🆚 Amazon eBooks vs. Scribd

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Ebook technology
Social media platform

About

Amazon eBooks is the Kindle ebook ecosystem, where users can purchase, download, and read digital books via Amazons Kindle Store.

It uses proprietary formats like AZW, AZW3, and KFX, supports cross-device syncing, and offers a Kindle Unlimited subscription with access to millions of books.

Scribd is a digital document library and reading subscription service that provides access to millions of e-books, audiobooks, magazines, and user-uploaded documents.

It offers offline reading and listening, highlights and personal notes, curated browsing with editorial and algorithmic recommendations, and custom lists of titles.

Headquarters

Seattle, Washington, United States
San Francisco, California, United States

Website

Pricing

Varies per book
Kindle Unlimited$11.99/month
Free version ✔️Ad supported, no downloads
Premium$9.99/month

Categories

Ebooks › Rank #1
Ebooks › Rank #4
Social Media › Rank #53
Science And Research › Rank #6

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

Amazon eBooks technology is 9 times more popular than Scribd.
Total websites

Market share

Ebooks

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Amazon eBooks is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan, while Scribd is more popular in Greece, Vietnam, and Russia.
United States
United Kingdom
Japan
Germany
Canada
Australia
Spain
Italy
France
Brazil

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Amazon eBooks is more popular than Scribd in all market segments.
Blogs/Wiki
Marketing/Merchandising
Entertainment
Education/Reference
Business
Online Shopping
General News
Internet Services
Health
Religion/Ideology

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#6,652
#44,269
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Name
Rank
#14,189
#41,923
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See also

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