- Spotify is adding audiobook playlists to its app
- The graphics will make it easier to discover new audiobooks.
- All US and UK users will receive the update
We’ve seen quite a few feature updates from Spotify in recent weeks, and the latest one to arrive is aimed specifically at audiobook fans: the Spotify app now features lists of audiobooks to make it easier to discover new titles to listen to.
“Like our music and podcast charts, audiobook charts will be updated weekly, highlighting the best audiobooks overall and by genre,” Spotify says. “Rankings are based on listening behavior and engagement on Spotify.”
This is a feature that everyone can access, both free and premium users, although at least initially it will only be available to listeners in the US and UK. Spotify hasn’t mentioned a wider rollout, but it seems like the kind of feature that would be pretty easy to introduce in other countries as well.
To find the charts, you need to go to Look for either Browse page in the app and select Audiobooks — from there you should find Audiobook graphics. When I tried to access the new feature in the UK, there were five different charts available.
Updates continue
Having the graphics within the app should give you a little extra inspiration when you’re wondering what to listen to next, and of course it should also lead to more audiobook sales, which Spotify won’t mind.
“As we’ve shown with Music and Podcasts Charts, when content is easier to access, discover and enjoy, demand grows,” says Spotify’s Duncan Bruce. “We’re thrilled to be able to bring this to audiobooks.”
Last month, Spotify also offered audiobook listeners a new feature called Page Match. It allows you to scan the pages of physical books so you can sync your real-world reading with your audiobook listened to on Spotify, allowing you to switch between different ways of reading as you prefer.
And before the turn of the year, there was another new feature: AI summaries for your audiobooks, so you can remember previous plot points. Spotify is clearly interested in continuing to push audiobooks alongside music and podcast streaming on its platform.
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