YouTube Premium is a subscription service offered by YouTube that provides ad-free access to all YouTube videos, background playback, offline downloads, and access to YouTube Music Premium. While the service enhances the general viewing and listening experience on the platform, its primary focus remains video and music content. Audiobooks, as a specific category of spoken-word literature, are not explicitly included as a core feature of YouTube Premium.
The value proposition of YouTube Premium centers around removing advertisements and enhancing the convenience of consuming video and music content. Background playback allows users to listen to audio from YouTube videos while using other apps or when the screen is off, and offline downloads provide access to content without an internet connection. These features are beneficial for enjoying podcasts, lectures, or music mixes found on YouTube. Historically, YouTube has served as a platform for various audio-based content, but it hasn’t traditionally positioned itself as a dedicated audiobook provider in the same way as Audible or Spotify.
