Knowledge for Your Time.

## Press Release Information
Title: Knowledge for Your Time.
Subtitle: End "can read, but don't."
Company Name: Smartbooks Co., Ltd.
Industry: Publishing, Art & Culture, Internet Services & Apps

April Dream: Audio for all books. Towards a world where knowledge that deepens understanding becomes commonplace.

## 🔳 Redesigning access to knowledge by adding "voice" to "text" in books.
Our company endorses April Dream, an initiative to make April 1st a day for sharing dreams. This press release is the dream of Smartbooks Co., Ltd. (Representative Director: Henri Auchi).
We are sharing the future we wish to realize.

## ■ The challenge: Not "can't read," but "stopped reading."
In Japan, it is said that about half of the population does not read even one book a month.
However, this does not mean that "more people can't read."
It means that "more people can read, but have stopped reading."

## 🔳 Is your time just flowing by?
Knowledge for your time - Smartbooks: A reading experience where you can listen while simultaneously understanding diagrams and text.

## ■ We have time. The way we use it has just changed.
Commuting, traveling, doing housework.
We already spend a lot of time.
However, that time is often not "time to access knowledge," but replaced by other information like social media and videos.

If that time could transform into time for understanding, thinking, and leading to action,

Reading would surely return to our daily lives.

A reading experience where you can listen while simultaneously understanding diagrams and text. That is Smartbooks.

## ■ With "while-doing," knowledge returns to daily life.
Smartbooks offers
a new reading experience
that allows you to "listen while reading when needed"
by combining audio and text.

By integrating "reading" and "listening,"
which were previously separated,

Reading transforms
from "something done by setting aside time"
to "something naturally encountered in daily life."

## ■ Knowledge accumulates in daily life.
For example,

During your morning commute,
encountering a new way of thinking.

While traveling,
learning the background of a field you're about to engage with.

During housework,
accessing books you couldn't read before.

Such small accumulations,
without realizing it, will make a big difference.

Knowledge transforms from something gained in special moments
to something that accumulates in daily life.

## ■ Another challenge: Much knowledge is not yet delivered in a "deeply understandable form."
Many books exist.
However, it cannot always be said that this knowledge is delivered in a way that is natural, continuously accessible, and deeply understandable.

In other words, much knowledge may not yet be in a "usable state."

## ■ Smartbooks' approach.
Smartbooks' AI narrator doesn't just read text aloud; it prioritizes designing for "ease of understanding" itself.

Based on user feedback, we continuously improve misreadings and intonation, realizing a more natural and deeply understandable audio experience.

## ■ Change is already underway.
Already, many books are starting to be delivered in an "audible form."

Smartbooks currently offers:
- Over 500 books
- Partnerships with dozens of publishers
- Thousands of hours of audio content

The environment for continuously accessing knowledge in daily life
is already beginning to take shape.

## ■ Comment from Smartbooks CEO.
I myself loved books,
but found it difficult to set aside dedicated time for reading and couldn't continue reading consistently.

However, by combining audio and text,
I was able to naturally engage with books in my daily life, deepen my understanding, and gain experiences where knowledge directly led to action.

It wasn't that I couldn't read,
but that "my distance from reading had just grown a little."

## ■ Our Dream.
We aim to add audio to all books,
creating a world where knowledge that "deepens understanding" becomes commonplace.

It is a world
not just for special people,

But a world where everyone can access knowledge in their daily lives,
understand, and act.

### ■ Towards the Future.
In the future,
we are also considering expanding Japanese knowledge in multiple languages,
delivering it worldwide through "audio and text."

## ■ Finally.
This is still a dream.
But it is also a future that has already begun.

End "can read, but don't."

Audio for all books.
Towards a world where knowledge that deepens understanding
becomes commonplace.

The first step, from your time.

Knowledge transcends borders.

### ■ What is Smartbooks?
Smartbooks combines audio and text,
providing a reading experience where you "listen while reading when needed."

Audio, text, and diagrams are linked,
leading to reading that fosters understanding, thinking, and action.

Knowledge for your time.

## ■ Inquiries and Contact.
We welcome inquiries and consultations from media, companies, and publishers regarding Smartbooks' initiatives.

contact[@]smartbooks.jp

## 🔳 Experience it now.
Smartbooks here:
https://smartbooks.jp

Start with one book.

Knowledge for your time.

And towards the realization of the dream.

Keywords: Smartbooks, AI audio, audiobook, e-book, reading, learning while doing, audio reading, knowledge accessibility, April Dream