17. A user device for receiving a story comprising: a communications interface adapted to communicate over a network; and a control system coupled to the communications interface and adapted to: initiate, via the network, a request for a customized story from a story provider; effect communication of personalization information relating to a user associated with the user device to the story provider; effect communication of localization information relating to a current location of the user device to the story provider; and receive an audible narration of the customized story over the network that is based on the personalization information and the localization information from a human reader selected by the story provider from a plurality of human readers, the story provider sending the customized story to a computer associated with the human reader, wherein the human reader audibly narrates the customized story in real-time over the network to the user device, and wherein the customized story is generated based on the personalization information and the localization information and comprises a plot and at least one character.
17. A user device for receiving a story comprising: a communications interface adapted to communicate over a network; and a control system coupled to the communications interface and adapted to: initiate, via the network, a request for a customized story from a story provider; effect communication of personalization information relating to a user associated with the user device to the story provider; effect communication of localization information relating to a current location of the user device to the story provider; and receive an audible narration of the customized story over the network that is based on the personalization information and the localization information from a human reader selected by the story provider from a plurality of human readers, the story provider sending the customized story to a computer associated with the human reader, wherein the human reader audibly narrates the customized story in real-time over the network to the user device, and wherein the customized story is generated based on the personalization information and the localization information and comprises a plot and at least one character. 18. The user device of claim 17 wherein to receive the audible narration of the customized story over the network that is based on the personalization information and the localization information the control system is further adapted to receive the audible narration of the customized story over the network that is based on the personalization information, the localization information, and a first advertiser associated with the customized story.