US-based Spotify users who want to listen to audiobooks can find them in their search, library and their curated recommendations on their homepage. The audiobooks will feature a lock icon over the play button to indicate that they need to be purchased.
Once a book is purchased, users will be able to bookmark their place in the audiobook, control their listening speed and download the content for offline listening.
Spotify plans to introduce audiobooks to new markets and add new features after the initial U.S. launch.
