ToolsAugust 27, 2026via The Verge AI
Google’s AI note-taking app now allows you to interact with books
Why it matters
A practical expansion of AI note-taking that tightens the loop between reading, querying, and content creation. Practitioners using Gemini for research or knowledge work gain a new workflow; enthusiasts see Google deepening the integration between its AI assistant and digital content ecosystem.
Key signals
- Google Gemini Notebook launches 'Expert Intelligence' feature
- Users can import books from Google Play Books directly into Notebook
- Capability: ask questions, generate plans, infographics, AI podcasts from book content
- Example use case: generate recipe book from Michael Pollan's Food Rules
- Demonstrates knowledge synthesis from existing content library
- Feature announced via Google Labs (experimental stage)
- Gemini Notebook now pulls titles from Google Play Books directly
- New 'Expert Intelligence' feature allows Q&A, plan generation, infographic creation, and podcast generation from book content
- Demo example: generated recipe book from Michael Pollan's Food Rules
- Demo example: applied management insights from Kim Scott's work
- Feature demonstrated during briefing with The Verge
The hook
Google's Gemini Notebook now pulls your Google Play Books into an AI chat interface — ask questions, generate recipes, create podcasts from the text.
Google's AI note-taking app, Gemini Notebook, can now pull information from the books you've purchased. The new "Expert Intelligence" feature allows you to bring titles from Google Play Books directly into Gemini Notebook, which means you can ask questions about the material, as well as generate pla…