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## Scribd has been like this for years and years. It's unlimited with a caveat.

I've  
been a subscriber for something like 3 years and it's not new. It has nothing to do  
with your free trial or canceling and has everything to do with royalties. Netflix  
mostly owns the content on its platform now in order to avoid royalties. Scribd  
doesn't own its catalogue at all. If you listen to a bunch of avon audiobooks you  
lose the entire avon catalogue. If you listen to a bunch of recordedbooks books you  
lose that whole catalogue. Listen to a bunch of Julia Quinn and lose the rest of  
her back catalogue.

You say you had "unlimited" audiobooks but if you're not listening to about 6 you  
won't hit the limit, or if you're listening to indie authors you won't hit the  
limit. Listen to about three Lorraine Heath's and you will lose access to the rest.

There's nothing scammy about it you just didn't do a cursory google before you gave  
them your money and are mad you didn't know something literally on their faq