"The company calls Ask this Book an "expert reading assistant" in its announcement, and says that it's capable of answering questions about "plot details, character relationships, and thematic elements," all while avoiding spoilers by limiting its answers to content from the pages you've read so far. It's essentially an in-book chatbot, accessible from the book menu or by highlighting a passage of text you want to ask about."
"Amazon spokesperson Ale Iraheta told Publishers Lunch that the answers are "non-shareable and non-copyable," and only available to readers who've purchased or rented books. Iraheta also said that the feature is always on, noting that "there is no option for authors or publishers to opt titles out." First announced in September, the option is available now for thousands of English-language books in the US on iOS."
Amazon introduced Ask this Book, an in-book AI assistant in the Kindle app that answers reader questions about plot details, character relationships, and thematic elements without revealing spoilers by limiting responses to pages the reader has already read. The assistant is accessible from the book menu or by highlighting passages. Answers are non-shareable and non-copyable, and available only to readers who purchased or rented books. The feature is always enabled and offers no opt-out for creators or publishers. The U.S. iOS rollout covers thousands of English-language titles, with Kindle devices and Android planned next year and no timeline for wider expansion.
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