Audiobooks in Premium Platinum

What is audiobook listening time?

Audiobook listening time is an allotted amount of time, included on a monthly basis for plan managers, that lets subscribers listen to audiobooks from our audiobooks subscriber catalog. As you listen to any of these audiobooks, the remaining audiobook listening time for that month will decrease accordingly.

Does everyone get audiobook listening time?

Only the plan manager has access to audiobook listening time from our audiobooks subscriber catalog. It’s not possible to share audiobook listening time included in your plan with the plan members.

How is audiobook listening time counted?

We count the audiobook listening time used based on each playback of an audiobook at normal speed. This means:

• Adjusting the speed of the playback won’t affect the amount of audiobook listening time included/remaining in your allocation; and
• If you re-listen to a book, or part of the book, your allocated audiobook listening time will continue to reduce as normal.
• For example, if you listen to a 5-hour audiobook at 2x speed, even if you finish the audiobook in 2.5 hours, your audiobook listening time is reduced by 5 hours since that’s the length of the book at normal speed. If you relisten to the whole book, your audiobook listening time is reduced by another 5 hours.

We may, from time-to-time, adjust the audiobook listening time included in your monthly allocation, and we will provide reasonable notice to you in advance of such changes.

Does audiobook listening time expire?

Your plan’s unused audiobook listening time expires on a monthly basis.

At the start of your next billing period:

• We renew the hours of audiobook listening time included in your plan and any unused audiobook listening time from the previous month can no longer be used.
• Note: We don’t offer refunds for unused or expired audiobook listening time.

If you’ve run out of audiobook listening time in your plan, or you just want more time to listen, you can purchase additional audiobook listening hours.

How do I know how much audiobook listening time I have left?

You can check how much audiobook listening time is left in your plan and when your listening hours will renew:

Mobile

1. Tap your profile picture.
2. Tap Settings and privacy.
3. Go to Account and tap the name of your plan. This shows you the plan overview.
4. Select Track your included hours and top ups.

Desktop

1. Log in to your account page.
2. Under Subscription, select Audiobook Listening Time.

Note: There might be some delays in tracking the audiobook listening time you’ve used if you pause your listening mid-chapter, or you’re offline for an extended period of time.

Why can’t I find a book?

The titles available in our audiobooks subscriber catalog may vary from time-to-time at Spotify’s or a third party rightsholder’s discretion. As a result, the titles in our audiobooks subscriber catalog may not be the same as those available to be purchased directly on Spotify.

Our catalog and access may also vary between countries. You can always explore titles in the same genre or by the same author to find something similar.