Good for Scribd. Far more interesting to this book publicist, though, was the fact that I read about Scribd’s new ecommerce venture in no fewer than three major media outlets today: Publishers Weekly , the Washington Post, and the New York Times.

Jeez. I care only marginally about the fact that Scribd will now charge readers for digital content (books, magazines, newspapers, research reports, etc.), and 80% of the proceeds will go directly to the contents’ publishers. (Scribd’s service will only be as impressive as its content, and I haven’t had a chance yet to check out the site — I’ll reserve judgment until I have).