Google Play Offering Audiobooks as Single Purchase Without Subscription
Google Play rolled out audio books Tuesday in 45 countries and nine languages, allowing customers to buy a single audio book without a subscription and “with no commitments,” blogged Greg Hartrell, head-product management, Google Play Books. By comparison, Amazon’s Audible…
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subscriptions start at $14.95 per month. Google Play customers get a free preview of a book, and they can share an audiobook with family members through Google’s Family Library service for no additional fee even on different devices, said Hartrell. Google Home customers can have Google Assistant read a book to them, he said. For now, Google Assistant integration with audiobooks is available on Android phones and smart speakers globally in English. It will be coming "soon" to the Assistant on Android Auto in the U.S., said Hartrell.