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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Sarah Shaffi

New audiobook platforms are launched to rival Amazon’s Audible

A ‘welcoming independent bookstore vibe’ … Spiracle.
A ‘welcoming independent bookstore vibe’ … Spiracle. Photograph: AlexeyPelikh/Getty Images/iStockphoto

A new audiobook platform which aims to create a “lovely, welcoming, independent bookstore kind of vibe” has launched, as audio giant Spotify also enters the fast-growing audiobook market.

Spiracle features titles from a variety of publishers, but its focus is on independent presses and on offering a range of literary fiction and nonfiction, including books in translation.

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