billed going forward.

To better assist you, please create a ticket support team directly using this link: https://scr.bi/assist. Thanks - MR

Massachusetts
1 review
4 helpful votes
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This is ridiculous
December 5, 2018

I have no idea how I got signed up for this, there is no phone number to call. When I actually finally got into my account it says I do not have a membership but I keep getting charged. When I contacted the email address, I was told it was resolved and my account was cancelled, yet here I am another month trying to cancel and get my refund!

Date of experience: December 5, 2018
Scribd S. Scribd Rep
over a year old

Hi Christine - I'm sorry to hear about your unexpected charge. Most likely, you have a second account with us which is why you're still being charged after you thought you canceled. Please send us an email to help@scribd.com and we'll track down your second account and issue a refund. Thank you!

Pennsylvania
1 review
5 helpful votes
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RIPOFF
August 28, 2015

As all the others who have reviewed here, my experience is that this is a string-you-along business that just relies on the fact that people will run out of steam. They promise a response in 6 hours. It has been 48. Still no response. The book that they claimed to have they in fact only had a few pages of. So I demanded to cancel. Crickets. If this is the business model, stay far far away.

Date of experience: August 28, 2015
Nigeria
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Scribd is a fraud, first of, they never have the books i want to read. SEcondly i got debited for $8.99 after deleting my accoun. I have sent them 4 emails, messages on twitter and 0 response, maybe its because I live in the 3rd world but this is a bull$#*! company.

Date of experience: November 28, 2016
Scribd S. Scribd Rep
over a year old

Hi Damilola, I can see that our support representative Donni has replied to you with further information as to why you were charged on your active subscription, and she has refunded you. Please let us know if you have any other questions. Thanks! - Zoë, Scribd Customer Support

Washington
1 review
5 helpful votes
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I canceled my subscription on July 20th, 2019. They charged me a day later for the full subscription amount despite my having canceled it. They then proceeded to either delete my account or change the email on file because I have not been able to access it since. When I attempt to log in, they state that there's no account under the email address I used to sign up for the website. Again, I never deleted my account nor did I go ahead and change my email, yet they charged me once more a day ago for the full subscription amount. I'm currently trying to get Paypal to dispute the charges given how useless their customer service team is. Do not give your information to this website as they will bleed you dry and will be completely unapologetic about it. As many other reviewers have stated, their selection is not unlimited, and they routinely cull their libraries. Absolute waste of money. You'd be better off getting a subscription elsewhere.

Date of experience: August 22, 2019
Scribd S. Scribd Rep
over a year old

Hi Oli - A member of our support team can definitely look into this for you. Please email us at help@scribd.com, then update your review with your ticket number and a member of our team will reach out to you shortly. Thanks!

Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I purchased a membership for this subscription service. From my understanding I only agreed to purchase a 1 month membership. They have been charging me for over half a year now. I ma trying to cancel my account, there is no way I can talk to anyone pver the phone. The only solution offered is that I provide my personal credit info over email. I have made it clear that I am not comfortable sharing such info over email. I have asked multiple times to do this over the phone rather but they are not willing to make the accommodation.

I would NOT RECOMMEND this service. There are other options available for online subscription services that will be much more reliable and not cause a head ache.

Date of experience: May 24, 2017
Scribd S. Scribd Rep
over a year old

Hi Nate. We are still waiting for your response for additional information to locate your account. Please check your email and response with requested information. Thanks! -Donni, Scribd Customer Support

Overview

Scribd has a rating of 1.1 stars from 881 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Scribd most frequently mention free trial, credit card and customer service. Scribd ranks 188th among Ebook sites.

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