Spotify launches Audiobooks+ in Saudi Arabia, UAE

LONDON: Spotify has launched Audiobooks+, a monthly add-on subscription that gives listeners in Saudi Arabia and the UAE access to audiobooks alongside its music and podcast offering.

The service expands Spotify’s audiobook offering in the Kingdom, which had previously been available only to Premium Platinum subscribers.

It gives users on Free, Premium Standard, Premium Platinum and legacy plans 15 hours of audiobook listening each month.

Premium Platinum subscribers receive the additional 15 hours on top of the 12 hours already included in their plan.

“People across the Kingdom spend many hours commuting, traveling, working out or winding down, and much of that time is spent with audio,” said Akshat Harbola, managing director for MENAT+ at Spotify.