Everand combines e-books, audiobooks, and book clubs in a single subscription

Reading platform Everand has launched a new subscription package that consolidates e-books, audiobooks, and the Fable book club community into one service. The offering positions itself as a direct competitor to Amazon.

Reading platform Everand has taken steps to compete with Amazon by offering a new subscription that gives users access to both e-books and audiobooks while incorporating the functionality of the Fable book club community.

The new combined subscription stands out in the market by uniting three key components of digital reading: books in text and audio formats, and the social reading experience. Fable is a well-known book club platform that enables readers to discuss books and create shared reading lists.

Everand, formerly known as Scribd, has been actively expanding its service offerings in recent years. The company aims to create a comprehensive reading ecosystem that offers an alternative to Amazon's Kindle and Audible. Adding the book club element to the subscription is a novel move that brings a community dimension to the platform.