Audiobook time limit

[Ptkshona]

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.

[Billy-J · Accepted solution]

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!

[t-unsatisfied]

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. 

[benquist]

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

[sgabel]

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....

[emmamn]

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?

[Shergie]

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

[MelissaMHM]

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

[Jm9598]

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

[Inkweaver]

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.

[Lycaon4944]

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 =(

[LianneF]

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…

[Dsharadin]

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.

[dawnsut]

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!