{"id":10657,"date":"2023-10-04T08:10:10","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T08:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/spotify-premium-to-include-free-access-to-audiobooks-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-10-04T08:10:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T08:10:10","slug":"spotify-premium-to-include-free-access-to-audiobooks-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/spotify-premium-to-include-free-access-to-audiobooks-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotify Premium to include free access to audiobooks | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Spotify\u00a0said on Tuesday that users of its premium services in the UK and Australia would now have 15 hours of free access to audiobooks a month, with the feature expanding to the United States later this year.<\/p>\n

The music streaming giant is looking to supplement its earnings with other revenue-generating formats such as podcasts and audiobooks. The\u00a0launch<\/a>\u00a0of its audiobook service in the United States last year challenged Amazon’s Audible.<\/p>\n

Spotify last year laid out plans to get one billion users by 2030 and reach $100 billion in annual revenue. The company had also previously promised high-margin returns from its costly expansion into podcasts and audiobooks.<\/p>\n

In July, Spotify\u00a0raised prices<\/a>\u00a0for its premium plans across several countries including the United States and the UK.<\/p>\n

The company said on Tuesday that subscribers will be able to choose from a catalog of over 150,000 audiobooks available as part of the existing Spotify Premium subscriptions, with the option to buy additional 10-hour allocations as top-ups.<\/p>\n

Users must have a premium individual account or be the plan manager for their Family or Duo account in order to take advantage of this feature as of now, the company added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n