Tales.so

What Tales.so is

Tales.so presents books as podcasts. It produces audio and text summaries that highlight key insights, and offers conversations with AI author avatars plus personalised recommendations across a large catalogue.

What you can do with it

• Listen to a summary of a book
• Read the text version
• Ask an AI author avatar about the ideas
• Get recommendations for what to read next

Who it is for

• Busy professionals
• Students and lifelong learners
• Readers choosing what to read next

What to watch out for

• AI avatars of real authors are simulations, not the authors; treating their answers as the author's views is misleading, and personality rights are involved
• Summaries are no substitute for reading a book you intend to rely on or cite
• The testimonial quotes on the site are vendor marketing
• Licensing of summarised book content is worth checking before any reuse