The industry body says the music giant’s move to make more than 150,000 titles available has not been discussed with authors and may compete with sales
Spotify Premium subscribers in the UK and Australia can now access to up to 15 hours of audiobook content per monthSpotify Premium subscribers in the UK and Australia can now access to up to 15 hours of audiobook content per month has said it is “deeply concerned” about Spotify’s new audiobook provision. The industry body cited “the devastating effect that music streaming has had on artists’ incomes”, and expressed its fear that authors may suffer in a similar way.
Literary agent Jonny Geller confirmed that he and his colleagues at the agency Curtis Brown were not approached before thedeal was concluded. “That is certainly unusual as audio rights are an important and growing part of an author’s work and income,” he said. “We will look closely at the deals being offered by the publishers to make sure the royalty offered is subject to purchases of each audiobook and not how long someone may or may not listen to it.
“How will earnings from these streaming deals be calculated?” she went on to ask. “How can we ensure that such deals do not compete with sales and that authors are fully remunerated. What will it mean for longer term earnings? What protections are publishers putting in place against piracy and unrestrained uses?”
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