Audible Unveils AI-Powered Character Guide and Interactive Stories
Audible announced three new AI-powered features: a character guide, interactive stories, and additional imagery and bonus information for audiobooks.
Audible announced three new AI-powered features for its audiobook platform: a character guide, interactive stories, and additional imagery and bonus information about landmarks or places in a book.
The character guide will debut with Audible's October 1 release of its Audible Original 'Dracula'. It will display who is speaking in real time and provide spoiler-free character cards with narrator bios. Other audiobooks gaining access to the character guide include the Audible Original of George Orwell's '1984' and the forthcoming Audible Original 'Exoplanet' from writer Benjamin Percy and executive producer Andy Weir.
Interactive stories, powered by generative AI, will let listeners interact with a book's character, starting with Dracula's servant Renfield in the new Audible Original.
The imagery and bonus information feature will first arrive in 'The Cultural Tutor: A Modern Guide to History, Art, and Philosophy in 49 Short Chapters' by Sheehan Quirke.
In 2025, U.S. audiobook sales reached $2.43 billion, according to techcrunch.com. Audible has been on a nearly 30-year journey to push audio storytelling forward, according to Chief Content Officer Rachel Ghiazza.
Quick answers
What new features did Audible announce?
Audible announced a character guide, interactive stories, and additional imagery and bonus information about landmarks or places in a book.
When will the character guide debut?
The character guide will debut with Audible's October 1 release of its Audible Original 'Dracula'.
Which audiobooks will get the character guide?
The character guide will be available for the Audible Original 'Dracula', the Audible Original of George Orwell's '1984', and the forthcoming Audible Original 'Exoplanet'.