Audiobooks are next to come into the picture because we see a substantial untapped market: While audiobooks represent just a 6%–7% share of the wider book market, the category is growing by 20% year over year.īut what we’re really excited about is providing a great new experience for listeners-introducing audiobooks to an audience of people who may never have tried them otherwise. We’ve always believed that the potential for audio is limitless, and we’ve been saying for a while now that our ambition is to be the complete package for everyone’s listening needs.
Why are audiobooks the next frontier for us as a company? Today, we’re announcing that 300,000 audiobooks are available on Spotify in the U.S. For the Record sat down with Nir Zicherman, Spotify’s Vice President and Global Head of Audiobooks and Gated Content, to discuss today’s announcement and our vision for audiobooks in the future. We’ve been working to create a seamless audiobooks experience, and we’ll continue to build and innovate on this in the future.
This is just the beginning of Spotify’s audiobooks journey. And we’re excited to launch audiobooks with a brand-new user interface that’s geared specifically for listening to audiobooks and fits them seamlessly alongside the music and podcasts you already listen to and love. will be able to purchase and listen to more than 300,000 audiobook titles-making our platform a true all-in-one destination for everyone’s listening needs. Starting today, Spotify listeners in the U.S. The Spotify you know and love is getting a lot bigger with the addition of a catalog of content that users have been requesting for years: audiobooks. *Update as of Tuesday, November 22, 2022: Audiobooks are also now available for purchase on Spotify in the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. *Update as of Tuesday, March 21, 2023: Audiobooks are also now available for purchase on Spotify in Canada.
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