Spotify launches Page Match and partners with Bookshop.org to bridge print, e-book, and audiobooks

Spotify announced a partnership with Bookshop.org to enable in‑app purchases of physical books in the U.S. and U.K., and introduced Page Match, a feature that syncs reading position between printed/e-book and audiobook versions; Page Match is rolling out to most English-language titles by the end of February.

Spotify announced two updates intended to make it easier to move between reading and listening. The company is partnering with Bookshop.org so users can purchase physical books through the Spotify app. It also introduced Page Match, a feature designed to sync a reader’s place between a printed book or e-book and its audiobook. Spotify noted it added audiobooks in 2022 and said the updates aim to broaden discovery and engagement across formats. Key details: - The Bookshop.org partnership will let Spotify users in the U.S. and U.K. buy physical books through the Spotify app, with the feature planned for launch later this spring. - Spotify says purchases made via the app will link to Bookshop.org and support independent bookshops and authors. - Page Match is described as a scanner-based tool that matches a reader’s current page in a printed book or e-book to the corresponding point in the audiobook. - Page Match is rolling out and is expected to be available on most English-language titles for audiobook listeners on iOS and Android by the end of February. - Spotify presented Page Match as building on its earlier Recaps beta and as part of its post-2022 audiobook expansion. Summary: Spotify frames the Bookshop.org partnership and Page Match as ways to connect discovery on its platform with physical ownership and seamless format switching. The Bookshop.org sales feature is scheduled for later this spring in the U.S. and U.K., while Page Match is slated to reach most English-language titles by the end of February. Spotify also positioned these updates as offering authors and publishers another path to reach audiences across audio and print.