Audiobooks as Perceptual Environments: Interpreting Media Technology for New Reading Models

With the continuous development of digital media technology, the traditional way of reading is undergoing a new transformation. Reading is no longer limited to books and paper, but interactive communication on electronic screens. This change in reading carriers not only affects the form of books, but also changes the way people read silently and has an impact on the social behaviors derived from traditional paper reading. This paper takes the theoretical framework of media environmentalism as the root and vein of the discussion, starting from the history of reading, discusses the multi-sensory intertwined perception of the digital reading medium, and in this way discusses the viewpoint that the audio reading medium and the reading subject are in tension with each other, and are constructed in both directions.