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[–] MIDItheKID@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

15 hours a month? The average audiobook is 8 to 12 hours. This is one of those "The first hit is free" kind of deals. I guess one free book a month is better than no free books a month.

[–] dditty@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

I don't use Audible so this could be neat. It's not free though since you're still paying for Spotify Premium

[–] chrisp999@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

When they first announced audiobooks I was so excited, only to realize I would have to buy individual books. Felt strange when the whole value proposition of Spotify is you don't have to buy every individual song you want to listen to. I guess sales of audiobooks were low enough they felt pressured to modify it somehow.

15 free hours a month is basically equivalent to audibles one book credit a month. Obviously I would prefer unlimited access to their whole audiobook library, but I feel like this is a decent compromise.

[–] SgtAStrawberry@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Might be nice, have to wait and see. For when ever they fell like releasing it over here. We got DJ a little while ago.

It does a bit piss me off that a Swedish company, put Sweden so far down the line of new features.

[–] AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 0 points 11 months ago

God I wish they'd stop. I just want music