Scribd Reviews in September 2026: User Ratings, Pros & Cons

Rubbish service

Rubbish service. Plays one - two mins then scrolling for ages. Doesn’t resume. And rinse and repeat. Absolute pain.

Makes money stealing other people's…

Makes money stealing other people's intellectual property and sells it to people who despite cancelling their membership still get charged.

Makes money stealing other people's…

Makes money stealing other people's intellectual property and sells it to people who despite cancelling their membership still get charged.

Rejects my valid card, can't renew my subscription

I susbscribed the 1st time with no issues. Then I cancelled my subscription. Now that i'm trying to renew it, i keep getting a message saying that my I should use another card or try again later. I know my card is valid, and i've read people talking about this same problem in a lot of sites and forums. Annoying. Also, their support takes time to answer. Didn't get one yet. Don't you want my money?

Rejects my valid card, can't renew my subscription

I susbscribed the 1st time with no issues. Then I cancelled my subscription. Now that i'm trying to renew it, i keep getting a message saying that my I should use another card or try again later. I know my card is valid, and i've read people talking about this same problem in a lot of sites and forums. Annoying. Also, their support takes time to answer. Didn't get one yet. Don't you want my money?

Started Off Great...

I enthusiastically signed up for a membership. $8.99/ month with tons of titles to choose from was a fantastic deal. Then suddenly within the past 5 days, nearly ALL of the well-known authors in the genres I like to read disappeared. I'm now left with mostly self-published items & Romance/YA novels that have nothing to do with metaphysical topics. I understand rotation of inventory, but to be completely devoid of well-known authors in a particular genre is unacceptable. To be fair, the ...

Won't let you cancel

Won't let you cancel, have cancelled & they keep taking my money!

Cheat in their cancellation policy

I was overall happy with the content I used from scribd during my active user time. However, what made me really angry is their cancellation policy. I just recently noticed that for the SECOND time after I had been trying to cancel my subscription, I had been charged the membership for at least one full year even though I had tried to cancel it two times before. Here is what happened: I had followed the cancel my subscription-path from the scribd online page. The way they trick people to ...

Scribd not unlimited again

I see David raised this a few days ago. I got the same rubbish response from Scribd as they have put as a reply. My latest one is about a 37 book series. I managed to listen to 19 of them before they all disappeared. This is a truly rubbish way of treating customers. I suspect I will have to close my account and start a new one. My other complaint is I raise tickets but cannot access them. They tell me I will get a verification email witin 10 minutes but never do. They then ask customers ...

Last month I would have given a great…

Last month I would have given a great review. However, things have changed. For many months I have been very happy. Getting several audiobooks each month, then having limited selections after so many. This month, after saying they would be available on a certain date, they are now not available for ANOTHER month. The worst part is that I can not reach ANYONE!! They ignore my messages and I can find no other way to reach them. Evidently, a bad review is the only way to get a response. Maybe ...