Trip Adler

Scribd Jumps From Publishing to Reading With Float App

Liz Gannes in Social on July 19, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

Scribd today unveils a major initiative called Float. It’s extending Scribd’s technology for uploading and accessing PDFs into something potentially much broader: Reading.

Top Docs on Scribd in 2010: Prop 8, P ? NP, GOP Pledge

Liz Gannes in Social on December 19, 2010 at 10:00 pm PT

A gay-marriage court ruling, a buzz-worthy computer science proof, a political platform and some macaroni-and-cheese recipes were the most shared documents on Scribd in 2010.

Opposite Day: Scribd E-Book Writer's Jump to Mainstream

Kara Swisher in News on September 29, 2009 at 2:34 pm PT

Earlier today, BoomTown posted a video interview with Scribd CEO Trip Adler about the online publishing start-up. Now, here is a video of a chat I had with Kemble Scott, an author who has made use of the service in an innovative backwards effort at traditional publishing.

Scribd CEO Trip Adler Speaks!

Kara Swisher in News on September 29, 2009 at 5:01 am PT

Yesterday, BoomTown checked in with Docstoc CEO Jason Nazar about the document sharing start-up. Today, it’s Trip Adler, CEO of its much larger rival, Scribd. Launched in early 2007, the San Francisco-based online publishing company allows customers to share a wider range of documents, including books and manuscripts. It now claims to have 10 million documents.