The company Spotify is in the news a lot at the moment. She recently implemented a feature that allows her totranslate podcasts using AI. And his boss Daniel EK made a notable media outing a few days ago. This during an interview with the Financial Times, wherehe complained in particular about the control of Apple and Google over the market, which according to him is “insane". But today, a completely different subject is being discussed:audio books.
The platform, which originally only offered music streaming, is increasingly expanding its services. And for good reason, it implemented podcasts in 2015, and audiobooks in September 2022. Concerning the latter, it is more than300,000 that have been added to the catalogof the Spotify app last year. However, they were all offered for purchase, and were not included in the subscription. But this should change very soon!
More than 150,000 audiobooks for subscribers
If you're a Spotify subscriber, you'll soon be able to enjoy 150,000 audiobooks without paying any extra fees. This was announced by Daniel EK during a conference where he presented this new service. The boss of the application nevertheless clarified thatlistening will not be unlimited. Premium users will actually haveright to 15 hours of listening per month, and they canbuy overtimeif necessary.
Personalized recommendations
With this new feature, the Spotify team is also implementing a guided recommendation system based on individual tastes: “This is something that every listener will get as soon as they access their app. And it's going to encourage users to choose some of their favorite titles and some of their favorite genres. This is how we will begin to learn how we will suggest the right titles to each listenersaid David Kaefer, vice president and head of audiobooks at Spotify.
Authors will not be left out and will also have access to new customizable tools to promote their creations.
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