Spotify is planning on rolling out a free audiobook trial for subscribers, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The pilot program will feature titles from some of the largest US publishers, and users can expect up to 20 hours of listening — roughly two audiobooks — per month.
The program will purportedly roll out to English-speaking countries first on a limited basis, and the list of available titles is expected to be “broad.” It’s less clear how Spotify aims to compensate publishers, though the WSJ report notes they may receive payment based on how long users spend listening to books.
In this case, it’s an obvious challenge to Amazon’s Audible service, which has a chokehold on the audiobook market.
The move also comes as Spotify tries to add value to its subscriptions following its first price hike in over a decade this past July.
Earlier this week, Spotify users also noticed the company was beginning to test placing in-app lyrics behind a Premium paywall.
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Spotify is planning on rolling out a free audiobook trial for subscribers, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The pilot program will feature titles from some of the largest US publishers, and users can expect up to 20 hours of listening — roughly two audiobooks — per month.
The program will purportedly roll out to English-speaking countries first on a limited basis, and the list of available titles is expected to be “broad.” It’s less clear how Spotify aims to compensate publishers, though the WSJ report notes they may receive payment based on how long users spend listening to books.
In this case, it’s an obvious challenge to Amazon’s Audible service, which has a chokehold on the audiobook market.
The move also comes as Spotify tries to add value to its subscriptions following its first price hike in over a decade this past July.
Earlier this week, Spotify users also noticed the company was beginning to test placing in-app lyrics behind a Premium paywall.
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