There are a couple of ways to download Scribd documents without paying for them.

I
prefer the first way as it is the easiest. I have had mixed results with it though. The
majority of the time I get the document no problem but occasionally I see error: invalid
key errors or the page hangs while loading. Your mileage may vary.

1. Navigate to Scribd and find a document you want to download.

2. Right click an empty space within the document and select Show Source.
(Google Chrome).

3. Hit Ctrl + F and search that source code for access_key. Copy it somewhere. It
should look something like key-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.

4. Go back to the document and check the document ID in the URL. It should look
sometime like https://www.scribd.com/read/NUMBER/DOCUMENT TITLE. You
want the NUMBER.

5. Create a new URL using the access key, document ID and this partial URL.
http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?
document_id=NUMBER&access_key=key-ACCESS_KEY

6. Paste the URL into a new tab and wait for the page to load. Depending on the
book and how busy the Scribd servers are, this could take a while.

7. Once loaded, print to PDF and you have your document.

Like I said, I have had mixed results with this method but it is simple so I always use it
first. There is another way if that one doesnt work for you either.