Gemini Notebook Can Now Dig Into eBooks You Bought on Google Play

Google on Thursday added support for ebooks in its AI note-taking tool, Gemini Notebook — previously known as NotebookLM .  

With the new feature, labeled Expert Intelligence, you can add titles purchased on Google Play Books as sources in a notebook, and then ask the AI tool questions you may have, generate summaries, or use its content to create infographics, quizzes, AI podcasts , and more.

You can also use Expert Intelligence to ask how you can apply learnings from a book in your personal or professional life. For example, Google says a manager can ask Gemini Notebook how to give feedback to employees based on Kim Scott's Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity, or a foodie can upload pictures of items in a fridge and ask the tool to plan a healthy meal based on Michael Pollan's Food Rules: An Eater's Manual .

Adding ebooks to a notebook is quite simple. Click the Add sources buttonfrom the left pane and pick Play Booksfrom the subsequent window. You should see all the titles you've purchased from Play Books next. If your desired book isn't already in your library, you can click Explore Google Play Booksand make the purchase there.

Before hitting the purchase button on Play Books, ensure the book is supported on Gemini Notebook. You can do that by opening the details page of your preferred book and clicking the Toolsbadge under it.

At launch, Expert Intelligence will support 100,000 works from publishers including Penguin Random House, Macmillan Publishers, Bloomsbury, and others. Google will also add works from 15 best-selling authors, including Steven Pinker , Michael Pollan , and Jennifer Wallace, as Featured Notebooks.

To get users started on Expert Intelligence, Google said it will provide a free ebook "while supplies last." Note that if you're on a shared notebook, all members in the group will need to purchase a copy to use the book's contents.

Expert Intelligence will be added to AI Mode in Search and the Gemini app soon, the company said, adding that support for third-party subscriptions, business research reports, and textbooks will also arrive on Gemini Notebook soon.

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