Since the 20th century, visuals and images have played an increasingly important role in communication. However, with the continuous progress of media technology, people began to realize that there are some disadvantages of the visual turn, and gradually emerged a new form of cultural communication - "auditory turn". Audiobooks are flourishing as a form of auditory media, and the information they carry and the connections they establish between authors and readers are expanding. Based on McLuhan's media theory, this article provides an overview of the development of audiobooks in the context of the "auditory turn" and the rise of auditory culture. At the same time, based on the theory of "acoustic space", it analyzes and reflects on the preference of auditory culture transmission in audiobook reading, and studies its role as a medium of auditory extension.

Cao Yi. Extension of auditory perception: Sound transmission tendency in audiobooks. Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2025), Vol. 8, Issue 2: 105-111. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2025.080215.

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