Flip back
Searching the text by hand: frustration and lost immersion.
READER ENGAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY FOR PUBLISHING
The digital extension of the book that brings readers back into the story
When readers lose the thread, Fabulè reminds them of what they have already read, without revealing what they have yet to discover. Under your brand, on your catalogue, without ever handing over the text.
AI not in place of reading, but in service of it.
LOST CONTEXT
After a break, readers remember the plot but not the detail they need
Who was that minor character? How are they related to the protagonist? The richer the narrative, as in sagas, ensemble novels or thrillers, the more vital it becomes to recover context. Today readers have two options. Neither works for the publisher, and the result is often an abandoned book.
Search online
Uncalibrated summaries and surprises ruined by spoilers.
But there is another, more effective way, one that reconnects readers with the book and with the desire to keep reading
Ask the story
The Fabulè method: recover context and stop exactly at the point reached.
HOW IT WORKS
Four steps, no app to download
The book
The reader hits a question while reading, in print or digital.
The QR code
Printed in the book, it opens the assistant right in the browser.
The reading point
The reader types the last 4–5 words read to sync the assistant.
The safe answer
Fabulè answers using only what the reader has already read.
SYNCHRONISED READING POINT
An AI that only knows the narrative state the reader has reached
Active memory
The authorised perimeter. Events, characters, relationships and context already read: the only basis Fabulè can answer from.
Narrative future
The locked area. Later chapters are excluded from retrieval and from the answer: the system cannot anticipate what the reader has yet to discover.
The science behind Fabulè
The design draws on reading research: event segmentation, situation models and narrative transportation. We are building a proprietary recap integrity benchmark. Read the science page.
Go deeper: Event segmentation · Narrative re-entry
NOT A GENERIC CHATBOT
A narrative intelligence layer under the publisher's control
| Criterion | Fabulè | Generic chatbots | Web search |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spoiler risk | Narrative future excluded from context | No narrative boundary | Very high |
| Publisher control | Full: licensed text, no training | None: answers from public data | None |
| Understanding | Specific to each title | Depends on how well known the book is online | Fragmented |
| Experience | Built into the book, under your brand | Outside the book | Outside the book |
WHAT PUBLISHERS GET
A digital extension of your publishing brand
White-label experience
Domain, logo and visual identity are yours. Fabulè is the silent engine underneath.
A direct relationship with readers
The QR builds a bridge between publisher and reader for the whole read, well after the purchase.
Protected catalogues
Each publisher's content and data are isolated, separate assets.
READING INTELLIGENCE
Hear where the story calls for context
Aggregated, anonymous questions show how readers move through the book: which relationships, timelines or characters need the most guidance. Not a literary judgement, but a map of how readers engage with the text.
- “Who was the Duke?”
- “How are these two related?”
- “Why are they here?”
Illustrative example of question clusters per chapter.
OUR IRONCLAD COMMITMENT
Your catalogue stays yours. Always
Text never handed over
The EPUB is used only to configure the assistant. Readers never receive it, in whole or in part.
No training, your choice of model
Your content trains no model. Fabulè is model-agnostic: it connects to the AI provider you choose.
Privacy and GDPR
Data minimisation. Analytics only in aggregated, anonymous form. Data is hosted in the region you choose.
Deletion at end of contract
When the partnership ends, all content provided is fully deleted.
IDEAL CANDIDATES
For the works that ask the most of readers’ memory
New releases or relaunches of great backlist titles: Fabulè gives the richest stories a second life.
Fantasy and sci-fi sagas
Elaborate worlds, dozens of characters, long reading times.
Historical and ensemble novels
Family factions, time jumps, complex narrative structures.
Intricate thrillers
Plenty of details to remember, without spoiling the final mystery.
THE PILOT
Six months to test the service on your titles
Pilot price: €200 per title
From €200 (1 title) to €1,000 (5 titles) for 6 months of service, up to 500 readers per title. Expecting more readers? Let’s talk. At the end of the pilot, we can agree on a tailored offer to extend the service to your catalogue.
What the publisher does
- Picks 1 to 5 narratively complex titles
- Provides authorised EPUBs and metadata
- Shares logo and colours for the white-label version
- Chooses AI provider and data region, if desired
What Fabulè does
- Configures narrative assistants and dedicated QR codes
- Activates the anti-spoiler boundary and reading point
- Provides a reading data analytics dashboard
- Delivers a final report
WHAT WE MEASURE
Reader data nobody gives you today
Every question a reader asks Fabulè is a signal. During the pilot we collect those signals and turn them into four metrics that sales charts can't show you: who was about to abandon the book, at what point, why, and what brought them back to it.
Reader Re-entry Rate
How many stalled readers pick the book back up after using Fabulè.
Why it mattersMeasures the direct effect on finishing the book, the precondition for selling the next volume.
Narrative Recap Integrity
Recap accuracy and absence of spoilers.
Why it mattersGives you proof that the assistant respects the work, the author and the reader's experience.
Reading Intelligence
Where and why readers ask for context: characters, plotlines, places.
Why it mattersReveals where the book loses readers: useful for editing, reprints, marketing and companion material.
Catalog Fit Score
Which titles and series benefit most from the service.
Why it mattersShows you where it pays to extend Fabulè across the rest of your catalogue.
FAQ
What publishers ask us
Can readers read the book on Fabulè?
No. In the publisher version Fabulè only answers questions: the text is never shown or delivered to the reader. The book stays at the centre of the experience.
Do you use our books to train AI?
No. Content is used only to configure each title's assistant and never enters any training dataset. Fabulè is model-agnostic: it connects to the AI provider you prefer, and you also choose the region where data is hosted.
How does Fabulè avoid spoilers?
The reader enters the last words read. Everything written after that is excluded from retrieval and from the answer: the system has no access to the narrative future.
Do readers need to download an app?
No. The QR opens the assistant in the phone's browser, under the publisher's brand.
How much does the pilot cost?
The pilot runs for six months, covers up to 5 titles and costs €200 per title, with up to 500 readers per title. It lets you test the service on your catalogue with real readers and decide, with data in hand, how to extend it. At the end of the pilot, we can agree on a tailored offer to extend the service to your catalogue.
See Fabulè on a title from your catalogue
A 20-minute live demo: we walk you through the full flow from QR to answer, then, based on your input, we assess together which titles are best suited to the initial pilot offer.
Or write to us: info@fabulatabula.com