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Scribd Aims For Niche Between Instapaper And Pulse With Reader App Float

Jul 19, 2011 9:00 AM

Document sharing site Scribd is expanding its mobile publishing efforts with the introduction of Float, a free, Instapaper-like iPhone app that allows readers to organize their online reading in one space. At launch, Float has content from 150 websites and blogs, including Allrecipes.com, The Associated Press, Wired, Time CBSNews.com, CHOW,…

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Posted In: Apps, Gadgets, Tablets, Marketing, Media & Publishing, Books, e-readers, Magazines, Newspapers, Mobile, Social Media, Companies, Apple, iPad, iPhone, Google, Android, scribd

Scribd: Publishers Are Wasting Time, Money, Effort In Creating iPad Apps

Jun 10, 2010 7:07 PM

Although magazines like Wired are reporting strong results for their early iPad efforts, for most publishers, this is still an experiment to see if they can recreate—or at least approximate—the revenue model that used to work so well in print’s pre-digital days. With publishers’ budgets and resources fairly limited, online…

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Posted In: Advertising, Apps, Marketing, Media & Publishing, Magazines, Mobile, scribd

Scribd Looks To Apps And E-Readers To Lift Its Profile

Feb 10, 2010 10:44 PM

Social publishing site Scribd is hoping to capitalize on the hype over apps and e-readers with a slew of products aimed at portable devices in the coming weeks. The San Francisco company’s founder Trip Adler tells the WSJ   Scribd will unveil a “send to mobile” feature this month that…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Books, e-readers, Mobile, scribd

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