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On October 29, 2026, Google announced that Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) has added hundreds of textbooks from U.S. and Indian publishers such as OpenStax, Open Textbook Library, and S Chand Publishing, which students can add for free. Google's Josh Woodward said on X that more than 700 textbooks are available for free. Users can select Add sources in a notebook and then choose Textbooks to view and add them, filtering by subject, level, and country. After adding textbooks, every answer is directly grounded in the textbook content, with inline citations and links to the original text, and the textbook content can also be turned into study guides, practice questions, and flashcards.
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Gemini Notebook Can Add Select U.S. and India Textbooks for Free
On October 29, 2026, Google announced that Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) can add hundreds of textbooks for free, with sources including U.S. and Indian publishers such as OpenStax, Open Textbook Library, and S Chand Publishing. Google's Josh Woodward said on X that more than 700 textbooks are available for free. Users open the catalog by selecting Textbooks under Add sources within a notebook, can filter by subject, level, and country, and can ask questions based on textbook content, view citation links, and generate study guides, practice quizzes, and flashcards.
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Google Notebook now includes hundreds of university textbooks for free
Google's Notebook now offers hundreds of textbooks for free; students can browse, select, and upload them directly as knowledge base sources for exam-prep questions. Partner publishers include S Chand Publishing, OpenStax, and Open Textbook Library. The news was posted by the official Gemini Notebook account; blogger A Yi shared and commented that this could disrupt educational publishing and exam-prep tutoring.
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Gemini Notebook Makes 700+ Textbooks Available for Free
Josh Woodward announced that Gemini Notebook has unlocked more than 700 textbooks from major publishers around the world, all available to users for free.
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Gemini Notebook Offers Free Access to Hundreds of Textbooks
Gemini Notebook announced that students can now access hundreds of textbooks directly in Notebook for free, with sources including S Chand Publishing, OpenStax, and the Open Textbook Library; they can browse, select, and upload them as sources for exam preparation.
Oct 29
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Gemini Notebook Adds Hundreds of Free Textbooks
Gemini Notebook has added hundreds of textbooks from U.S. and Indian publishers such as OpenStax, Open Textbook Library, and S Chand Publishing, which students can add for free. After adding textbooks, every answer is directly grounded in the textbook content, with inline citations and links to the original text, and the textbook content can also be turned into study guides, practice questions, and flashcards. Users can select Add sources in a notebook and then choose Textbooks to view and add them.
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