topic 1.5x speed - missing audiobooks hours in Your Library

1.5x speed - missing audiobooks hours

Ptkshona — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 19:48:36 GMT

I usually listen at 1.5x listening speed and itll probably be offline. So when I reconnected I ended up only getting 10hrs of listening time this month not 15 before it said I'd hit the limit is there a way to fix.

I don't get Internet at work which is when I tend to listen to audiobooks.

Re: Audiobook time limit

Billy-J — Sun, 03 Dec 2023 05:39:33 GMT

Hey @Ptkshona, thanks for reaching out to the Community!

As a Premium subscriber, you get 15 hours of audiobook listening time per month, and those 15 hours (if any is unused) is expired at the end of each month. Speed does not factor in or change your audiobook time allotment (so if you play audiobooks at a very fast speed, your audiobook listening time will reduce for the length of that audiobook.

There’s more information on audiobooks here.

If you have further questions, let me know!

Re: Audiobook time limit

t-unsatisfied — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 22:20:17 GMT

This is a gross thing for Spotify to limit. Your fees are already very high and you are just looking to make even more. Gross.

Re: Audiobook time limit

benquist — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 23:07:43 GMT

Please reconsider this policy. This makes no sense Spotify. Leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Seems very corporate and a way to squeeze out more money from what were dedicated Spotify users

Re: Audiobook time limit

sgabel — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 05:56:40 GMT

What's really sad is most books are anywhere from 13 to 16 hrs. In length. So you can't even go through a whole book before you run out of your hours. Shame on you Spotify....

Re: Audiobook time limit

emmamn — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 11:43:17 GMT

Why spend an extra $17 for a 10hr top-up when you can spend the same money on Audible and re-listen to the same book unlimited times?

Re: Audiobook time limit

Shergie — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 20:47:19 GMT

I have 23 minutes MINUTES left in my book. I also just so happened to find out about the audiobook limit 😤

Re: Audiobook time limit

MelissaMHM — Thu, 02 May 2024 05:04:19 GMT

I just finished a 12 hour audiobook at 1.9 reading speed and it still charged me the whole 12 hours of my listening time for the month when I believe I finished it in 7 hours

Re: Audiobook time limit

Jm9598 — Fri, 03 May 2024 19:18:48 GMT

This is the exact reason why I’m here in this forum. I just found out about this limit and I have 34 minutes left of the book. It stopped mid sentence.Guh

Re: Audiobook time limit

Inkweaver — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 16:15:16 GMT

Yes! Or borrow audiobooks for free from the public library. My local library has a very good selection on Libby, you just have to be willing to get on the waitlist for some of the most popular books.

Audiobooks and Listening times

Lycaon4944 — Sat, 19 Oct 2024 22:51:49 GMT

I am having a hard time wrapping my head around this one, so you get 10 hours to listen to audiobooks but, the book I was listening to was only 7 hours long but I still managed to use up 10 hours, is my math wrong or something =(

Re: Audiobook time limit

LianneF — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 16:36:41 GMT

Really upset to have to wait 12 days to finish my current audiobook. I had no idea there was a 15 hour max per month. And a money grab to get you to buy more hours…

Re: Audiobook time limit

Dsharadin — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 21:09:24 GMT

Well you finally did it, I've been a spotify user since 2011, this is the quickest way to P.O. some of your long time premium followers. I will be unregistering my spotify and will never return. Shame on you for becoming a money grab company, how pathetic.

Re: Audiobook time limit

dawnsut — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 14:20:08 GMT

This is how I feel. We have a family plan and I listen to audiobooks on my way to work and then on the way home. I am absolutely disgusted that we spend good money and have for many years, only to be grifted for a damn audiobook.

PATHETIC Spotify!