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Does Paying Top Dollar For Domains Still Make Sense In The Age Of Apps?

While seven-figure domain names might make sense for established web companies and online services, in the app space, there's a sense an expensive domain dot-com isn't as important. READ»

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Scribd Debuts Float, A Netflix-Style Competitor To Pulse, Flipboard, Instapaper

Document-sharing service Scribd, the world's largest social publishing site with more than 75 million monthly readers, launches an iPhone and web content-reading app. Will its UI and design help it compete in a crowded field?READ»

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Could Scribd Stats Change the Way We Write?

The "YouTube for documents" releases an analytics tool that gives insight on people's reading patterns. Thanks to Scribd, you’re about to find out what happens. READ»

Y Combinator, TechStars: Investor Mentorship and Leverage Outweigh Capital

Has investor mentorship, leverage, and brand value become more important to start-ups than seed money?READ»

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Amazon Formatting e-Books for Non-Kindle Readers, Opening Kindle to Outside Titles?

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced this morning his intention to make Kindle books available on mobile devices other than Amazon's own Kindle e-reader and the iPhone. Speaking at Wired magazine's Disruptive by Design Conference ...READ»

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Simon & Schuster Pens Deal With Scribd to Sell Digital Titles, Should Amazon Be Scared?

Book publisher Simon & Schuster will offer 5,000 of its titles for sale digitally via document-sharing site Scribd.com, opening a fresh chapter in Amazon's epic struggle to dominate the e-book market with its Kindle e-reader. ...READ»

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Scribd Launches User-Gen Bookstore

The Scribd Store, which opened this morning in beta, is the latest online venture that could change the way the ailing publishing industry staggers into the 21st century. Scribd has been live for two years now, and until today, has ...READ»