Spotify Raises U.S. Prices…Again, Spotify’s Sneaky Audiobook Move, Apple’s Opportunity

Today's Above Avalon Daily email covers the following topics:

• Spotify Raises U.S. Prices…Again

• Spotify’s Sneaky Audiobook Move

• Apple’s Opportunity

Happy Monday.

Spotify is raising prices in the U.S. for the second time in a year. Back in April, over at Inside Orchard, I discussed how Spotify is being pulled in different directions as its advertising apparatus comes in weaker than management hoped.

For today’s discussion, we are going to take things in a different direction as there are some changes in the music streaming landscape that Apple can take advantage of.

Let's jump right in.

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