Spotify is one of the largest streaming services in the entire world, and it has several paid subscription tiers to suit different people with different needs. We are all familiar with the two subscription plans that are available. Well, Spotify just unveiled its new audiobook subscription called the AudioBook Access Tier, and it’s pretty pointless.
As we know, Spotify has been doubling down on its selection of audiobooks. This was a move to compete with Amazon, as Audible pretty much owns the industry. Right now, Spotify offers over 200,000 books for people to listen to. Also, authors can also publish their books directly to Spotify and earn revenue from it. However, Spotify’s monetization for writers leaves much to be desired.
Spotify has a new audiobook plan, but it’s pretty pointless
If you are an avid audiobook listener, then this plan might sound tempting to you at first. The Spotify Audiobook Access Tier grants you 15 hours of listening every month. Depending on how much you listen to audiobooks, that may or may not be worth the subscription price. Speaking of the price, this plan costs $9.99/month. So, it costs as much as the basic plan used to cost.
Why is the plan pointless? Well, the Spotify audiobook plan has a long list of parts… actually, it barely has none. You get 15 hours of listening, and that’s it. You don’t get anything other than that.
With the other two plans, you get access to ad-free music and podcasts, the ability to play whatever track you want to play on the mobile app, and the ability to download music to your device, to name a few. The $19.99/month plan provides additional perks. With the Spotify audiobook plan, you still have to listen to ads when listening to music, and you’re still missing out on all of the other perks. Not only that, but the $10.99/month premium plan also gives you 15 hours of audiobook listening.
This begs the question of why this plan exists. There’s not much point in buying a $10/month plan that has only 10% of the perks of a plan that cost $11/month. This, we’re not sure that this plan will be popular. However, it seems possible that, with the introduction of the Audiobook Access Tier, Spotify might take away the 15 hours of audiobook listening from the Premium plans. However, that remains to be seen.
2024-03-02 15:05:35