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Talking Audiobooks with Spotify & FLASHLIGHT by Susan Choi

2025/6/2
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Sharifa Williams
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我领导一个团队，负责为Spotify用户策划有声读物，与出版商紧密合作，并提供最佳的个性化推荐。我们的目标是向更广泛的受众介绍有声读物，并增加整体的收听量。我们结合算法和人工编辑，关注行业趋势、用户数据和出版商动态，以决定推荐哪些有声读物。我们还致力于打造编辑品牌，并在图书行业和更广泛的文化对话中提高知名度。我们即将推出新的“编辑精选”项目，每月挑选10到15本我们认为与读者相关的有趣书籍。我们希望通过这些努力，吸引新的听众尝试有声读物，同时也希望他们能继续使用我们的服务，享受高质量的阅读体验。

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This segment features an interview with Katie Del Rosario, Spotify's Associate Director of Audiobooks Editorial. They discuss Spotify's audiobook catalog, listener demographics, the success of backlist titles, and their editorial process.
  • Spotify has over 400,000 audiobooks available.
  • Backlist and niche titles have seen significant success on the platform.
  • The editorial team uses a blend of algorithms and human curation to personalize recommendations.
  • Spicy romance is a popular genre, with a surprising number of male listeners.

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Jeff and Rebecca talk to Spotify's Associate Director for Audiobooks Editorial Katie del Rosario about curating audiobooks for Spotify, getting people to try audiobooks, spotlighting special titles, and more. Then, Jeff and Sharifah talk about Flashlight by Susan Choi, one of the most anticipated releases of the summer.

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