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Everand
Unlimited ebook, audiobook, magazine and sheet music subscription, the consumer reading service formerly called Scribd
As of 1 September 2026, Everand starts at $11.99/month. The subscription reading app most people used to know as Scribd. Softwr lists it under Publishing. Everand is made by Scribd, Inc., available on iOS, Android, Web.
Overview
What Everand does
Everand is a flat monthly subscription giving unlimited access to a large catalogue of ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, podcasts and sheet music, plus curated documents. It began life as part of Scribd, but Scribd Inc. split the consumer reading product into its own brand, Everand, while Scribd itself now focuses on document upload, sharing and research use, and SlideShare remains a separate presentation-sharing product under the same corporate umbrella. The naming split matters for a directory because search demand and existing links still say Scribd, but the product being searched for is Everand. Commercially, Everand competes with Storytel and Kindle Unlimited on the same unlimited-access model rather than the credit model of Audible or Libro.fm, though it caps some heavy-usage patterns rather than offering truly unlimited audiobook listening in every case. It differs from library apps entirely, since there is no card requirement, no holds queue and no borrow limit tied to a library budget. Buyers are readers and listeners who want one flat-fee subscription across formats, including magazines and sheet music that dedicated ebook or audiobook services do not offer. The trade-off against Kindle Unlimited is a smaller ebook catalogue from major publishers in some categories, and against Storytel it is a catalogue weighted more towards documents and curated non-fiction than deep audiobook fiction back-catalogues.
What people use it for
- A reader who wants ebooks, audiobooks and magazines in one subscription instead of three separate ones
- A musician or student who wants sheet music access alongside general reading
- Someone who used to know this product as Scribd and wants the current consumer reading app
- A reader who does not want to deal with library holds queues or eligibility rules
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Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Everand.
- The rebrand from Scribd to Everand has left search results and old links pointing at the wrong product, so users researching it need to know the current name to find accurate pricing and reviews.
- Some very popular or newly released audiobooks are subject to access limits despite the unlimited marketing, so it is not truly unlimited for every title in practice.
- Its ebook catalogue from major publishers is thinner in some genres than Kindle Unlimited, particularly for the newest bestsellers.
- Document and research content inherited from the original Scribd platform is mixed in with literary content, which some subscribers find cluttered.
- Regional catalogue availability varies, and titles available in the US subscription are not guaranteed to be available elsewhere.
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Pricing
What Everand costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Everand
$11.99 /mo
- Unlimited ebooks, audiobooks and magazines
- Sheet music and podcast access
- Offline downloads
- Occasional access caps on some high-demand audiobook titles
Capabilities
Features
Unlimited ebooks and audiobooks
One subscription covering both formats without separate purchases
Magazines and sheet music
Access to periodicals and sheet music not covered by most audiobook-first competitors
Podcasts
Curated podcast access within the same subscription
Offline access
Download titles for offline reading and listening
Curated documents
Access to research documents and guides carried over from the original Scribd catalogue
Multi-device sync
Continue reading or listening across phone, tablet and web
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
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Is this the same as Scribd?
It is the successor to the consumer reading side of Scribd; the Scribd name now refers to the document upload and research platform, while Everand is the unlimited subscription.
Do I need a library card?
No, it is a paid subscription with no library eligibility requirement, unlike Libby or Hoopla.
Is audiobook access truly unlimited?
Mostly, though some in-demand titles carry access limits despite the general unlimited positioning.
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