These are full magazines, that will apparently be linked by interest and related articles based on what you're currently reading. It's worth noting that Scribd's offering isn't nearly as robust as what you can get with Amazon's all-you-can-read Kindle Unlimited subscription, of course.

In all, this seems like an experiment for publishers more than it does Scribd itself. Scribd appears to be happy just to increase what it offers to subscribers. Heads of licensing and biz dev for Time Inc. and New York magazine, on the other hand, seem to be doing it more for insights of how people read their product than seeing it as a revenue driver.

"We're interested in new emerging platforms where we may gain exposure to readers we may not be already reaching," New York's Camilla Cho said.