Spotify launched audiobook for U.S. listeners in Sep, 2022 with more than 300,000 titles. Currently in 2023, Audiobooks on Spotify are available in the US, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
For now, Audiobooks on Spotify can only be purchased in the Spotify Web Player, but you can listen in the app once you’ve unlocked a title. Head to open.spotify.com, find an audiobook you want to listen to, and follow the steps to check out. Then head back to the app and start listening. You’ll find all your saved and unlocked audiobooks in Your Library. Audiobooks on Spotify are available for a one-time purchase and don’t require Spotify premium subscription. You can pay using the debit or credit card of your choice.
When you purchase an audiobook on a family plan, it will only be visible to you and available for listening on your Spotify account. Other members of the plan will not have access to the title.
1. Go to the Spotify Web Player on your phone, laptop, tablet or computer. Find a title you want to listen to.
2. Enter your payment details to make a one-time purchase and unlock the audiobook.
3. Go to Spotify app – Your Library and start listening the audiobook.
Spotify audiobook prices range from $3 to $50. There are also some free audiobooks. Currently, audiobooks can only be purchased or got via the web. Once you’ve paid to unlock access to the audiobook, it can be listened to using the app.
Yes, go to Spotify web player audiobook page, scroll down and you will find some free audiobooks.
Open an audiobook and click the Get button.
Spotify will add the audiobook to your library. Click Back to Spotify button.
Now you will find the audiobook under Your Library. Click the play button to enjoy.
The availability of free audiobooks on Spotify is always changing. Some audiobooks that are currently free might not remain free in the future.
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Same as Spotify music, only Spotify premium users can download Audiobooks for offline playback.
After purchasing the audiobook, click the download icon to download it on Mac/Windows/Android/iOS.
Spotify
The service is not subscription-based; instead, you pay for each book individually. However, once you purchase a book, you own it permanently, even without a Spotify membership.
Audible
Your monthly $7.95 subscription gives you access to its library of thousands of select audiobooks and podcasts in the Audible Plus Catalog and allows you to listen to as many as you want. Note that there are some premium titles, including bestsellers are excluded from the general collection. For access to those, you need to upgrade to a Premium Plus subscription, which costs $14.95/month. You will get 1 credit per month to be used to redeem any title from our Premium selections. These titles are yours to keep forever! There’s also a bonus if you’re an Amazon Prime member—you automatically get two titles free when you sign up for an Audible Premium Plus trial.
You can also purchase audiobooks directly without Audible membership.
Spotify
Spotify launched audiobooks with over 350,000 titles in its catalog, including a wide range of genres such as fiction, non-fiction, historical fiction, romance, mystery thriller, and some free audiobooks.
Audible
On the Audible website, it says that they offer thousands of audiobooks, Audible Originals, and exclusive podcasts. Audible Originals are exclusive audio titles created and produced at Audible studios, where they collaborate with famous storytellers and personalities from various fields such as journalism, cinema, theatre, literature, and more.
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