Spotify launches audiobook-only tier

Spotify has had audiobooks for a while now, but no special plan for them. That changes today with the launch of the new Audiobooks Access subscription tier. This costs $9.99 and grants you access to 15 hours of listening to audiobooks.

That sounds great, maybe, but consider that the Spotify Premium plan is only $1 more at $10.99, also gets you 15 hours of listening to audiobooks, but on top of that you have ad-free music and podcasts - a perk that's missing from the Audiobooks Access tier. It seems like a no-brainer to just go for Premium if you're ever going to want to enjoy ad-free music.

But for those who have been waiting for an audiobooks-only plan, well, now there is one.

Spotify says that since launching audiobooks in Premium, it's seen "a 45% increase in free users searching for and interacting with audiobook content each day". And that prompted this.

The Audiobooks Access tier is currently only available in the US. Spotify's audiobook catalog is over 200,000 titles big.

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