Because Spotify is my music app, you see. “Want to listen to Audiobooks on Spotify?” read the notification I received on Wednesday. Now the company is spamming users with notifications when they open the app seeking unfiltered access to the tunes they pay for. Late last month Spotify announced it was further diluting its singular, very cluttered app with the addition of audiobooks. The music app we loved is dead and it’s not coming back. Now it’s spamming users with audiobook ads. The company has made several big investments into podcasts, including Joe Rogan’s controversial series and a now-expired deal with Barack and Michelle Obama’s media company.OPINION: Spotify was pushing it with podcasts.

It’s the latest effort from Spotify to expand into the world of audio beyond music. The new service offers offline listening, automatic bookmarking, speed control, and listener-driven book ratings. Martin’s A Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire is currently $36.90. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring costs $25.90 and George R. Jennette McCurdy’s memoir I’m Glad My Mom Died retails at publication time for $13.99 J.R.R. Users have to purchase books individually to listen to them.Īs with any digital audiobook hub, the prices of the titles vary.

Over 300,000 titles are available on a pay-per-book model, meaning they’re not automatically available to stream with an existing paid Spotify subscription. listeners the opportunity to stream audiobooks.

Spotify has announced that it’s getting into the audiobook business.

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