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Is there a non-scribd link?

• yebyen 12y ago
  https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=954967 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=954967 "Scribd was seed funded by Y Combinator."
  • yebyen 12y ago
    This was in the top google results looking for a connection, I knew it was a fact but I don't know why people hate on Scribd or why it would be considered ethically or morally wrong... I think it's relevant that Scribd is supported by Y-Combinator. Is there a reason why you don't want to click through to Scribd and press download?
    • gabriel34 12y ago
      Because they hide most content behind a paywall (even content they don't own) and still allow it to be indexed by search engines. It is really frustrating to search for a more elusive document and find it on scribd only to discover its behind a paywall. They break down search engines by allowing indexation of unavailable content.