Put down your headphones. Spotify wants you to pick up an actual book.

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After significantly growing its podcast offerings, Spotify is now focusing on expanding its selection of audiobooks.

The audio platform, based in Sweden, is working to help people find and buy books, both digital and physical. They recently announced a new feature called Page Match, which lets readers seamlessly switch between reading a physical book and listening to the audiobook version simply by scanning the page. The platform will also allow users to buy physical books directly through it.

Spotify is aiming to make reading and listening more convenient and adaptable to people’s daily routines. According to Owen Smith, Spotify’s head of audiobooks, they’re expanding their platform to include both digital and physical books, helping authors connect with readers and allowing people to enjoy books in any format, anywhere they are.

Page Match is a new feature that lets you seamlessly switch between reading a physical book (or ebook) and listening to the audiobook. Simply scan a page with your camera, and the audiobook will start playing from that exact point. It works both ways – you can also scan a page to pick up where you left off in the physical book after listening. This feature will be available to all users by the end of the month.

Page Match is available to all Premium and Audiobook+ subscribers. Free users can also use it if they’ve bought an audiobook directly through Spotify.

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Spotify distributed over $11 billion to artists and rights holders last year. As the platform expands and subscription costs increase, they also intend to address the use of artificial intelligence on their service.

Starting this spring, Spotify is partnering with Bookshop.org to let listeners in the U.S. and U.K. buy physical books directly through the app. When you make a purchase on Spotify, Bookshop.org will send the money to independent bookstores and take care of everything else – pricing, stock, and shipping.

Bookshop.org CEO Andy Hunter expressed enthusiasm about Spotify’s potential to help local bookstores. According to a recent statement, Spotify will direct readers to Bookshop.org, providing financial support to independent booksellers with every purchase made.

Launched in 2006 and based in L.A.’s Arts District, this company has grown into the world’s leading audio streaming service. It offers over 100 million songs, podcasts, and audiobooks, available in more than 180 countries. Audiobooks became part of the service in 2022.

Spotify Premium subscribers receive a set amount of time each month to listen to audiobooks. This feature is currently available in 22 countries and offers access to over 500,000 titles in English. Spotify reports that over half of Premium users who have access to audiobooks in English-speaking regions have given them a try, with a 36% increase in new listeners and a 37% jump in total listening time.

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Following recent successes – including winning a podcast award at the Golden Globes and launching a video podcast on Netflix – the music streaming service is increasing its subscription price for U.S. customers.

According to a recent announcement, Spotify is helping the publishing industry grow and is changing the way people discover new books, thanks to the popularity of audiobooks on the platform.

Spotify has been expanding beyond just music streaming in recent years. They’ve invested heavily in podcasts, opening a new studio in Hollywood, launching shows with Netflix, and offering more ways for creators to earn money. Recently, Spotify also increased prices for its premium subscriptions in the U.S.

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2026-02-05 23:01