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Audiobook service expansion in Italy

Overview

The Italian audiobook market has seen increased activity from major streaming platforms. Spotify launched its audiobook service in Italy, offering a catalog of over 350,000 titles, including approximately 14,000 works in Italian. The rollout includes partnerships with local publishers such as Gruppo Mondadori and Giunti Editore. Under certain Premium plans, subscribers receive 12 hours of monthly listening time, with options for an ‘Audiobooks+’ add-on or individual title purchases. Spotify also introduced a ‘Page Match’ feature to help users transition between physical books and digital audio.

Following this, Amazon’s Audible has also expanded its presence in the Italian market through a promotional subscription. For 0.99 € per month for the first three months, users can access Audible’s full library of audiobooks and podcasts, including Audible Originals.

Entities

Spotify · Giunti Editore · Emons Audio · Amazon · Audible

Timeline

  1. [BUSINESS] 3 sources
    Spotify and Audible expand audiobook services in Italy

    Spotify and Audible are expanding audiobook access in Italy, with Spotify offering monthly listening hours via Premium plans and Audible providing a three-month promotional subscription.

  2. [BUSINESS] 5 sources
    Spotify launches audiobook service in Italy

    Spotify has launched its audiobook service in Italy, offering over 14,000 Italian titles and a new ‘Page Match’ feature to sync physical books with audio.

Sources

gizchina.it · lythrumpress.com.au · macitynet.it · mondomobileweb.it · noteverticali.it · punto-informatico.it · tecnoandroid.it