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Find a Location

Scribd has 3 locations, listed below.

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    • Scribd

      460 Bryant Street, #100 San Francisco, CA 94107

    • Scribd

      539 Bryant St Ste 200 San Francisco, CA 94107-1269

    • Scribd

      333 Bush St Ste 2400 San Francisco, CA 94104-2806

    Business ProfileforScribd

    Internet Service
    Multi Location Business

    Current Alerts For This Business

    Pattern of Complaint:

    Scribd.com came to BBB’s attention in March 2010.  A review of complaints was done in November 2023 and based on BBB files, the company has a pattern of complaints. The pattern found states issues with charges after cancelling their subscription. We encourage users to review their Terms of Use, and utilize their Help Center for assistance.  

    On November 27, 2023, the company provided BBB with the following information

    CANCELATIONS::
    Scribd memberships can be canceled via a user’s Your Account (account settings) page on our website: https://www.scribd.com/your-account

    A detailed cancelation guide can be found in our Help Center here: https://support.scribd.com/hc/articles/210134046-How-to-cancel-your-premium-membership


    **PLEASE NOTE: Users will know their account has been successfully canceled when they see the green banner with the message “Successfully canceled your membership. This may take a few seconds to take effect” displayed on the page. They will also receive a confirmation email to the email address registered to the Scribd account. The only reason a customer would not receive a cancelation confirmation is if their email address is incorrect on their Scribd account, or they did not complete the cancelation.
     
     
    CONTACTING SCRIBD SUPPORT::
    We do not offer phone support. Our web-based support team is available to assist 7 days per week via email.
     
    If a customer writes to Scribd asking for their account to be canceled or requesting a refund, we do so within a 27 business hour or 3 business day SLA. However, more often than not, these support cases are addressed well within or under that time by our specialists. Additionally, customers are provided with these response/resolution time expectations in their confirmation email after they have successfully submitted a support ticket to us.
     
    Users can open a support ticket by visiting https://support.scribd.com/hc/requests/new 
    and selecting the “Ask a Question” option in the center of the page.

    More details about the kinds of support our team offers here: https://support.scribd.com/hc/articles/210135446-Scribd-Support
     
    Additionally, our Help Center, https://support.scribd.com/hc/,  has robust self-service capabilities for users to cancel their accounts and request a refund. The Help Center can also be accessed via the app by selecting Account >> FAQ/Support >> Ask A Question >> Self-Service options will populate (If you still need help, scroll to the bottom and select “Contact Support” to fill out an email ticket request form).                

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.56/5stars

    Average of 64 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    316 complaints closed in last 3 years

    100 complaints closed in last 12 months

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Reasons for BBB Rating

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    Overview

    Scribd, Inc. has grown as a company to oversee three great products:

    Everand: the new home for ebooks, audiobooks, podcasts, magazines, newspapers, and sheet music
    Scribd: a digital document library for community-uploaded content 
    SlideShare: a collection of community-uploaded presentations and professional content

    Please visit our Help Center for more information on the differences between the products we oversee: https://support.scribd.com/hc/

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Scribd has 3 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

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      • Scribd

        460 Bryant Street, #100 San Francisco, CA 94107

      • Scribd

        539 Bryant St Ste 200 San Francisco, CA 94107-1269

      • Scribd

        333 Bush St Ste 2400 San Francisco, CA 94104-2806

      Location of This Business
      460 Bryant Street, #100, San Francisco, CA 94107
      BBB File Opened:
      3/12/2010
      Years in Business:
      17
      Business Started:
      5/1/2007
      Business Started Locally:
      5/1/2007
      Business Incorporated:
      3/9/2007
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Number of Employees:
      200
      Alternate Business Name
      • Scribd.com
      • Scribd, Inc.
      Business Management
      • Mr. Tony Grimminck, CEO
      • Mr. Jerry Goure, Director of Customer Care
      • Ms. Allison Carlson, Manager of Customer Care
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. Tony Grimminck, CEO
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (415) 896-9896
        Primary Fax

      Email Addresses

      Customer Complaints

      316 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      04/13/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Billing Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      Scribd has illicitly charged me $3.76 on April 13, 2024. This isn't the first time they've engaged in this deceitful practice; they previously hit me with unauthorized charges in September 2022 for two consecutive months. After filing a complaint (Request #*******), I was refunded. Now, they've resumed charging me for a service I never subscribed to. This is a blatant case of fraud and unauthorized transactions.
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      Customer Reviews

      64 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Janice R

      1 star

      04/07/2024

      Several months ago, I foolishly subscribed to Scribd not knowing that the "free trial" offer was not free. I was subsequently billed twice within that "30-day free trial" offer so I tried cancelling my membership. Unfortunately, for the subscriber anyway, you cannot contact them by phone so I tried using their chat line to do so and was given a ticket number via email for my complaint. Upon looking at the email they sent me, there was no number, no acknowledgement of my complaint, nothing. I went onto their site and cancelled my membership and was told that I still had til mid-April to use the account. That was in March. I contacted my bank and disputed the transaction. I was forced to change debit cards so they would no longer be able to withdraw any funds from my account. I thought all was well. Then, this morning I received a notice from my bank stating that Scribd had tried again to withdraw funds from my account but was denied...thank God! This company is a scam! If you look up Scribd online as an ereading option, there are reviews about it that say it's a good option to say Kindle Unlimited. What they don't tell you is that Scribd has multiple complaints against them for fraud. Buyer beware! If I could give Scribd less stars than one, I would.

      Scribd Response

      04/08/2024

      Hello Janice, we appreciate your message! We've reviewed your account, but we do not see the subscription was canceled, which is why you were charged. We've canceled the subscription to ensure no more charges are attempted. We also removed your payment information. Hope this was helpful! Thanks again and have a great rest of your day!

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