In an extension of its existing efforts, Spotify on Thursday announced the launch of a new publication program For the authors who allow them to submit short stories that they would like to see, they are converted into headphones.
When Spotify chooses a story about Audiobook publishing, it will handle the production and distribution of the project to other major Audiobook retailers, the company said. In the meantime, Spotify will pay the author both a down payment and the rights.
Spotify said he is looking for specific stories in three genres: romance, mystery or thriller and sci-fi or imagination. Having seen the success of titles such as Fantasy Romance “A Court of Thorns & Roses”, which was the top Audiobook of 2024 in the service, Spotify is cheering The writers who submit in relation to “romance, romance thriller, the mystery sci-fi or the psychological thriller”.
However, Spotify said he would not accept Erotica or Children’s Submissions.
Spotify said candidates Audiobook should be new entrants about 10,000 to 20,000 words in English. The authors should have audio rights for the stories they submit for examination, the company added.
Spotify said submissions would be selected for production on a rolling basis.
Expansion will allow Spotify to compete more directly by Audiobook giant Audiblewhich offers subscribers access to acoustic prototypes and exclusively. These tend to be smaller books and stories.
Spotify first expanded from music and podcasts to Audiobooks with the acquisition of Digital Audiobook Distributor Favorable In 2021, Findaway took advantage of a series of services in the field of Audiobook, including those who focus on production, distribution, linking writers with vocal actors, bringing lests to schools and much more.
Spotify later put on free Audiobook listening to Spotify Premium subscribers in 2023. From a list of about 200,000 titles, customers can access 15 hours of monthly listening audiences and can buy optional additional hours if needed more listening times.
Since Spotify’s move to the Audiobook market, he works to expand his catalog, including through the addition of Audiobooks narrated by Elevenlabs’s AI voice technology.
