Spotify Page Match Lets Listeners Sync Audiobooks with Physical Books and E-Books

Overview and Availability

Spotify has made Page Match official, a feature that lets users sync their progress across audiobook playback, e-books, and physical books. The tool enables a camera-based scan workflow where users tap Page Match, choose Scan to listen, and allow camera access to scan a page. Spotify then matches the page to the corresponding moment in the audiobook, offering Play from here or Save for later. A reverse flow lets users switch from listening to reading by scanning a page to orient the app to the correct spot.

Page Match will be available to audiobook listeners on iOS and Android on most English-language titles by the end of the month. In the United States and the United Kingdom, a partnership with Bookshop.org will let users purchase physical books through the Spotify app, connecting readers to independent bookshops.

The feature’s rollout follows a report last month that flagged Page Match as an upcoming Spotify feature, and officials confirmed its official launch today.

How Page Match Works

To sync from a physical book or e-book to an audiobook, open the Spotify audiobook, tap Page Match, choose Scan to listen, and grant camera access. Then scan the page you're on; Spotify will map that page to the corresponding moment in the audiobook and present two options: Play from here, or Save for later.

• Scan to listen: link a page to the current audio position
• Play from here: start listening from the matched point
• Save for later: store the position for later access

To move the other way and read from audio, open the audiobook, tap Page Match, select Scan to read, and scan any page. Spotify will orient itself to the correct spot and indicate whether you should flip forward or backward to reach the exact passage.

Growth, Availability and Next Steps

Spotify describes Page Match as part of a growth plan for audiobooks. The company has expanded its audiobook library from 150,000 to more than 500,000 titles over two years. Owen Smith, the company’s global head of audiobooks, notes a 36 percent year-over-year rise in customers starting an audiobook on Spotify, and a 37 percent increase in listening hours. Officials say growth is largely driven by existing customers, with the goal of keeping people listening longer by offering longer-form content.

Just as Spotify expanded its push into podcasts, the company appears to be expanding its focus on books. It plans to extend its Recap feature to Android in the Spring, following its earlier rollout on iOS.