{"id":503840,"date":"2022-10-26T02:33:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T23:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/spotify-takes-aim-at-apple-over-audiobooks-launch-on-app-store\/"},"modified":"2022-10-26T02:33:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T23:33:00","slug":"spotify-takes-aim-at-apple-over-audiobooks-launch-on-app-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/spotify-takes-aim-at-apple-over-audiobooks-launch-on-app-store\/","title":{"rendered":"#Spotify Takes Aim At Apple Over Audiobooks Launch on App Store"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f133d394b8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f133d394b8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/spotify-takes-aim-at-apple-over-audiobooks-launch-on-app-store\/#Spotify_Takes_Aim_At_Apple_Over_Audiobooks_Launch_on_App_Store\" >Spotify Takes Aim At Apple Over Audiobooks Launch on App Store<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Spotify_Takes_Aim_At_Apple_Over_Audiobooks_Launch_on_App_Store\"><\/span>Spotify Takes Aim At Apple Over Audiobooks Launch on App Store<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Spotify is ramping up its fight with <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le over app store regulations it says have impacted the launch of its new audiobooks business.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The streaming giant says that Apple will not allow Spotify to explain to users where and how to buy an audiobook or list the cost of the book and will not let the company send emails directing users to purchase the book. Spotify launched its audiobooks business in late September.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cWith our Audiobooks launch, Apple has once again proven just how brazen it is willing to be with its App Store rules, constantly shifting the goalposts to disadvantage their competitors,\u201d Spotify CEO Daniel Ek <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.spotify.com\/2022-10-25\/apples-anti-competitive-behavior-hurts-everyone-including-audiobook-listeners-publishers-and-authors\/\">said in a statement<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    If Spotify allowed users to buy the audiobook directly within the app, it would have to give 30 percent of the revenue to Apple. So instead, the company developed a workaround system for users to buy the audiobook on its website. Spotify is now frustrated with the restrictions Apple is placing around how it can inform customers to make the purchase.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Spotify said it had hired lawyers to make sure it stayed within the app store guidelines when developing the update to the app. Still, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said on the company\u2019s earnings call Tuesday that the new app has been rejected by Apple \u201cthree or four times.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cWe have no issue with reader apps adding audiobook\u00a0content to their apps, linking users out to websites to sign up for services, or communicating with customers externally\u00a0about alternative purchase options. The Spotify app was rejected for not following the guidelines regarding including\u00a0explicit in-app communications to direct users outside the app to make digital purchases. We provided them with clear\u00a0guidance on how to resolve the issue, and approved their app after they made changes that brought it into compliance,\u201d Apple said in a statement. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Audiobooks are available on the app but when an i0S user tries to hit play next to the title, a pop-up appears stating, \u201cWant to listen? You can\u2019t buy audiobooks in the app. We know, it\u2019s not ideal,\u201d without offering further information. On an Android phone, users click the button and receive an email directing them to make the purchase.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    In response to Apple\u2019s restrictions, Spotify published a blog post on its site about the issue, spoke out in the press and during the company earnings call and spoke out on its<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timetoplayfair.com\/\"> website called <\/a>\u201cTime to Play Fair,\u201d detailing its allegations against Apple.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Spotify views Apple as a competitor due to its rival streaming service, Apple Music, which offers music as well as audiobooks. However, Spotify\u2019s fight with Apple dates back several years and also includes the restrictions it places on apps in its stores, including requiring companies to use Apple\u2019s payment system.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cAlmost four years. That\u2019s how long it\u2019s been since Spotify filed a complaint against Apple with the European Commission, and we are still waiting on a decision. And while we wait, Apple continues to dictate what online innovation looks like, doing serious harm to the internet economy, choking competition and the imagination of app developers,\u201d Ek\u2019s statement reads.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Asked on the earnings call about his outspoken stance toward Apple, Ek said he believes it\u2019s \u201cfrankly absurd\u201d that his complaint from several years ago has not been resolved and declared this all part of \u201cthe next great battle\u201d for platform neutrality.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cWe want to have the ability to communicate with our customers the way we choose to do that and the way our customers are accepting to have that line of communication. We do not want a gatekeeper or monopoly in the way to dictate how we communicate with our customers,\u201d Ek said on the call.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n!function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\nif (f.fbq) return;\nn = f.fbq = function() {n.callMethod ? n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);};\nif (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\nn.push = n;\nn.loaded = !0;\nn.version = '2.0';\nn.queue = [];\nt = b.createElement(e);\nt.async = !0;\nt.src = v;\ns = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n}(window, document, 'script', 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '352999048212581');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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