As modernization progress, so is the way we consume information. While many still read through physical books, more have adopted to using digital versions of these media such as e-books and audiobooks.

However, price of digital books is still high while you can’t even physically have what you’ve purchased (though cheaper than most physical counterparts).

Personally, I would rather purchase a physical book than a digital counterpart.

Moreover, physical versions could be borrowed from libraries for free (sometimes at a membership fee), but is there a legal library for e-books and audiobooks?

Turns out there is, Everand (owned by Scribd) provides an access to millions of books, audiobooks, magazines, podcasts and more for a monthly subscription. The monthly price is even cheaper than popular e-books sold on digital stores! Think of it as the Netflix of e-books.

Everand is the outrageously #1 digital library to affordably access millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and more. I have used Everand for learning, and here’s more about the online app:

What is Everand?

Scribd is a popular platform to read and upload documents, it accepts most documents (legal, not duplicate of one on the site) while others could either pay a monthly subscription or upload one of their documents to access the files.

Aside from that, Scribd (the company) also owns Everand and Slideshare.

Everand is their digital library service that offers e-books, audiobooks, sheet music, podcasts and magazines for a monthly fee. The monthly fee includes premium to Scribd and Everand as well.

Price per month is P129 (Philippine price), wherein users gain access to their vast libraries on the web, iOS, Android and even offline.

The vast library includes e-books and audiobooks from renowned publishers and independent authors alike, along with podcasts and so much more.

Note that access to most media is unlimited but some titles have limits. Their website disclosed that these are caused by each user’s individual recent reading/listening activity; the limitation will end until the next billing cycle. [never actually encountered this]

Getting Started with Everand

Everand subscription alone is a good deal (and much better because of Scribd, Slideshare included).

Creating an account is quick and easy; simply use social media platforms or e-mail.

The top menu filters media based on the following: audiobooks, e-books, podcasts, and Everand Originals.

Bottom menu includes Home, Top Charts, Discover (search), Saved (bookmarked, downloaded for offline consumption), and Account.

The user-interface is clean, and browsing/reading/listening contents is quick and easy. Though, there is sometimes a hassle, this can be solved through setting No restrictions under the battery usage details.

Experience with Everand

I am a fan of subscription-type model on e-books and audiobooks, as compared to having to pay per piece. Everand has made reading electronic materials convenient at an affordable price.

I usually read a book once and only re-read when extremely necessary, [others re-read media multiple times]. In any way, nobody re-reads materials multiple times unless you are a teacher and have to teach the materials every now and then. [tip: if there are parts of the materials that resonate with you, simply create a note or have a screenshot that part and save on your drive.]

There are books that I would want to read but not on their library, and almost all I need is there. Nevertheless, there are alternatives; and YouTube is always a good partner to listening to audio materials or summaries of audiobooks and listening to documentaries.

Final Thoughts

A bookworm refers to a person who loves to read. Reading provides numerous benefits such as improved concentration, memory, and analytical skills. It also boosts vocabulary, communication abilities, and enhanced imagination and creativity.

Books are the top option if you are looking for refined information [since it surely has undergone several proofreading before publication]. Anyhow, there is a decline in public libraries as information are moving digital.

Having to purchase each book, or e-book, to read is quite expensive; having in mind that you’ll only read them at most once only. That is why a digital library is needed.

Everand has solved this problem. With a flat monthly subscription, you will receive access to millions of e-books, audiobooks and more.

So far, this is the best platform offering such service. I highly recommend it, and I have subscribed at least thrice (three non-consecutive) on the platform; switching to YouTube and Spotify (podcasts) from time to time. That is to avoid overwhelming number of digital subscriptions and focusing only to up to two each month.

Try, learn a lot.