February 8, 2018

Scribd Offers Unlimited Subscription Model – Again

In an on-again, off-again romance with its readers, Scribd has adjusted its subscription model yet again. This time it returns to its original premise – unlimited reading for a flat monthly fee. Effectively immediately, Scribd subscribers can enjoy an unlimited number of books, audiobooks, news, magazines, documents and sheet music for $8.99 a month, following a 30-day free trial. But there’s one small catch: “restrictions on some titles may apply.” To find out what Scribd means by that, you have to read the tiny print in the Scribd Paid Access End User License Agreement.

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Food Box Competition: Meal-Kit Companies Prepare To Be Eaten

This US$4.7 billion meal-kit business is predicted to grow to $11.6 billion by 2022. But before that happens, competition will thin the ranks of a crowded marketplace. Analysts say that the winners will be the ones who ally with much bigger players, such as Amazon and Walmart.

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