Spotify Audiobooks continues the company’s mission to be a one-stop listening store.
Spotify entering the audiobook sector was expected after the business acquired Findaway in 2021. Spotify Audiobooks debuts Sept. 20 for U.S. customers.
What’s New?
You can listen to music, podcasts, and books without a Spotify Premium subscription. Audiobooks on Spotify, meanwhile, aren’t free.
Spotify is exploring various business structures, but audiobooks can be purchased individually. To buy an audiobook through Spotify.
What’s More?
You’ll be directed to the web to complete your purchase, then returned to the app.
Each audiobook has standard pricing. Spotify Premium users aren’t discounted.
The portal offers more than 300,000 audiobooks in a variety of genres, including Jenny Han’s The Summer I Turned Pretty and Michelle Obama’s Becoming. Listeners can bookmark and rate books. Titles have user ratings.
Digging Into More Details
Spotify plans to expand its recommendation algorithm to audiobooks in the near future, allowing for personalized recommendations.
The business aims to expand Spotify Audiobooks to other nations. Mashable asked, and audiobook listening won’t be included with Spotify Wrapped.