Travel Audiobooks
A story about a place, told in chapters. Players listen wherever they are.
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What it is
A Travel Audiobook is a story about a place, told in chapters. There is no route and no map, and players do not need to be anywhere special. They listen at home, on a train or while they walk around. Your narration carries the whole experience.
When it fits
It works best when the story can stand on its own, without players standing somewhere for it to land. Some shapes it can take:
- A deep dive into the history, culture or character of a city or region
- A story told through people: figures, communities or voices that shaped a place
- A theme, for example food, architecture or music, that uses a place as its lens
- Content to hear before or after a trip: something to look forward to, or to think about afterwards
What makes it work well
Voice and view matter more than facts.
Listeners can look up facts. They cannot find your point of view anywhere else. Know what you think about your subject and let it shape every chapter.
Chapters that stand alone but belong together.
Each chapter should be good on its own. All chapters together should give listeners more than any single one. Plan the arc as carefully as the chapters.
Go deep on fewer things.
Three chapters that go deep are easier to remember than ten that only skim. Fewer chapters force you to choose what matters.
Write for the ear.
Players have no map and no photos to look at, so the audio carries the experience. Read your text aloud before you create the narration. Use short sentences, add detail and leave room to think.
How it’s built
A Travel Audiobook is a row of chapters. Players listen to them in order. In the Studio, a chapter is a Content step. You add it with Add chapter.
Content stepA chapterA name, a cover image, and content with text, images and narration. Players read or listen anywhere.How to set it upEach chapter has a name, a cover image and content. Build the content in the Content editor. Create a narration from the text or upload your own recording: see Narration and voice.
A chapter has no place on a map. If you keep wanting to add places, a Guided Tour may be the better format for your idea.
Set the Estimated Duration of the whole audiobook in General Information. Players choose to listen for a while, so they need to know how long it takes.
Build it in the Creator Studio
Start with the Studio tour and the build order. Then add your chapters one by one.
You'll also use: Content steps and chapters · Content editor · Narration and voice · General Information