Must Reads: Spotify's Music Overhaul, a Roadmap for Connected Cars andMore -Circles Tech

During the week, we consume words in snackable, tweetable bites. But on the weekends, we have the time to take a dive into the murkier, lengthier depths of the Internet and expand our attention spans beyond 140 characters. We can brew a cup of coffee and lie back with our iPads, laptops, smartphones and Kindles.

Since you're bound to miss a few things during the daily grind, we present to you, in our weekly installation of Mashable Must Reads, a curated collection of can't-miss stories to read and reflect on. (You can find last week's must reads here.)

How Spotify Engineered the New Music Economy

In the post-Napster industry, music was nearly broken. But then companies like Spotify figured out how to monetize streaming services. No one can argue Spotify's model is a boon for record labels and music execs, but many artists are less than thrilled with their respective cuts.

Connected Cars: How Long Must We Wait?

Connected cars, for many drivers, sound like a dream — but when will it come true? We take a look at the possibilities that are on the table (after all, the technology exists), and which ones are next in line from some of the developers involved.

Bullying: Abuse Goes Digital and Finally Meets Its Match

Bullying is as old as humankind. Despite the power of the online hive mind to curb bullying and provide a sense of community for geeks and nerds, social media can also provide bullies with a way to get away with torture: anonymity. Cyberbullies can attack online without anyone else seeing their dirty work.

Paid Apps Aren't Dead — But They Are on Life Support

Making cold, harsh cash from paid applications in the App Store is proving more difficult for developers. But according to the latest statistics from analytics companies, app revenues for Apple's App Store and Google Play are on the rise. If people aren't buying as many paid apps, how are developers making more money?

8 Alleged Silk Road Drug Dealers Arrested Worldwide

The long and winding Silk Road didn't end with the arrest of alleged mastermind Ross Ulbricht. This week, authorities have busted eight others around the world accused of selling drugs on the world's largest online drug marketplace — some of whom were not even connected to Ulbricht's capture.

Don't have time to read them all now? In our Readlist below, export this week's must reads to your tablet to save for a time you have no distractions. Simply click the "read later" button alongside each story or or click "export" to send the entire list of articles to your preferred device.