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Spotify Introduces Audiobooks in India

Headline via Deccan Chronicle · first report 12 Nov, 12:42 IST, latest 12 Nov, 17:57 IST

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2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from The Hindu BusinessLine at 12 Nov, 12:42 IST; the latest is from Deccan Chronicle at 12 Nov, 17:57 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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Reported by2 news organisations
First report12 Nov, 12:42 IST
Latest report12 Nov, 17:57 IST
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The audiobook is a subscription service called Audiobooks+, priced at ₹199 per month, which gives listeners 15 hours of listening time
From today, more than 3,50,000 English titles and 7,000 Indian-language audiobooks join your favourite songs and podcasts at launch, with many more stories still to come

Quoted from the newsrooms’ own feeds, with their names and links. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details.

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