Spotify Mo’ Bigga: Da Kine Subscribers Going Score Audiobooks Real Quick 🎧📚💨
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Spotify, afta dem give us Music an Podcasts, now dey coming wit Audiobooks.🎧📚 Kim Scott, da author of da book “Radical Candor,” stay worried dat dis new Spotify kine stuff could make writers’ work worth less.💰😟 One year afta Spotify wen add audiobooks to their sales list for buy any kine style you like em’, now dey giving their paying subscribers 15 hours of books every month! 🕒📖 Four years ago, Spotify business was going nowhere fast.
Apple had pass them as the top paid music service in the U.S., and they were losing money left and right with slow customer growth. Daniel Ek, who’s running things at Spotify decided that they needed a change from just being a music service to becoming one everything store for all kind audio stuffs.
Da first thing he noticed missing was podcasts – this move helped boost ad sales big time! Now Mr.Ek get his eyes on another growing medium: audiobooks!
On Tuesday gone by ,Spotify said that it would start offering 15 hours of audiobook every month as part of its streaming service for premium subscribers in Britain and Australia.This winter season though,it will be expanding this offer to subscribers inside United States too. Dis expansion into books by spotify has potential fo’ shake up retail landscape fo’audiobook,a segment weh been growing fast inside publishing industry but long time dominated by Amazon-owned audio retailer Audible.
In Mr.Ek’s eyes,Audible’s control over audiobook is same-same like how Apple used have control over music an podcast before.Before,before times;Spotify built its business disrupting the music industry with monthly subscription services an podcast.Now,EK says he sees potential do same ting wit Audiobooks “Just like how it stay with Music,the big problem is:How you going make the thing more easy?” Mr.Ek said about audiobooks. “How you going let consumers discover amazing new audiobooks in one easy way?” Having books on Spotify, which get 220 million premium paying members all over da world,could help publishers reach one big new audience.
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Spotify Expands: Subscribers to Enjoy Audiobooks Soon
Spotify, after offering Music and Podcasts, is now introducing Audiobooks.🎧📚 Kim Scott, the author of the book “Radical Candor,” expresses concern that this new Spotify initiative could devalue writers’ work.💰😟 A year after Spotify added audiobooks to their sales list for purchase in any style you prefer, they are now providing their paying subscribers with 15 hours of books every month!
🕒📖 Four years ago, Spotify’s business was stagnating.Apple had surpassed them as the top paid music service in the U.S., and they were losing money consistently due to slow customer growth.
Daniel Ek who’s at helm at Spotify decided that a shift from being just a music service to becoming an all-in-one store for all kinds audio content was necessary.The first thing he noticed missing was podcasts – this move significantly boosted ad sales!
Now Mr.Ek has set his sights on another growing medium: audiobooks!Last Tuesday ,Spotify announced it would start offering 15 hours of audiobook each month as part of its streaming service for premium subscribers in Britain and Australia.This winter season though,it will be extending this offer to subscribers within United States too.The expansion into books by spotify has potential shake up retail landscape foraudiobook,a segment which been growing rapidly inside publishing industry but long time dominated by Amazon-owned audio retailer Audible.
In Mr.Ek’s perspective,Audible’s dominance over audiobook is similar like how Apple used have control over music an podcast before.In earlier times;Spotify built its business disrupting the music industry with monthly subscription services an podcast.Now,EK says he sees potential do same thing wit Audiobooks “Just like how it stay with Music,the big problem is:How you going make things more easy?” Mr.Ek said about audiobooks.
“How you going let consumers discover amazing new audiobooks in an easy way?
