Spotify announced Tuesday that it will also offer free audiobook benefits in Canada, Ireland and New Zealand. Users in these markets can listen to 15 hours of audiobooks for free each month. Spotify also announced that it will expand its audiobook catalog from 200,000 to 250,000 titles. This benefit is already available in the US, UK and Australia.
The expansion comes two months after Spotify announced its audiobook service was the second-largest audiobook provider behind Amazon-owned Audible. Spotify says users have listened to more than 150,000 titles since the free service launched last November.
Audiobooks can be found in the Spotify app's home feed or search tab. Audiobooks marked “Included with Premium” can be listened to with a Spotify Premium subscription. You can track your listening time in the Spotify app settings. If you run out of viewing time, you can purchase an additional 10 hours for CAD 14.99, EUR 12.99, or NZD 19.99.
Spotify recently launched a $9.99 per month plan in the US that gives free users access to the company's audiobook collection. This plan includes 15 hours of listening and gives Spotify a way to compete with Audible by targeting users who aren't as interested in Audible's music. music service. Audible's $14.95 monthly subscription gives users 1 credit to purchase a title, while Spotify's $9.99 plan lets users listen to its entire catalog for 15 hours, which is a lot. That's enough time to listen to multiple audiobooks.