Premium subscribers in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg now have access to 12 hours of listening per month.
In October last year, Spotify launched audiobook listening as part of Premium subscriptions. Subscribers thus have access to more than 150,000 books for 15 hours of listening per month. Audiobooks in the Premium subscription are available to subscribers in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
Audiobooks in Premium is now expanding to other regions in Europe: France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Premium subscribers in these regions benefit from 12 hours of listening per month and have access to more than 200,000 titles, including local authors such as Gaël Faye, Maylis de Kerangal, Joël Dicker, Suzanne Vermeer and Saskia Noort. You can find books that are part of Premium subscriptions by searching for “Included with Premium.” Some titles are only available for purchase. Free members can purchase titles. As in other regions, audiobooks are available to individual Premium subscribers and Family and Duo account managers. If the 12 hours of listening time have been used up in the same billing month, users can purchase a 10-hour recharge for 9.99 euros.
Early testing of audiobooks on Spotify has been positive, with Spotify sharing the following information about US listeners. “On Spotify, we saw user engagement increase among listeners who started an audiobook for the first time. In the United States, these users spend an average of five additional hours on Spotify in the two months after starting reading a book. »
If the audiobooks are available in your region, you can find them in the Home feed. There’s also a dedicated audiobook hub, where you can find the best titles, most popular genres, playlists, and much more.
Spotify’s reach presents a significant opportunity to expand the audiobooks market across France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Since our launch in Western Europe 16 years ago, Spotify has evolved into a leading platform for music, podcasts, and now audiobooks. We are proud to spotlight this region’s rich literary tradition, with 15,000 French and 15,000 Dutch and Flemish titles joining our catalog, advancing our mission to empower audio creators globally and connect them with audiences both locally and internationally.
Spotify’s reach provides a significant opportunity to grow the audiobook market in France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. Since its launch in Western Europe 16 years ago, Spotify has become a leading platform for music, podcasts and now audiobooks. We are proud to highlight the rich literary tradition of this region, with 15,000 French titles and 15,000 Dutch and Flemish titles joining our catalog, thus advancing our mission of empowering audio creators in around the world and connect them with local and international audiences.
Antoine Monin, Managing Director, Spotify Western Europe
This is a big moment for our Audiobooks in Premium offering in bringing French, Dutch, and Flemish titles to our growing catalog. I’m excited to share this news today as we’ve been working closely with publishers to build our catalog to unlock more audio experiences for our subscribers in Western Europe. This launch is a step toward growing the pie for everyone in the industry, supporting authors in finding new audiences, and making it easier for people to discover the audiobooks format.
This is an important moment for our Audiobooks in Premium offering, as we add French, Dutch and Flemish titles to our growing catalog. I’m very excited to share this news today, as we’ve been working closely with publishers to expand our catalog to bring more audio experiences to our subscribers in Western Europe. This launch is a step towards increasing profits for everyone in the industry, helping authors find new audiences and making the audiobook format easier to discover.
David Kaefer, Head of Music and Audiobooks Business, Spotify
Although we do not currently offer audiobook distribution, we do offer free music distribution to independent artists around the world on all major streaming services, including Spotify. To find out how to get started, click here.
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