In the event you’re a forgetful reader, otherwise you’re choosing up a e book sequence that you simply haven’t touched in a very long time, Amazon is rolling out a new feature for Kindle which may turn out to be useful.

“Recaps” will provide you with brief summaries of what has occurred in a e book sequence, so you already know what’s occurring earlier than diving into the present title. Amazon compares it to the “Beforehand on…” section earlier than a TV present.

Clients who wish to use Recaps might want to first set up the most recent Kindle software program updates. In any other case, they might want to anticipate an over-the-air replace scheduled for the following few weeks.

Amazon does not say what number of recaps can be found; a spokesperson confirms to TechCrunch that they have been produced by generative AI. To find out whether or not a sequence has Recaps obtainable, search for the “View Recaps” button on the sequence web page in your Kindle Library or the “View Recaps” merchandise inside the sequence grouping’s three-dot menu.

The characteristic is at the moment solely obtainable for customers with a bodily Kindle gadget, although Amazon says it should roll out for iOS “shortly.” The Kindle maker didn’t point out after we might anticipate the instrument to return to Android.

Amazon didn’t present an inventory of supported titles, however stated it is obtainable “for best-selling English-language e book sequence,” together with genres like epic fantasy and thriller thrillers, in addition to “trending titles and longtime favorites.”

Amazon launched related AI-powered recap options final 12 months on its different platforms. In November, it started rolling out X-Ray Recaps to Fireplace TV clients, which use AI to generate textual content summaries of episodes and seasons on Prime Video. At launch, X-Ray Recaps have been obtainable for Amazon MGM Studios authentic sequence equivalent to Daisy Jones & the Six, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, The Wheel of Time, Add and The Boys.

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