Spotify is partnering with Bookshop.org to sell physical books

Series of images showing off the ability to buy physical books from Spotify’s audiobooks pages.

They used to just be called “books.” | Image: Spotify

Spotify is going all in on books in 2026 and partnering with Bookshop.org to let you buy physical copies of audiobooks and support local retailers starting in the Spring. The announcement dovetails with the launch of Page Match, a new feature that lets you sync physical books and ebooks with audiobooks in the Spotify app using your camera.

When the partnership launches later this year in the US and UK, there will be a button at the bottom of pages for audiobooks, prompting you to “get a copy for your bookshelf.” The process will take you out of the Spotify app to complete the purchase on Bookshop.org, leading you directly to the checkout p …

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