Posted Apr 7, 2026 at 9:31 PM UTC

The Amazon-owned Audible is opening a “bookless bookstore” in NYC.

The Audible Story House will only be open during the month of May, featuring story “tiles” that visitors can use to sample audiobooks, along with seven “listening spaces” equipped with Sony headphones and Dolby Atmos surround sound. Here are some renderings of what the pop-up might look like:

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