Audible Opens a Bookless Bookstore (opens in new tab)

As booksellers try to figure out how to market audiobooks in person, Audible, the audiobook giant owned by Amazon, staged a pop-up bookstore — without any physical books. The Audible Story House, a three-story emporium on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, has an event space for craft nights and author panels and a cafe selling matcha lattes and branded merch. The shop also has two large listening lounges equipped with surround-sound, listening booths where individuals or small groups can samp...