Why does this company exist

Why do journalists put documents on Scribd? "Open this doc in the app to read past the first 3 pages" - oh, but the document isnt actually available in the app, and also, would you like to sign up as a paid member?

No. No one needs to be a paid member to read public PDFs in 2017. Everyone hates your stupid company gating content in an attempt to find a business model.

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