Spotify’s free audiobook perk is now live for US Premium subscribers
by Jess Weatherbed from The Verge - All Posts on (#6G776)
Premium subscribers in the US can now access Spotify's catalog of 200,000 audiobooks. | Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Spotify Premium subscribers in the US can now access the streaming platform's on-demand catalog of over 200,000 audiobooks, alongside 15 hours of listening each month for free. Ten hours of additional listening can be purchased for $10.99 if you need a top-up between billing cycles. Premium subscriptions start at $10.99 per month.
Audiobooks will appear on the Spotify home feed, and specific titles can be searched for just like music tracks. Spotify has also curated a selection of nine suggested audiobook titles if you need some recommendations on where to start. Audiobook access has already rolled out to paid Spotify subscribers in the UK and Australia.
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