Months after launching its streaming audiobook service in the U.S., U.K., and Australia, Spotify reported that users have accessed roughly 90,000 titles, with Britney Spears’s memoir The Woman in Me topping the list of most-listened-to books. Though reps declined to share more specific data, Spotify said in a release that the company has paid out “tens of millions” of dollars to audiobook publishers and that the “early results” show that the company’s audiobook streaming service “is driving a meaningful incremental revenue stream for the publishing community.”
US Education Department signs new partnerships to streamline federal programs, boost school safety
The U.S. Education Department is partnering with the State Department and Health and Human Services. These collaborations aim to reduce federal bureaucracy and improve education programs. The State Department partnership will enhance transparency of foreign gifts to universities. The Health and Human Services partnership will bolster school safety and family engagement.