Including audiobooks in the premium tier is nothing more than a Spotify scam, say music publishers, intended to cheat consumers and music labels alike.
They say the sole purpose of adding audiobooks into the subscription was to find an excuse for charging consumers more while paying music labels less …
Here’s what Spotify did
The complaint may solve a mystery we raised last year. Let’s start with a quick recap …
Spotify Premium charges for music without ads, and pays a royalty to music labels
The company last year starter including some audiobook listening
It later offered an audiobook-only tier for just $1 less
It subsequently increased the cost of Spotify Premium
