1.0RouteNote Bloghttps://routenote.com/blogConnor Edneyhttps://routenote.com/blog/author/connor/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://routenote.com/blog/spotify-buys-findaway-audiobook-service/">Spotify buys audiobook platform Findaway for $123 million</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://routenote.com/blog/spotify-buys-findaway-audiobook-service/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Spotify buys audiobook platform Findaway for $123 million” — RouteNote Blog" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://routenote.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Spotify-buys-audiobook-platform-Findaway-for-123-million-RouteNote-Blog.jpg900500Image Credit: Good e-Reader Spotify closed the deal for the audiobook platform Findaway in June in a bid to add a third leg to the Spotify audio stool. Findaway is a platform that allows users to create, distribute and monetize their own audiobooks, reports The Verge. In a 2019 announcement, Spotify announced its desire to become the worlds leading audio platform. True to this desire, the company has ventured into podcasts with acuisitions of companies like Anchor and Gimlet. Now, Spotify has entered into a “definitive agreement” to acquire Findaway, a leading company in digital audiobook distribution. Spotify yesterday revealed...