Google folds 100,000+ licensed books into its Gemini AI assistant
Google's new Expert Intelligence feature in Gemini Notebook launched with more than 100,000 books from publishers including Bloomsbury, Macmillan and Penguin Random House, plus curated notebooks from 15+ bestselling authors.
Developing · day 2 · first reported Tue, Sep 22 2026
Google's Gemini Notebook rolled out an 'Expert Intelligence' feature back on August 27 with more than 100,000 licensed books from publishers including Bloomsbury, Macmillan and Penguin Random House. More than 15 bestselling authors, including Steven Pinker and Michael Pollan, have curated their own Featured Notebooks inside it. It's Google's own announcement, so no royalty or licensing terms are disclosed -- if your publisher is one of the six named, it's worth asking whether your backlist is in the program and what you're being paid for it.
From the Coral Wire edition of Wed, Sep 23 2026 · Coral Index 38/100 (Headwinds)
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