Last year, Spotify Premium subscribers received free access to audiobooks, with members able to listen for up to 15 hours per month.
The company has launched a separate version only for audiobooks, but it is completely unclear why …
Here's what Spotify says about the new service:
From today Daily Audiobook Access Tier provides book lovers in the United States with 15 hours of listening to our audiobook catalog of over 200,000 titles for $9.99 per month. With this plan and one app, listeners can continue to listen to music and podcasts on our free, ad-supported service, providing a great option for literary lovers looking for more audiobook content.
This is normal, except … An individual Spotify Premium subscription costs $10.99 per month and includes the same 15 hours of audiobook access. So if you pay another dollar, you'll also get ad-free music.
I think if you hate music or love ads, this will save you a dollar …