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GOOGLE'S AI NOTEBOOK NOW INTEGRATES WITH PURCHASED BOOKS

AI DESK1 MIN READ
THU, AUG 27, 2026

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Google has launched 'Expert Intelligence,' a new feature in Gemini Notebook that pulls content from Google Play Books, allowing users to ask questions and generate AI-assisted materials based on book contents.

The feature enables direct interaction with purchased titles, letting users query information, create study guides, generate infographics, produce AI podcasts, and develop recipes or other content derived from their books. Users can import books from their Google Play Books library into Gemini Notebook and leverage the AI to synthesize and repurpose material in various formats. The tool demonstrated by Google Labs editorial director Steven Johnson showed practical applications like generating recipe guides from cookbook content. The integration connects two Google services to streamline how users engage with digital reading material and AI-powered productivity tools. The feature represents Google's continued push to embed generative AI deeper into its consumer applications, following similar moves with Workspace and other platforms.

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