Got a Backlog of Long-Form Articles? Spotify Can Now Read Them Aloud
Spotify is introducing a trial of 650 narrated long-form articles in its audiobooks library. These articles, produced by Spotify's in-house team, are available in English across 22 markets and are accessible to premium subscribers without additional costs. Free users can purchase the articles individually for $1.99 each.
- ▪Spotify is trialing 650 narrated articles in its audiobooks library.
- ▪The articles are produced by Spotify's in-house team and run for less than two hours.
- ▪Premium subscribers can access the articles without paying extra, while free users can purchase them for $1.99 each.
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If you're someone who wishes to dig into long-form articles, but just can’t find the time or patience to do it, Spotify is trialing 650 narrated articles in its audiobooks library.Each narrated article is produced by the streamer’s in-house Spotify Audiobooks team and runs for less than two hours. The initial lot is a curated collection of stories from publications including Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, Vogue, Variety, Billboard, Vibe, GQ, Wired, Vanity Fair, and Pitchfork.The articles will be available in English across Spotify’s 22 audiobook markets. Premium subscribers can access them without paying extra. Listening hours will be deducted from your 15-hour monthly audiobook allowance. If you exhaust your monthly allowance, there’s an option to top up.
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