For years, Scribd, now rebranded as Everand, was one of the few services offering something close to all-you-can-listen audiobooks for a flat monthly fee. For families, that was rare. Most audiobook services run on credits or per-title purchases, so true unlimited listening was hard to find.
Over time, that flat-rate model has shifted. Like several services before it, Everand has moved toward a system where heavy listeners can hit limits rather than purely unlimited access. Terms change often, so check Everand's current details directly. But the days of simple, uncapped all-access have largely faded there.
It is a familiar pattern. All-access audiobook licensing is expensive to sustain, so over the years the list of services offering genuinely unlimited listening has gotten shorter, not longer.
Why true unlimited is rare
Publishers license audiobooks in ways that make uncapped listening costly for any service to offer. Most respond with credits, purchases, or quiet limits. Only a few have negotiated real all-access terms, and fewer still that are curated specifically for children.
The all-access alternative for families
Sherwood is one of the few genuinely unlimited, all-access kids' libraries. That means:
- Unlimited audiobooks and ebooks. No credits, no per-title purchases, no monthly cap to watch.
- No waitlists or holds. Unlike borrowing through a library app, every title is available the moment your child wants it.
- One subscription for the whole family. Up to six child profiles, all unlimited.
- Read-along on every audiobook. Kids see the words as they hear them, so listening builds reading.
If you came to Everand or Scribd originally because it was unlimited, and you have kids, Sherwood is a natural home for that same all-you-can-listen freedom. It is built for children, and for families with more than one of them.
The takeaway
Unlimited audiobook access used to be easy to find and is now genuinely scarce. For a children's library specifically, one that is curated, read-along enabled, and unlimited for every kid on one plan, Sherwood is one of the only places that still offers it.
Try Sherwood's unlimited library free for 60 minutes, no card required.