And the thriving AVOD and SVOD markets have shown that consumers will find the subscription option that fits their preference there. Marcus Johnson:. Max, audiobooks won't be the next frontier for advertising. Make the case. Max Willens:. I think for it to be a frontier, there has to be a critical mass of advertiser interest. And the reality is that that audiobooks are a tiny market.
But I mean, if you were to compare it to subscription OTT service, whether it's Netflix, Hulu you're seeing, Google that are willing to pay for the same product without ads, who knows when Instagram starts flooding even more and more. It becomes much more of a burden than becomes something more, it sounds like. Maybe we pay eight or $10. Would I personally do it? No. No chance, but...