{
  "id": 12581777,
  "title": "Spotify to offer audiobooks in 180 markets and 120 languages — but what about a music-only UI?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/spotify-to-offer-audiobooks-in-180-markets-and-120-languages-but-what",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-07T07:51:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/audio/spotify/spotify-has-huge-audiobook-upgrades-on-the-way-and-bookworms-will-rejoice-but-the-company-told-me-that-those-of-us-hoping-for-a-music-only-interface-will-be-disappointed"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Spotify plans to roll out audiobooks to over 180 markets and 120 languages by the end of the year. The company has expanded its audiobook offerings since launching them three years ago, now available in 22 markets. The upcoming update will provide users in various regions, including Italy, Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Poland, Chile, Norway, Peru, along with Middle Eastern, African, and Asian regions, direct access to over 350,000 titles in multiple languages. Users can pre-save authors' work to appear in their Library on publication day, similar to new album releases, which has been shown to build anticipation and drive day-one listening. Audiobooks+ add-on will be available for purchase in new regions, offering additional listening hours and a discounted plan for students in Ireland, Belgium, Austria, and Finland starting in November. While Spotify aims to provide a personalized experience blending music, podcasts, and audiobooks, it has not yet implemented a music-only UI, despite user requests.",
  "summary": "Audiobooks are coming to over 180 markets, but all I want is my app to be a music-only experience.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "Spotify expands audiobooks to over 180 markets",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/spotify-expands-audiobooks-to-over-180-markets",
        "published": "2026-10-07T07:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}