{"id":1215,"date":"2010-08-11T16:48:56","date_gmt":"2010-08-11T22:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=1215"},"modified":"2010-08-14T17:07:55","modified_gmt":"2010-08-14T23:07:55","slug":"what-is-scribd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/11\/what-is-scribd\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Scribd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Hyla+headshot+2010+smile.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1222\" style=\"margin: 6px; border: 1px solid black;\" title=\"Hyla+headshot+2010+smile\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Hyla+headshot+2010+smile.jpg\" alt=\"Hyla+headshot+2010+smile\" width=\"175\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a>Now &#8212; I haven&#8217;t tried Scribd yet&#8230; But I&#8217;m intrigued, mostly because of <a title=\"How one author is using scribd to find readers\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.writersdigest.com\/norules\/2010\/07\/27\/HowOneAuthorIsUsingScribdToFindReaders.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">this story<\/a>, &#8220;<strong><a rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.writersdigest.com\/norules\/2010\/07\/27\/HowOneAuthorIsUsingScribdToFindReaders.aspx\">How One Author Is Using Scribd to Find Readers<\/a>&#8221; by Jane Friedman.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you think about Scribd?<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><a title=\"About Scribd\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scribd.com\/about\" target=\"_blank\">About Scribd<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>They say: &#8220;Scribd is the largest social publishing and reading site in the  world. We&#8217;ve made it incredibly simple for anyone to share and discover  informative, entertaining and original written content on the web and  mobile devices. Our vision is to liberate the written word, to connect  people and organizations with the information and ideas that matter most  to them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now &#8212; I haven&#8217;t tried Scribd yet&#8230; But I&#8217;m intrigued, mostly because of this story, &#8220;How One Author Is Using Scribd to Find Readers&#8221; by Jane Friedman. 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