Spotify's Page Match lets users switch between a printed book and its audiobook.

Spotify introduced Page Match, a premium feature that scans printed pages or e-readers to jump to the matching spot in an audiobook; it begins rolling out in 22 countries and covers English-language titles from a catalog of more than 500,000 books.

Spotify unveiled Page Match at an event in New York, presenting a camera-based way to move between a printed book or e-reader and the corresponding spot in an audiobook. The feature is offered to premium subscribers and builds on Spotify's existing audiobook efforts. Organizers contrasted Page Match with Amazon’s Whispersync for Voice by noting Page Match works with physical books as well as e-readers. The company said the feature will work with English-language titles in its catalog and ties into Spotify’s Recap AI summary tool. How Page Match works: - Users scan printed text or an e-reader page with their camera to ‘‘match’’ the current page to the corresponding audiobook location. - The feature begins rolling out to premium subscribers in 22 countries starting Thursday. - Page Match supports English-language books that are part of Spotify’s 500,000-plus audiobook catalog; titles not included may be offered for purchase. - Page Match is designed to work with physical books and any e-reader, unlike Whispersync for Voice which links Audible and Kindle content. - The feature integrates with Recap, Spotify’s AI-generated story-summary feature introduced in November. - At the launch event, a reporter said matching from book to audiobook was straightforward but returning from audiobook to page was less precise; Spotify staff suggested venue Wi‑Fi may have affected the demo. Summary: Spotify’s Page Match adds a camera-based option to align reading and listening experiences and is now rolling out to premium users in 22 countries. It currently covers English-language titles in Spotify’s catalog and works alongside the Recap summary feature. Early demos showed generally smooth matching in one direction but some imprecision in the reverse direction during the event; broader performance and language support are undetermined at this time.