Read a book in the voice that artificial intelligence wants. It won the Best Innovation Award at CES earlier this year
Woongjin ThinkBig will officially launch its artificial intelligence (AI)-based reading platform “Book Story” in October. The first service will be officially introduced at the Gyeonggi Library, which will open next month.
Woongjin Thinkbig announced on the 1st that it recently signed a delivery contract with Gyeonggi Library and decided to supply book stories and books published by its company.
Accordingly, users of Gyeonggi Library can experience book stories through tablets placed in children’s zones in the library.
The contract was conducted with the aim of providing Gyeonggi-do residents with a differentiated reading and learning experience based on high-tech technology and leading digital reading innovation in the public sector.
Book Story is a reading solution in which AI analyzes the letters of picture books and reads books with the voice of the user’s choice. It increases children’s immersion in reading by adding visual effects, background sounds, and quizzes that fit the story.
Book Story was recognized for its technological prowess and efficacy by winning the AI Best Innovation Award at CES2025, the world’s largest consumer electronics fair, earlier this year.
Woongjin ThinkBig will seek further cooperation with libraries in Gyeonggi-do Province, while also pushing for the supply of libraries nationwide.
“Book Story is a service that helps children naturally get close to books and develop reading habits,” said Kim Il-kyung, head of Woongjin Thinkbig’s DGP business division. “Starting with the delivery of Gyeonggi Library, we will spread new reading experiences through cooperation with public institutions and work to close the digital reading gap.”
