From Shelly to Tolkien and beyond
Spotify is expanding its audiobook service to the US as American Premium subscribers now have access to over 200,000 titles on the service.
According to the announcement, the platform will offer individuals “as well as plan managers for Family and Duo accounts” 15 hours of listening per month. Spotify states that’s about the length of “two average audiobooks”. Once you’ve run out of the allotted time, you can purchase a “top-up” for $12.99 which adds an extra 10 hours to your listening time. A company representative told us any remaining time from a top-up will roll over to the next month if you decide to buy another one. Purchased allotments “expire one year after purchase.”
You can purchase these top-ups in your account’s Settings menu. There will also be a bar telling you how many hours you’ve listened to so far.
After updating the app on your mobile device, you should begin to see books with a “Included in Premium” mark in the app that you can immediately play.
