Spotify launches an ElevenLabs-powered audiobook creation tool
TechCrunch AI Ivan Mehta May 21, 2026

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# Spotify is letting authors create audiobooks without hiring a narrator or voice actor Spotify is partnering with ElevenLabs, a company that specializes in AI voices, to launch a new tool that automatically converts written books into spoken audio. This means indie authors and publishers can now produce professional-sounding audiobooks quickly and cheaply, rather than paying thousands of dollars to hire human narrators.
Spotify is releasing new audiobook plans later this year
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