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Spotify states thats about the length of two average audiobooks.

Purchased allotments expire one year after purchase.

Spotify�s audiobooks out in the US

it’s possible for you to purchase these top-ups in your account’s prefs menu.

There will also be a bar telling you how many hours you’ve listened to so far.

We say should because we didnt see the labeling in our experience.

Spotify’s time allocated bar

All we saw was a new Audiobook tab at the top of the screen.

You have classics on there like Mary ShelleysFrankensteinand newer books likeThe Manor Houseby Gilly Macmillan.

This update is available on the desktop version of Spotify, although not in the same fashion.

Spotify - new audiobook tab

We didnt run into the Included in Premium label nor did we run into audiobooks on the home page.

Granted, the patch is still rolling out to users.

Perhaps Spotify is releasing the patch in pieces instead of all at once.

Spotify’s updated desktop app

Possible bugs

We do want to mention there may be some bugs in the patch.

During testing, we were able to enjoy audiobooks on a free account without any limitations.

Its possible we just ran into a random bug on the platform giving us unfettered access.

You may or may not experience this just a heads up.

The rest of the announcement goes over some Spotify statistics plus some audiobook recommendations.

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