Spotify now sells print books

Spotify is rolling out some new updates for book lovers, expanding audiobook listening features and allowing users to do so Purchase physical publications Through the platform. Readers in the US and UK can now purchase print books through a new integration with Bookshop.org on the Android Spotify app, with support for iOS users expected to arrive next week.

Partnership It was announced in February“Spotify is attracting more readers, and I’m all for anything that increases the size of the pie,” Andy Hunter, founder and CEO of Bookshop.org, said at the time. This, along with other updates announced today, aims to make it easier to move on to your next novel or pick up where you left off, even while switching between audio and physical media.

Page matching, a feature that uses your device’s camera to Sync your reading place In physical or e-book format with audiobook, it expands to include more than 30 additional languages, including French, German and Swedish. The AI-powered audiobook summary feature that summarizes what you’ve already listened to is also now available on Android, too iOS launches in November.

Today’s updates are also expanding Audiobook charts to Germany, displaying popular books on the platform. A new chart dedicated to children and family-friendly audiobooks is also launching in the US and UK.

“These updates demonstrate our continued ambition to make reading relevant to modern life,” said Owen Smith, global head of audiobooks at Spotify. “Whether it’s discovering a book the same way you find a song or podcast on Spotify, picking up an audiobook on your commute, using Page Match to switch to a physical copy at home, or going back with Recap, we make it easier for people to engage with books while supporting the growth of authors and publishers along the way.”