I'm actually really unclear on what alleged value Scribd might bring to users. Why do people even use it and/or link to it?
As others said, I already have a PDF reader, and unsurprisingly, it works better than Scribd.
As others said, I already have a PDF reader, and unsurprisingly, it works better than Scribd.
Now that both Firefox and Chrome include built in PDF readers and we've also got other options like SumatraPDF, I see little value in Scribd any more.
I think it's got something to do with how it's a Y Combinator graduate.
Some years ago, while helping a relative out, I saw this first hand with a bunch of Joomla documentation that had been removed to behind its paywall.
(Not that I hadn't already reached this opinion, on a more general basis.)
P.S. I would welcome a non-Scribd link to the letter. I've reached the point where I refuse to run/use Scribd. The monetization is one thing; the horrible UI and my lack of trust in it is another and is the basis for this decision.
That might not still happen.