{"id":788234,"date":"2026-05-11T07:07:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T07:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/788234\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T07:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T07:07:10","slug":"listen-up-audible-launches-new-york-pop-up-bookstore-with-no-printed-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/788234\/","title":{"rendered":"Listen up: Audible launches New York pop-up bookstore with no printed books"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new pop-up store in New York is reimagining the traditional bookshop without a single printed book on the shelves.<\/p>\n

Inside Audible Story House, every story is experienced through sound.<\/p>\n

Designed as a cultural clubhouse for listening, the Big Apple audio space gives visitors the chance to listen to hundreds of their favorite titles through headphones or relax in dedicated listening lounges.<\/p>\n

Audible says the space aims to reflect the rapidly increasing popularity of the format as well as the “shift toward offline experiences and real-world connection.”<\/p>\n

James Finn, Audible’s Global Head of Brand & Content Marketing said: “We’re seeing audiobooks gaining a lot of momentum. BookTok <\/a>is a significant driver of that, it is a community on TikTok where those that are interested in either authors or genres are really introducing new audiences to that space. And even book clubs and bookstores have a bit of a renaissance right now as well.”<\/p>\n

\"Inside<\/p>\n

Inside Audible’s Story House where listeners can relax and hear their favourite titles read, New York, 1 May 2026 – Courtesy of Audible <\/p>\n

Downstairs, visitors can sit inside an immersive Dolby Atmos listening lounge, where sound experiences are played through surround sound speakers.<\/p>\n

Audible is also promising to constantly assess new books and trending titles to make its collection a reflection of what audiences are listening to now.<\/p>\n

“The idea is we’ll have sessions where there will be sound baths so people can go in there and use it as a way in the afternoon to have a bit of a relaxation before they go back to work, or they can fully immerse themselves into something like ‘Harry Potter.’ So there will be scheduled sessions throughout the month,” added Finn.<\/p>\n

Audiobook sales reached \u20ac2 billion in the United States in 2024, nearly doubling over the past five years, according to the Audio Publishers Association.<\/p>\n

The pop-up is open through the month from Wednesday through Sunday, as Audible bets the future of books may not always involve turning pages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new pop-up store in New York is reimagining the traditional bookshop without a single printed book on…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":788235,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,68672,322115,405,403,5226,5225,5228,5227,322116,322117,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-788234","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-audible","10":"tag-james-finn","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-city","13":"tag-newyork","14":"tag-newyorkcity","15":"tag-ny","16":"tag-nyc","17":"tag-sound-experiences","18":"tag-story-house","19":"tag-united-states","20":"tag-united-states-of-america","21":"tag-unitedstates","22":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","23":"tag-us","24":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116554685633492192","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=788234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788234\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/788235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=788234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=788234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=788234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}