Kindle’s New AI Feature Can Answer Questions About Your Books (Whether Authors Want It or Not)

Whether you’re reading dense, challenging 19th-century classics or the latest thriller, sometimes even the best readers lose track of what’s actually going on, such as who’s who or how characters relate to each other.

Now, Amazon is rolling out a new feature via the Kindle iOS app that uses AI to give readers answers about the books in their Kindle library—whether authors choose to opt in or not. Called Ask This Book, the new feature allows users to highlight any passage from…