Spotify has introduced three new features designed to make audiobook discovery and listening more personalised and seamless for users.
The most significant update is the expansion of the Prompted Playlist feature to audiobooks, allowing listeners to generate tailored audiobook playlists by simply describing the type of book they want to hear.
Users can type requests such as, “A list of books with adaptations from the last three years that are beloved or critically acclaimed,” or ask for a monthly audiobook calendar based on their preferences and listening habits.
Playlists can be set to refresh daily or weekly, ensuring a steady stream of new recommendations.
This feature is currently available in beta to eligible Premium users in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and Sweden, with usage limits in place during the testing phase.
Spotify has also rolled out a conversational tool that lets users discover music, podcasts, and audiobooks by typing or speaking their requests.
The tool supports follow-up questions, enabling a dynamic and evolving listening session that can switch between different audio formats.
This conversational experience is available in English to Premium subscribers aged 18 and over in the United States, Ireland, and Sweden.
A further update helps listeners keep track of multi-part audiobook series.
When a user finishes a book that is part of a series, Spotify will now recommend the next title, and books in a saga are clearly marked.
Dedicated series pages display the correct reading order, and author profiles now include all series written by that author.
James Jacoby, Senior Director of Engineering & Insights, Audiobooks at Spotify, said: “With these new features, we’re reducing the friction between listeners and the books they’ll love.
“Helping people spend less time searching and more time inside the story, while advancing our mission to get more books to more people.”
Spotify plans to continue refining these features based on user feedback as the rollout progresses.
