10 INSANELY Helpful Ways To Use NotebookLM

[@BlazingZebra]

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[@jameskessler77]

@BlazingZebra how do you add copyrighted books to Notebook LM? Have you already covered this in a previous video?

[@BlazingZebra]

@@jameskessler77 Yes, talk about it a bit at the end of the other video I did an NBLM use cases. There are software tools like epubor and calibre that can help convert books to pdf. I have also heard of folks using oceanofpdf.com for hard to find books.

[@stevegardner7187]

@@jameskessler77 If you have the ePub you could convert to Markdown online. Alternatively, I've been experimenting with a Crome extension I created that 'speed reads' my Kindle books into text that I can drop into NotebookLM. I haven't made it public but let me know if this might be of interest to you.

[@jameskessler77]

@@stevegardner7187 I sure would!

[@jtinnerello]

@BlazingZebra: can you make a video showing how to make a video podcast from the NotebookLM podcast?

[@VincentWoodard]

That gem you dropped to have it analyze your website was probably one of the best uses of Notebook LM that I've seen so far. I told it to analyze mine and it gave some great suggestions to improve it. Thank you for sharing that, that was gold!

[@BlazingZebra]

nice! i was surprised at how good it was myself!

[@Google]

There are so many ways NotebookLM can help. Thanks for showing some great examples!

[@BlazingZebra]

thanks google!

[@gadgal2013]

Thanks!

[@BlazingZebra]

u rule! thank u!

[@michaellongfellow5259]

Fantastic video - in particular the last 2 minutes (show stopper!). Would love to see more actual use cases connecting NotebookLM functionality to a process (like you showed at the end) that generates output with clear, applicable value. That example opens the mind to what's possible and is so much fun to see and then learn. Cheers, -M

[@BlazingZebra]

awesome! really appreciate the feedback! will do!

[@johnm.9901]

You are definitely one of the best of all-time vloggers ever! Fantasticly useful tool & presentation. So well organized too! Organization & filing strategies seems to be a lost skill but you show them here.

[@BlazingZebra]

thanks so much! i appreciate the kind words.

[@bradstoops8862]

You mention dropping some specific books into your NotebookLM to help on various topics. How are you doing that? I thought you could only include Google Docs, PDFs and cut & paste content as input.

[@BlazingZebra]

there are software systems that convert to pdf, i have heard some people use oceanofpdf.com for hard to find books.

[@stevegardner7187]

If you have the ePub you could convert to Markdown online. Alternatively, I've been experimenting with a Crome extension I created that 'speed reads' my Kindle books into text that I can drop into NotebookLM. I haven't made it public but let me know if this might be of interest to you.

[@Prowen65]

The start of 2024 I locked in 3 years to a website reviewing movies. For the 2nd year I've been looking at creating a podcast. These ai podcasting tools have been very insightful and exciting to discover leading up to 2025 ❤. Looking forward to checking this out while waiting for jellypod. Great content and thank you for expanding these tools futher than my original thoughts of just podcast but work and life itself.

[@BlazingZebra]

Sounds like a great plan! Glad you're finding some cool tools to help!

[@beiz08]

Love your creative uses for notebookLM. Truly amazing tool that is flying so much under the radar...

[@BlazingZebra]

thanks for the kind words!

[@adamaglionby7438]

Less than 2 minutes in already learned stuff can use👍, really like the content and delivery, Instantly subscribed

[@BlazingZebra]

thats awesome! thanks!

[@1nteract1ve]

The cooking use case is a great one, especially with the specific books you recommended, as those books are all about techniques instead of focusing on specific recipes. Nice.

[@BlazingZebra]

Thanks, glad you liked that one!

[@shootinjh]

Thank you!!! I especially loved the parts of prompting, I have had trouble getting podcasts not be be redundant... also, how to make sure that ALL of the 27 points in a doc were covered in the audio without having to listen to it and make a checklist.

[@BlazingZebra]

unfortunately the don’t think is possible to control the podcast that precisely.

[@ericchamberlin7510]

the review and critique podcast idea is GOLD!!! Thank you

[@BlazingZebra]

glad you got something from it!

[@Lily_Anne]

Great info! I asked you a while back about re-running a new Deep Dive podcast. I figured it out - download the original so you'll still have it, and then hit "Generate" again. It's great for combining different emphases in the talk. Enjoying all your good ideas so much! Thanks!

[@BlazingZebra]

very cool! i didn’t know u could do that!

[@Caddo_Art]

@@BlazingZebra Forgot to tell you to delete that old one first! - that's why you have to save it first if you think you'll ever want it. Thank you.

[@agreatplace]

I love your test and report style. I had no idea about many of these features. Can't wait to go try myself.

[@BlazingZebra]

Glad you enjoyed it! I think you’re going to love it!

[@reiniervaneijk]

Nailing it brother. I'm super happy you're around🤘

[@BlazingZebra]

I appreciate it!

[@dougb1212]

Good stuff. How did you make the video of the podcast? I really like the captions, that's the main part I'm interested in from that short clip.

[@BlazingZebra]

that was made in descript

[@QuentinAnthonyAnderson]

I've been obsessed with this thing. I've made some of my favorite, absolutely absurd podcasts and it hasn't disappointed. I made a podcast about a Beagle takeover and it was glorious.

[@BlazingZebra]

Awesome! I love to hear it!

[@HardChair]

Great video!

[@happycowgirl32]

Great video. One Important Question: Could you PLEASE teach us how to create a video with the podcast audio please?

[@BlazingZebra]

i will try!

[@SheltonMagunje]

How do you upload the books do you have to have a pdf of it

[@rw6381]

Very creative use of different tools, thanks!

[@BlazingZebra]

Thanks! I love finding new ways to use it.

[@sirqe6791]

I think the last two ways presented are my favorite. Thanks 👍👍

[@BlazingZebra]

I gotta save the best for last!!!

[@paultoensing3126]

So what’s the best way to find and download applicable books that we see in the marketplace?

[@BlazingZebra]

use www.epubor.com/

[@stevegardner7187]

If you have the ePub you could convert to Markdown online. Alternatively, I've been experimenting with a Crome extension I created that 'speed reads' my Kindle books into text that I can drop into NotebookLM. I haven't made it public but let me know if this might be of interest to you.

[@davidiscove]

LOVE your strategies! Simple and inspiring! Keep up the great work.

[@BlazingZebra]

Glad you found them helpful!

[@jtinnerello]

How did you make the video when you were showing the example of the podcast? Can you make a video showing how to use the NotebookLM podcast to make a video podcast?

[@BlazingZebra]

yep 5 FREE AI Tools To Refine and Share NotebookLM Podcasts kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqKsaWd3hsSgqLc

[@WillowsAIAcademy]

We had quite a long article in the work newsletter explaining changes to parking and read it all, so I made a podcast in the hope it would help me understand the updates and what we need to do. It did just that, but I was surprised it did it while taking the p*** out of our whole car parking system.

[@BlazingZebra]

wild

[@realmtraveler]

Fabulous! New Sub!!

[@BlazingZebra]

awesome!

[@BeckyAuer]

I looked for a Notebook LM app but i don't see one? Is there? I looked after you talked about it being able to access online at minute 4. Love your videos and proud to support you on your Patreon!

[@BlazingZebra]

Thanks so much for the support! The only place to access NBLM that I know if is here: notebooklm.google/

[@Patehgrowth]

You are doing a great Job 👍👍👍

[@BlazingZebra]

thank u!!

[@TerryFinley]

Can you edit and give quidance to other sources outside of websites for the audio overview?

[@BlazingZebra]

Yes you can create the audio overview from any source! Even multiple sources.

[@HMaxTube11]

Hugely useful and informative.🌟👏👍

[@BlazingZebra]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@michaelcampana784]

Casey, great content as usual. I'm a patreon of yours and I have a quick question on the topic in this video. I'm wondering if you have played with the new "Spaces" feature in Perplexity and how you might compare/contrast it to NotebookLM?

[@BlazingZebra]

i have played with it a little bit, it feels closest to claude projects. i need to mess with it a bit more before making any comparisons to notebooklm. i have a vid on perplexity planned in the next couple weeks. thanks a ton for your support!!!

[@mikedonaldson8898]

I've dropped in all our user manuals for our ERP system at work and now I can ask something and just get an answer back I'm looking for. No more digging through indexes looking for what I want to find.

[@BlazingZebra]

fantastic!

[@CompletedReview]

How are you adding whole books into the Notebook?

[@BlazingZebra]

u can use epubor or callibre to convert books to pdf. i have heard of some people using oceanofpdf.com for hard to find books.

[@stevegardner7187]

If you have the ePub you could convert to Markdown online. Alternatively, I've been experimenting with a Crome extension I created that 'speed reads' my Kindle books into text that I can drop into NotebookLM. I haven't made it public but let me know if this might be of interest to you.

[@GypsyFisherman]

I know the updated version of Notebook LM has been out for a while but I haven't seen the customizable function... am I missing the update... how do I get it?

[@BlazingZebra]

it should just be a button next to generate? perhaps clearing your cache or something could help?

[@huntermurphylaw]

Can it do anything with a dataset from Excel?

[@BlazingZebra]

i haven’t tested this but i doubt it will work well. chatgpt seems to be the leader for that stuff.

[@SpeedTravelTH]

Great ideas and inspiring!

[@BlazingZebra]

thanks for watching!!

[@cryptosweetspot7533]

Great but how to create the framework for posting the podcast?

[@BlazingZebra]

That is a great question - I will have a video on that soon!

[@mohamedathif4587]

Love your work

[@BlazingZebra]

glad you're enjoying the content!

[@EmpathyMatters6032]

Really good use cases. I learnt a lit

[@BlazingZebra]

glad you liked it!

[@satishpatil1260]

How do you add books if you don’t have pdfs available?

[@BlazingZebra]

try epubor or calibre, some people have recommended oceanofpdf.com for hard to find books.

[@stevegardner7187]

If you have the ePub you could convert to Markdown online. Alternatively, I've been experimenting with a Crome extension I created that 'speed reads' my Kindle books into text that I can drop into NotebookLM. I haven't made it public but let me know if this might be of interest to you.

[@dontrez8412]

As a foodie who raised foodie kids who seem to be getting more selective 🤕🤔 I may have to try ALL of those recommendations. I didn't see a bad example on the whole list. This video is like an album you can't turn off because all the songs are good....for those who remember albums.

[@BlazingZebra]

ha! awesome! thanks for these kind words! i talk alot about cooking in the video dropping today as well! foodie power!

[@AberrantArt]

Thanks! How can we make the audio overview SHORTER? 🤔 I've tried prompts like "a 3 minute overview" & "keep it short" as well as changing the amount of info provided. I keep getting 15 and 20 min overviews even on simple topics.

[@BlazingZebra]

i would recommend editing it in descript!

[@AberrantArt]

@BlazingZebra thanks. Is that a free app?

[@CharlesTerrenceHarper]

Use terms in your prompt like overview, bullet point outline and summary. Delete and regenerate until you get the result you want.

[@AberrantArt]

@CharlesTerrenceHarper thanks! I'll try that 👍

[@jczollinger]

How can I get the podcast in German rather than in English? Instructions like „use German speaker“ seems to works sometimes but not constantly.

[@cutthecheck]

PLEASE DO THE SPORTS ANALYSIS VIDEO

[@BlazingZebra]

i was wondering if anyone was interested! i will try!

[@Roz-Inspire-Video]

Thanks! After consulting Notebooklm and Chatgpt I can not see how to create an entirely new knowledge base, project or workspace (or whatever it's called). Do you know how to do this? thanks again

[@BlazingZebra]

i’m not sure i understand your question, a knowledge base is simply a collection of files uploaded to a system like notebooklm or chatgpt.

[@Roz-Inspire-Video]

@thanks for responding; I’ve downloaded the Ap on my mac. I’m trying to generate 2 entirely different databases (or Notebooks). The App does not seen have an option for a new project (or Notebook?). The Browser based app seems to start a new project via new Notebook. The browser seems to work better but I like app better and I would like to have two projects (at least going) but do not know how to do this. ChatGPT says look for a “New Project” or “New Workspace”. I can’t see options in the app. Thanks again.

[@pertergomez8148]

Pretty interesting

[@micbab-vg2mu]

I work in Medical Affairs - I like NotebookLM - it uses Gemini huge context window not typical RAG - the level of hallucination is very low - compering to other AI tools:)

[@CharlesSchwabe]

OK question...I've used the podcast for my marketing business. Generated a GREAT podcast about Social Media Use in the United States and my 10 commandments of Masterful Script writing. All original content. But can I tell the customizations by a. asking to limit it's time...like no more than 5 minutes or 20 minutes? b. Can I ask the hosts to introduce themselves and give then names? If you have not tried it yet, I will and report back.

[@BlazingZebra]

i don’t think it will do those things but you can edit it down easily in descript - this shows a little bit of how to do that 5 FREE AI Tools To Refine and Share NotebookLM Podcasts kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqKsaWd3hsSgqLc

[@CharlesSchwabe]

@@BlazingZebra I know how descript works. Editing audio in Descript....no. I'll put it into my Davinci if it comes to that. You did not read my comment carefully! My question was only related the audio podcast generation in Notebooklm.! and can it be customized for time. Ok. Im moving on.

[@hectorherrera4193]

We are interested to use it as a Help tool connected to our ERP. User queries notebook LM from a python entry screen of the ERP, response from notebook lm is received back in the ERP and displayed to the user. Can notebook LM be interfaced that way?

[@BlazingZebra]

i don’t think that it has any api access yet but you might be able to chain something together in make.com using other ai tools?

[@JellypodAi]

try us next! we want to be notebooklm with more customization!

[@redgelgolez6268]

Is there a way to limit the audio it generates to let's say 3 minutes? Mine is always 5 minutes or more and I want it to be short.

[@BlazingZebra]

u can edit in descript, check out my latest video 🤙

[@johnsydneymcnair7077]

Thanks

[@BlazingZebra]

thanks for watching!

[@ladytame1130]

How do you save in Notebook LM. I LOST my first notebook podcasst and notes

[@BlazingZebra]

weird! they all auto saved for me!

[@tckexpat]

What is the transcript functionality? I've been using LM since it came out, and I don't know what the transcript functionality is.

[@BlazingZebra]

you can upload audio as a source now and it will quickly transcribe it!

[@Newsinrealestate]

Is there a simple way to make this into a podcast? I’ve seen a few videos but there were like 20 steps..

[@BlazingZebra]

just load up some sources and click generate!

[@rsb8653]

Hi. I'm not able to copy and paste transcripts of podcasts. It's disabled on my version

[@BlazingZebra]

weird! did u download it and upload it as a new source?

[@rsb8653]

@BlazingZebra yes. I won't let me copy and paste. Disabled

[@carolseymour1105]

How do I upload a text book to Notebook to summarize it?

[@BlazingZebra]

step by step video coming next week!

[@stevegardner7187]

If you have the ePub you could convert to Markdown online. Alternatively, I've been experimenting with a Crome extension I created that 'speed reads' my Kindle books into text that I can drop into NotebookLM. I haven't made it public but let me know if this might be of interest to you.

[@mikebysouth105]

How do you load books into NLM? It won't accept even eBooks.

[@BlazingZebra]

there are software systems that convert to pdf, i have heard some people use oceanofpdf.com for hard to find books.

[@stevegardner7187]

If you have the ePub you could convert to Markdown online. Alternatively, I've been experimenting with a Crome extension I created that 'speed reads' my Kindle books into text that I can drop into NotebookLM. I haven't made it public but let me know if this might be of interest to you.

[@mikebysouth105]

@@stevegardner7187 I'd love to try such a thing. I had some moderate success with a program (Epubar Ultimate) a few days ago, but it could only find some of the kindle books and then could only convert some of those it could find. It removed the protection and converted them to an ePub (It couldn't convert them to a pdf like it promised). So I used another program to convert that to a pdf which NLM was able to read. So a bit laborious.I desperately need a faster and more effective way.

[@chidiigboamalu3777]

The potcast is not working on my mobile

[@BlazingZebra]

weird! i have not run into that before!

[@saqib4266]

Is it possible to add an instagram profile as a source? I tried doing that to my public profile but I was getting the error “source is empty”

[@BlazingZebra]

i don’t think so, ig hates getting crawled by ai

[@kekelwamunalula6668]

I wish they could have different voices. Then we could download these and post them to the podcast

[@BlazingZebra]

i bet they will soon

[@chimoji608]

I love notebookLM, but i hate the way it structures its summaries and answers... No white space, not pleasant to read

[@BlazingZebra]

interesting, i can see where you are coming from

[@michaelmohrman7055]

You can instruct it to reply in one paragraph or ask for a conversational response

[@StMarysReigate]

I agree... The design of the page is not good

[@chimoji608]

I doubt notebookLM can actually see if there are Images on your website though😅

[@BlazingZebra]

true but it would see the metadata and reference to them.

[@chimoji608]

@@BlazingZebra Hmmm you think it goed that deep? You mean like the description and als tagnif they added it right?

[@brentpope1497]

Spell check is a wonderful thing.

[@BlazingZebra]

what did i spell wrong? i was trying hard this time! 😂

[@stuart_oneill]

The only thing that is lost is the ability to have a single host. I work with news and news headlines or source. It is not social Is that possible or coming. Connecting with perplexity is tremendous. I have to go back and listen again about the article you created. Now imagine easily drop the finished.product back into Notebook.

[@BlazingZebra]

you can simply create a transcript in chatgpt or claude and use eleven labs to create the voice for a single person podcast

[@scrollop]

Very useful, though I'd be careful with uploading personal information to any product run by google/microsoft/etc Can't wait for when these sorts of products have use LLMs.

[@xkorbekx]

Can you change the gender of podcast deep dives?

[@BlazingZebra]

not yet :)

[@merguvan]

That's your vision man, not your mission :)

[@thoughtswithahmad01]

I wanna contact with you bro I we??

[@BlazingZebra]

u got me right here, how can i help?

[@emmausroadproductions4686]

Another use case is evaluating you tube channel I did this for my own channel with 50 of my videos kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpDZgKyAe9egopY . I also have tested this with other youtube channels I am subscribed to see If I would agree with them. My Experience was these were pretty spot on. Also learned that the deep dive can see into your youtube comments. I use this customization: Give an Overview of this channel. What topics does this channel cover? Does the channel strive for authenticity and accountability? What type of people would like this channel? In a World with tons of channels to subscribe to, does this channel offer value to their viewers? Rate this channel between 1-10 with 1 being sensational and for entertainment purposes and 10 being highly valuable and educational?

[@BlazingZebra]

very cool! thanks for sharing!