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Google Adds 'Expert Intelligence' to Gemini Notebook for Book Imports

28 AUGUST 2026·2 MIN READ·2 SOURCES·Independently corroborated

Google has updated its AI note-taking app, Gemini Notebook, with an "Expert Intelligence" feature that allows users to interact with books.

Google Adds 'Expert Intelligence' to Gemini Notebook for Book Imports

Key takeaways · 2

  • 01

    Google introduced an 'Expert Intelligence' capability to Gemini Notebook.

  • 02

    Users can import eligible Google Play Books titles to ask questions and generate podcasts.

Expert Intelligence

Google added Expert Intelligence to Gemini Notebook. [2] The AI note-taking app now allows users to interact with books. [1]

Users can import eligible titles they own in Google Play Books. [2] The system lets users ask questions and generate podcasts from the imported titles. [2]

What it means

The addition of Expert Intelligence bridges personal reading libraries with generative AI workspaces. By allowing users to import materials directly from Google Play Books, the platform integrates verifiable, user-owned sources into its query and audio generation pipelines. What the sources don't address: Whether there is a limit on the number of books users can import into a single notebook simultaneously.

Integrating purchased books directly into AI note-taking environments removes friction for research and content summarization. It signals a shift toward enabling users to ground AI generation in their personal, vetted libraries.

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How this developed

  1. 28 August 2026

    Google Adds 'Expert Intelligence' to Gemini Notebook for Book Imports

  2. 28 August 2026

    Event created from source cluster.

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