The messiah rises in Dune: Part Three’s new trailer
The messiah rises in Dune: Part Three’s new trailer

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes a portentous set of twin babies in the new trailer for Dune: Part Three. Warner Bros. has debuted its first full trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s third Dune film. Thankfully, it doesn’t give everything about the film away, but it does put a spotlight on a few of […]

What we’re listening to, watching, and reading right now.

There is so much art out there that it’s absolutely impossible to keep up. Whether it’s a slept-on post-punk album from the ’80s, a new sci-fi novel, or a cult classic horror movie, we’re always finding new obsessions here at The Verge — and we want to share those obsessions with you. Sometimes that might […]

Audible syncs ebook reading and audiobook listening to keep you focused
Audible syncs ebook reading and audiobook listening to keep you focused

On Wednesday, Audible launched a new “immersion reading” feature that could help readers concentrate on their audiobooks by allowing them to read along with the ebook version. While listening to an audiobook in the Audible app, users can tap the “Read & Listen” button above their book’s cover art to see the text version of […]

Piggyback’s fantastic Metroid Prime art book is nearly 30 percent off
Piggyback’s fantastic Metroid Prime art book is nearly 30 percent off

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond launched on the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 in December, but if you’re itching for some more lore, Metroid Prime 1–3: A Visual Retrospective is a nice way to dig in, especially now that it’s on sale. Normally $49.99, you can currently buy the hardcover version for $36.59 (about $13 off) […]

Animal Crossing started life as a dungeon crawler
Animal Crossing started life as a dungeon crawler

Despite the convoluted journey between concept and finished product, despite all the many things that change between initial prototype and whatever ends up in players’ hands, something always remains of the initial feeling that inspired a video game. If you know what to listen for, it’s easy to hear the echo of that original idea. […]

Spotify will soon let you buy paper books inside the app

Spotify is expanding beyond audio by partnering with Bookshop to sell physical books, letting users buy paperbacks and hardcovers tied to titles they discover inside the app.
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Spotify’s new Page Match feature can now sync your audiobooks with physical books

With Page Match, Spotify is tackling a common reader problem, letting you scan a page and instantly jump to the same moment in the audiobook, making it easier to blend reading and listening throughout the day.
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Spotify is partnering with Bookshop.org to sell physical books
Spotify is partnering with Bookshop.org to sell physical books

Spotify is going all in on books in 2026 and partnering with Bookshop.org to let you buy physical copies of audiobooks and support local retailers starting in the Spring. The announcement dovetails with the launch of Page Match, a new feature that lets you sync physical books and ebooks with audiobooks in the Spotify app […]

Spotify’s Page Match syncs your audiobooks and your physical ones
Spotify’s Page Match syncs your audiobooks and your physical ones

Spotify has launched a new feature called Page Match that lets you quickly sync your spot in a physical or ebook with an audiobook. Point your camera at a page, and the Spotify app uses computer vision to match text with audio. If you have to jump behind the wheel for a long drive, but […]

Spotify is testing a feature that syncs audiobooks with paper editions
Spotify is testing a feature that syncs audiobooks with paper editions

Spotify appears to be working on a novel feature that will allow audiobook listeners to pick up where they left off in the physical book. Android Authority reports that version 9.1.18.282 of the Spotify app includes code references to a Page Match beta feature that can quickly sync audiobooks on the platform with their paper […]