{"id":104131,"date":"2025-04-16T11:46:30","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T10:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=104131"},"modified":"2025-04-22T14:37:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T13:37:51","slug":"spotify-expands-audiobooks-to-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/spotify-expands-audiobooks-to-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotify expands Audiobooks to Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 style=\"user-select: auto;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff; user-select: auto;\" premium=\"\" subscirbers=\"\" in=\"\" germany=\"\" and=\"\" some=\"\" other=\"\" german-speaking=\"\" countries=\"\" are=\"\" getting=\"\" 12=\"\" hours=\"\" of=\"\" audiobook=\"\" listening=\"\" per=\"\" month.<=\"\" span=\"\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Spotify is giving Premium users in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein 12 hours of audiobook listening each month. With the rising popularity of audiobooks leading Spotify to become the world&#8217;s most popular audi streaming platform (not just music), this <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.spotify.com\/2025-04-15\/spotify-expands-its-audiobooks-offering-to-listeners-in-germany-austria-switzerland-and-liechtenstein\/\">expansion<\/a> to the land of fairytales and storytelling comes as no surprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In October 2023, Spotify <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/spotify-premium-can-now-listen-to-audiobooks-no-extra-cost\/\">initially launched Audiobooks<\/a> to English-speaking countires, also offering eligibile users a limited number of hours of listening time &#8211; 15 hours, to be precise. The feature then <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/audiobooks-on-spotify-expand-to-france-belgium-the-netherlands-and-luxembourg\/\">expanded to France<\/a>, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg roughly a year later to premium users. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of April 15th 2025, German Premium users will have access to 350,000 audiobooks, including titles in German, French, and Italian. This includes Spotify Individual and Duo or Family Plan Managers. As previously mentioned these users will receive 12 hours of Audiobook listening time per month, with a further 10 hours per month available to purchase for \u20ac9.99. As it is in other territories, non-Premium users can pay to access audiobooks individually for the listed price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recognising the significance of Audiobooks as a driver for listening,<a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/spotify-audiobooks-grab-25-of-users-driving-growth\/\"> &#8211; 25% of Premium users<\/a> have been engaging with Audiobooks &#8211;  Spotify is aiming to enhace the experience for users.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><strong>&#8220;We are turning up the volume on where people are already listening, and getting even more great stories to them with this new catalog and listening experience. In the markets where we have already launched, we\u2019ve already accelerated growth for the audiobook business, and that\u2019s what we\u2019re committed to doing here in Germany and across Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><cite>David Kaefer, VP Audiobooks Business<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Promoting literature in a modern format, the platform is enabling users to search more easily for Audiobooks via a dedicated search tab. Additionally, there are improved recommendations and discovery  capabilities, as well handy features like the <a href=\"http:\/\/\u20ac9.99\">Sleep Timer<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.spotify.com\/2024-05-06\/never-miss-a-new-release-with-countdown-pages-for-audiobooks\/\"> Countdown Pages<\/a>, so listeners never miss a moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/spotify-audiobooks-grab-25-of-users-driving-growth\/https:\/\/routenote.com\/\">Distribute your music to Spotify and all other major streaming platforms for FREE with RouteNote. Sign up today to get started.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":104132,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[5619],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.4.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Spotify expands Audiobooks to Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein - RouteNote Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Spotify has expanded its Audiobooks offering to Germany and other German-speaking countires. 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