It looks like audiobooks are finally coming to the Google Play store
A glimmer of a shadow of a possibility that Google Play will soon be offering audiobooks has the bibliophiles of the internet buzzing.
When a tech blog spotted a banner ad for audiobooks directly through Google's online store, Google Play, everyone jumped on their seemingly imminent arrival. There's only one issue: The link that was apparently from the ad last week is already a dead end.
But it seems like Google is ramping up for the eventual arrival of audiobooks available through Google Play, just like the ebooks, movies, and music that are already available for purchase. It's just a matter of when.
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We reached out to Google for confirmation and any details about the upcoming addition to the online store.
UPDATE: Jan. 21, 2018, 5:16 p.m. PST A Google Play spokesperson responded with this clever statement, "We don't comment on rumors or speculation. Now, I need to get back to my book. 📖👀⏳"
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Sasha is a news writer at Mashable's San Francisco office. She's an SF native who went to UC Davis and later received her master's from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. She's been reporting out of her hometown over the years at Bay City News (news wire), SFGate (the San Francisco Chronicle website), and even made it out of California to write for the Chicago Tribune. She's been described as a bookworm and a gym rat.
