Spotify Takes on Amazon’s Audible, Launches 300,000 Audiobooks for US Users

Spotify Takes on Amazon’s Audible, Launches 300,000 Audiobooks for US Users
A headset is seen in front of a screen projection of Spotify logo, on April 1, 2018. Dado Ruvic/Reuters
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Music streaming giant Spotify Technology S.A. launched on Tuesday its audiobook service for U.S. consumers after its acquisition of global audiobook distributor Findaway back in June.

The Swedish company has made over 300,000 audiobooks available on a pay-per-download basis, from independent authors to major publishers, challenging the U.S.’s largest audiobook service Audible of Amazon Inc.