Scribd Starts Netflix-Like Service For Comics
Scribd, a subscription service that provides an all-you-can eat selection of books and audiobooks, has now added comic books to its lineup. Available today, Scribd’s comic section contains more 10,000 comic books from various publishers that you can read on computers, phones and tablets. Scribd isn’t the first to this party. Individual publishers Marvel and Archie comics have also tried their hand a comics subscription services. And there are services like ComicsFix, which offers a subscription to indie publishers. But Scribd is the first to have a wide variety of comics from both major and indie publishers, including Marvel, Archie, IDW, Zenescope, Dynamite, Top Shelf, Top Cow and Valiant. Sorry, no DC or Image. Scribd’s comics service is available as part of its regular $8.99 monthly fee, which also gives you access to its more than a million digital books and audiobooks. I’ve been a longtime subscriber of the Marvel Unlimited service, so I signed up for the Scribd service’s free trial to check out what was on offer. The