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When ebook subscription services started, I subscribed initially to Scribd – first the free trial, and then a paid subscription for a couple of months. At around the same time, Amazon started their Kindle Unlimited. That was very enticing since we are Amazon Prime subscribers. So I signed up for Kindle Unlimited as well.

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For a couple of months, I kept both subscriptions ongoing. Meanwhile, I got myself a Kindle Paperwhite and fell in love with it. And then, to adhere to my monthly budget causes, I had to choose between the two.

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The contrast between the two services, I found was this:

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  1. Method of Reading:
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With Kindle Unlimited books, I could read them using the Paperwhite or the smartphone app or the web browser reader app on laptops and desktops.

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Scribd books were available only on the smartphone app or web browser. They did not support any e-ink readers, which are oh-so-good to read on (did I mention I absolutely love reading on the Kindle Paperwhite?). And I was quite sad about that.

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I have recently found, however that there are a few Android based E-ink readers like the Onyx or the Boyue T62+. So this difference might become a on-issue for me in the future if I decide to go the Android E-Ink reader route.

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  1. Selection:
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Scribd had a better huger selection of books. Kindle Unlimited seem sto have a whole lot of Indie Authors. Overall, I found that Scribd had more of the books I want to read.

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  1. Notes and Highlights:
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This was the feature which made the decision: I like to make notes and highlight paragraphs as I read. And I love that Amazon provides a Kindle Your Highlights page which consolidates all the notes and highlights into one page. And then the, Bookcision – the Javascript bookmarklet helps make it look pretty and allows me to download them in a text or xml or json format.

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What about Scribd? Well, at the time, they did not have a notes and highlights feature. And so I went with Kindle Unlimited in the past.

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But why am I talking about it now? Well, there are a few books on my to-read list which seem to ebe available only on Scribd, and I was re-considering subscribing. That they have now introduced the “Notes and Highlights” feature makes Scribd even more attractive.

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But for some reason, they have not yet provided a way to consolidate all the notes and Highlights and provide a copy or download option.

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And so, I am quite disappointed and have decided to wait to see if Scribd will provide the consolidated notes and highlights feature.

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