Google's note-taking app can now discuss your books with you

Google has quietly made your note-taking app smarter. Gemini Notebook — Google's AI-powered tool for organizing notes and ideas — can now connect directly to books you've purchased through Google Play Books (Google's digital bookstore).

This new feature, called "Expert Intelligence," works like having a smart assistant who has read your books. You can upload a book title into Gemini Notebook and then ask questions about what's inside. Want to know a specific recipe from a cooking book? Ask it. Need to understand a business concept explained in a management book? The AI will find it for you.

But it goes further than just answering questions. Google showed examples where the app generated an entire recipe collection from Michael Pollan's food guide, or extracted management tips from Kim Scott's workplace strategy book. You can also ask it to create infographics, generate podcast scripts, or make study plans — all based on the actual content of your books.

For everyday readers, this means your digital books become more useful. Instead of just reading and highlighting, you can have a conversation with the material, get it organized in new ways, or turn insights into practical tools. It's like having a personal research assistant who knows exactly what's in your library.