Audiobooks Archives

Spotify combines music and audiobooks to create Bookcasts

05/03/2022

Spotify combines music and audiobooks to create Bookcasts which blend audio storytelling with original music and sound elements in an immersive listening experience. The song-writing prowess of country icon Dolly Parton has been combined with the skillful storytelling of best-selling author James Patterson to create a unique audio experience which Spotify has christened a ‘Bookcast’. The pair has joined forces to create the Run, Rose, Run Bookcast, which combines their co-authored fiction novel with an original […]

Smart book recognition comes to Audiobooks by Deezer

14/08/2021

Smart book recognition comes to Audiobooks by Deezer with the launch of BookCatcher on Android. The app simplifies the search for an audiobook. Simply photograph a book cover with the app and the smart book recognition starts looking for an audiobook of the title. Users will need a paid for subscription (Premium, Family, HiFi, Student) and currently the Audiobook service is only available in Germany. Typing in book titles or names of authors is now […]

Spotify to incorporate Storytel Audiobooks

05/06/2021

Spotify to incorporate Storytel Audiobooks into its platform as part of a partnership deal with Storytel, one of the world’s leading audiobook streaming services. Later in 2021, Storytel subscribers will be able to enjoy Storytel’s library of audiobooks on Spotify by linking the two accounts. Courtney Holt, Global Head of Studios, Spotify, said “It is Spotify’s goal to be the singular platform for all audio: music, podcasts, live conversations, and now via this partnership, audiobooks. By […]

Audiobooks by Deezer app launched in Germany

27/09/2020

Audiobooks by Deezer app launched in Germany with an optimized user experience for streaming audio books and radio plays. Due to the local popularity of audiobooks, Audiobooks by Deezer for iOS and Android is initially only available on the German market and offers an optimized user experience with functions specifically for streaming audiobooks. This follows on from Deezer’s recent launch of an audiobook channel in the Netherlands suggesting that the streamer may provide audiobooks more […]