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Google Adds Free Books for Students

A Google study tool now offers many textbooks without charge.

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Read and understand · 1/2What can students add to Gemini Notebook for free?

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Textbooks. The article says students can add textbooks to a notebook for free.

Clue: Google has added hundreds of textbooks to its Gemini Notebook tool. Students can choose a book and add it to a notebook for free.

Read and understand · 2/2What can the tool make from the material?

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Practice questions. The second paragraph says the tool can make practice questions.

Clue: The tool can help people study the material. For example, it can make practice questions or cards for learning words and facts. Google says answers include links back to the book.

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Students can add free textbooks. The tool can make practice questions or learning cards and link answers back to the book.

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