Unrelated:
Inhale: I signed up for a Scribd membership to get the audiobooks for something cheaper than Audible. That's been great. I go through a lot of audiobooks, and I've been getting m money's worth.
Vent: I started reading ebooks through it as well--specifically, KJ Charles, who goes by real fast. I read something like four in a week. Suddenly, all but a couple of my saved books are 'available soon'--with 'soon' defined as 'after the next billing cycle starts.' The internet tells me that this is something Scribd has been doing for a while: they throttle your saved books. Not sure why I haven't run into it before--maybe because I read faster than I can listen?--but in a fit of fury I cancelled my membership.
Inhale: They offered me a free thirty days more, which would take me to the next billing cycle for free and unlock some books. Ok, fine. I accepted the free thirty days, then canceled my membership, effective end of July. It's now the next billing cycle, and I've got some more books unlocked.
Vent: I accidentally clicked the unhideable button on the website that goes 'renew your membership'. Oops. Had to cancel again.
Inhale: The dorks offered me another 30 day renewal perk. I accepted and then canceled again. Now I've got until the end of August before my membership is renewed.
I wonder how often I can repeat this cycle before they quit offering me 30 day extensions for free? because I paid them good money and they played me false, so I will take full advantage of every automated retention perk they give me. (Also, books don't seem to be throttled right now. Not sure if it's the new billing cycle or if they don't play that game with people in the 30-day free trial membership, but I hope it's the second. If so, then I can spend all my time in 30-day free trial memberships, without having to wait for books to become available.)
In conclusion: Scribd sucks. They don't play fair. But I feel like I've gotten the better of them. For now.
