Scribd acquires presentation-sharing platform SlideShare from LinkedIn

E-book subscription company Scribd has acquired presentation-sharing platform SlideShare from LinkedIn for an undisclosed amount. "Today, we're excited to add over 40 million presentations to our reading ecosystem," said Scribd. CEO Trip Adler added, "We have a lot of experience with a product like this... we're in a good position to make SlideShare really successful."