Page Match allows readers to move seamlessly between a printed book and its audiobook on Spotify. Readers can scan a page of a printed or ebook using their phone camera in the Spotify app to instantly continue the audiobook at the exact moment they left off, and they can scan again later to see the exact passage where they should resume reading on the page. The feature is available to all Spotify audiobook listeners on most English-language titles; it will be fully rolled out to all audiobook users by Feb. 23. Learn more.
Spotify is also helping users purchase print books via the Spotify app through a partnership with Bookshop.org, making it easier for readers to move from finding a book they’re interested in to enjoying it in their preferred format. Purchasing via Bookshop will begin rolling out this spring for users in the US and UK; Bookshop will handle pricing, inventory, and fulfillment.
Jane Friedman has spent her entire career working in the publishing industry, with a focus on business reporting and author education. Established in 2015, her newsletter The Bottom Line provides nuanced market intelligence to thousands of authors and industry professionals; in 2023, she was named Publishing Commentator of the Year by Digital Book World.
Jane’s expertise regularly features in major media outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, NPR, The Today Show, Wired, The Guardian, Fox News, and BBC. Her book, The Business of Being a Writer, Second Edition (The University of Chicago Press), is used as a classroom text by many writing and publishing degree programs. She reaches thousands through speaking engagements and workshops at diverse venues worldwide, including NYU’s Advanced Publishing Institute, Frankfurt Book Fair, and numerous MFA programs.
