Offer will initially be restricted to premium subscribers in the US and UK
Spotify announced this Thursday (Feb 5, 2026) that it will start selling physical books directly on its app from April 2026. The information is from . The offer will initially be restricted to premium subscribers in the US and UK.
The company established a partnership with the website Bookshop.orgwhich will be responsible for the logistics operation, including price definition, inventory management and delivery of products to consumers. No details have yet been released about which titles will be available in the initial catalogue, nor information about when the resource will arrive in Brazil.
The business model establishes that part of the company’s profits Bookshop.org be shared with local independent bookstores. Spotify will receive an affiliate fee for purchases made through its platform. The value of this commission was not disclosed.
Spotify aims to expand its publishing market, which began in 2022 when the company started selling audiobooks individually in the USA. The following year, the platform introduced a model that offers 15 hours of audiobooks per month to premium subscribers in certain countries, with the option to purchase additional time.
With the new functionality, Spotify positions itself as a direct competitor to Amazon, which currently dominates the online book market and controls Audible, the world’s leading audiobook service.
