Spotify Ventures Into Physical Book Sales, Adds New Audiobook Features
Spotify books now include physical editions. Discover Page Match, Audiobook Recaps, and indie bookstore partnerships launching this month.
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Spotify Ventures Into Physical Book Sales, Adds New Audiobook Features
Spotify Books Just Got Real: Order Print Copies Without Leaving the App Can you buy physical books on Spotify? Starting this month, yes—you can. Spotify is launching in-app physical book sales for U.S. and UK users, letting audiobook fans order printed copies of titles they love without switching apps. The move arrives alongside two major listening enhancements: Page Match, which syncs your physical book to the exact audiobook moment with a camera scan, and expanded Audiobook Recaps rolling out to Android this spring. For readers frustrated by juggling formats, Spotify is positioning itself as the first true bridge between digital narration and tangible pages—all while directing sales toward independent bookstores. Credit: Spotify Why Spotify Is Betting on Paper in a Digital Age It might seem counterintuitive for an audio streaming giant to embrace paperbacks and hardcovers. Yet Spotify's data reveals a stubborn truth: millions of its audiobook listeners also own physical copies of th…
