Introducing Expert Intelligence in Gemini Notebook

We’re introducing Expert Intelligence, a cross Google initiative that helps users engage with trusted sources through Google AI products, starting with Gemini Notebook. Featuring more than 100,000 books from major publishers, employees and students can now incorporate insights from leading authors, publications, and domain experts directly into Gemini Notebook.

Users will be able to add compatible ebooks they’ve purchased from Google Play Books directly to a Gemini Notebook, making it simple for them to ask questions about a book and receive responses grounded directly in its text. Readers can also use Gemini Notebooks to help you understand books in new ways, for example, by generating Infographics, Audio Overviews, Quizzes, or more. We’re also providing a book on us for users 18 years or older in the U.S. while supplies last.

Even better, employees and students can combine an author’s expertise with a variety of other sources, including their own information. For example:

A student can upload their class syllabus and lecture notes alongside a purchased book to generate an Audio Overview and practice quizzes to prepare for final exams.
A manager can ask Gemini Notebook to help brainstorm strategies on how to best give employees feedback and navigate tough conversations by consulting a book on management best practices.

Note: To interact with an ebook in a shared notebook—such as asking questions or creating artifacts—recipients must also have purchased an eligible Play Book ebook.

Getting started

Admins: In order for end users to access this feature, they must be in an OU with Gemini Notebook, Google Play, and Google Books set to On. Visit the Help Center to learn more about turning Gemini Notebook and Google Play and Google Books on or off for users.
- Tip: For students who need access only to specific books, admins can purchase books using Buy for Groups and allocate to the students without needing to provide Google Play access (available to organizations with Google Workspace for Education Plus or a Teaching & Learning add-on).
End users: There is no end user setting for this feature. To see if a book is eligible for Expert Intelligence, visit Google Play Books. If the ebook is eligible, you’ll see Gemini Notebook listed when you click the “Tools” badge on a book’s detail page, or you can browse eligible books. Visit the Help Center to learn more about adding Play Books ebooks as a source in Gemini Notebook.

Rollout pace

Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains: Available now

Availability

Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts who have Gemini Notebook, Google Play, and Google Books enabled

Resources

Keyword: Expert Intelligence: a new way for you to engage with trusted content
Gemini Notebook Help: Add or discover new sources for your notebook
Google Play Books Help: Expert Intelligence

Expert Intelligence is a new Google initiative launched in late August 2026 that allows you to integrate trusted, published books directly into Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM). Developed in collaboration with major authors and publishers, this feature lets you ground your AI-powered research in verified expert knowledge. [1, 2, 3, 4]

Here is an overview of what Expert Intelligence brings to your workflow, how it works, and how to use it:

Grounded Book Conversations: You can add select, compatible ebooks that you have purchased from Google Play Books directly into a Gemini Notebook. You can then chat with your notebook, ask specific questions, and receive responses grounded entirely in the text, complete with clear inline citations. [1, 5]
Interactive Learning Artifacts: Beyond text-based Q&A, you can use Gemini Notebook to transform the book’s contents into complex visual and audio summaries, such as Infographics, Audio Overviews (AI podcasts), study guides, mind maps, and quizzes. [1, 5, 6]
Cross-Source Synthesis: You can combine the expertise of leading authors with your own proprietary materials. For example, a manager can upload internal company guidelines alongside a leadership book like Radical Candor to brainstorm strategies that align with both corporate culture and industry standards. [1, 7, 8]
Responsible AI & Copyright Protection: To respect copyright, users must legitimately own the ebook through Google Play Books before they can upload it into their notebook. Google has launched this with an initial catalog of over 100,000 eligible books from major publishers like Penguin Random House, Macmillan, O’Reilly Media, Bloomsbury, and Oxford University Press. [1, 2, 9, 10]

Check for the Badge: When browsing on Google Play Books, look for a “Tools” badge near the page count on a book’s detail page. Clicking this badge will show if “Gemini Notebook” is listed. [5]
For Books You Already Own: In the mobile app, long-press the book cover (or use the web library’s overflow menu) to open the “About the Book” page. Eligible titles will display a “Use with Gemini Notebook” button right next to the “Read” button. [5]
Workspace Admin Configuration: If you are using a corporate or educational account, a Google Workspace administrator must ensure that Gemini Notebook, Google Play, and Google Books are all enabled under the Google Admin console settings for your organizational unit. [8]