Audible's New In-Person Bookstore Turns Browsing into a Listening Experience
The Amazon subsidiary’s three-floor pop-up lets visitors sample 300-plus audiobooks in themed rooms, a Listening Bar and a Dolby Atmos Lounge.
- On May 1, audiobook giant Audible opened what it billed as the first "bookless bookstore" in New York at 260 Bowery in Lower Manhattan.
- Audible chief executive Bob Carrigan called the project a "slightly wild idea" during an April 30 preview, as audiobook sales reached $2.22 billion in the American market in 2024, nearly doubling over five years.
- Instead of housing paperbacks, the three-floor store features "story tiles" for sampling audiobooks, with over 300 titles including Lena Dunham's Famesick and Wuthering Heights available for browsing.
- James Finn, Audible's senior vice president of brand and content marketing, told CNET the space aims to be "a real community hub where people can connect." The venue operates Wednesday through Sunday throughout May from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- The venue reflects a broader "shift towards offline experiences and real-world connection," featuring a Dolby Atmos Lounge for immersive listening and a Listening Bar where Story Tenders guide attendees in discovering titles.
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The audio publishing giant Audible inaugurated this Friday what presented as the first "bookless bookstore" in New York City, a space entirely dedicated to audiobooks. The store, opened for a month by the subsidiary of Amazon, is located on the Lower East Side in Lower Manhattan. Discovered: lost copy of 7th century English poem is found in Italian library Also read: Queen Camilla visits New York Public Library and takes replica to complete the …
The concept of the Audible Story House aims "to build on the nostalgia and sense of the community associated with the world of books while adapting at the time," described Amazon's subsidiary.
The audio publishing giant Audible opened on Friday in New York a venue presented as the first "library without books", space entirely dedicated to the audio book. ...
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