Spotify has introduced a new subscription option, the Audiobooks Access Tier, which is currently available only in the US. This plan offers 15 hours of audiobook listening each month for $10, providing access to Spotify’s library of over 200,000 titles. Interestingly, this tier is priced lower than Spotify Premium, which costs $11 per month and also includes 15 hours of audiobook listening time. However, unused listening time does not roll over to the next month. Since Spotify started offering 15 hours of audiobook listening to Premium subscribers at no extra cost in November, there’s been a 45% increase in those on the free tier searching for and interacting with audiobook material every day. This surge in interest is a strong reason for Spotify to try an audiobook-only subscription tier.
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