After a late spat ledGoogle to pull YouTubefrom Amazon ’s Fire tv set and Echo Show , it seemed like things were ultimately chill down when Amazon extended an olive branch to Google byselling Chromecast machine againfor the first prison term in years . But in world , the squawk between the two internet behemoth does not seem to be letting up , especially now thatGoogle is getting into the audiobook business .
commence today in 45 countries , audiobooks will be available for purchase via the Play Store and the Google Assistant . Audiobooks are mostly price between $ 7 and $ 15 , though to lure drug user to give it a try , Google is offer some moderately hefty discounts across much of its library , in addition to 50 pct off your first audiobook .
Like Apple ’s iBooks and Audible ( which is own by Amazon ) , there is no subscription required to purchase audiobooks . However , there does n’t seem to be an choice to elevate to a monthly plan , like you could with Audible if you are planning on powering through a ton of narrated texts .
This is what the Play Store’s audiobook section looks like on a desktop right now (Image: Sam Rutherford/Gizmodo)
away from listening to audiobooks on your phone , Google audiobooks are also usable across a wide range of Android twist , include tablets and PC , and can be played back using the Google Assistant , which will let you navigate or skip pages using your voice .
presently , there are still a few uncut edges around Google ’s new initiative , because while audiobooks will be usable in 45 countries , the power to listen to al-Qur’an using Google Assistant only work in English , for now . Additionally , if you try searching for audiobooks using the Play Store app on your earphone , you ’ll only discover standard ebooks ; at the fourth dimension this story was publish , Google had yet to update the turn Store or the Books app to show audiobooks .
With Amazon ’s ascendance in the ebook and audiobook world , more competition is almost certainly a good affair . I ’m just hoping that the struggle between Amazon and Google is one that ’s waged over , say , sales , and does n’t devolve into more hissy fit about which ship’s company ’s services can be used on what devices .
[ Reuters ]
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