Book
Rarity |
Common |
---|---|
Renewable |
Yes |
Stackable |
Yes (64) |
Data value |
dec: 340 hex: 154 bin: 101010100 |
Namespaced ID |
book |
Books are items used in enchanting.
Contents
Obtaining[edit]
Bookshelves[edit]
Three books are dropped when a bookshelf is mined without silk touch or destroyed by an explosion.
Crafting[edit]
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Paper + Leather |
Natural generation[edit]
Books can be found in 14.3% of desert village house chests and 12.1% of plains village house chests in stacks of 1, in 89.2% of stronghold library chests in stacks of 1–3, and in 34.5% of shipwreck map chests in stacks of 1–5.
In Bedrock Edition they can be found in 88.3% of stronghold library chests in stacks of 1–3.
Usage[edit]
Crafting ingredient[edit]
Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
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Book and Quill | Book + Ink Sac + Feather |
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Bookshelf | Any Planks + Book |
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Enchantment Table | Book + Diamond + Obsidian |
Enchanting[edit]
Books can be made into enchanted books by enchanting them on enchantment tables.
Trading[edit]
Librarian villagers can buy a single book as part of an enchanted book trade.
Apprentice-level Librarian villagers have a 2⁄3 chance to buy 4 books for an emerald in Java Edition, and will always offer the trade in Bedrock Edition.
Achievements[edit]
Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Availability | Xbox points earned | Trophy type (PS) | |||
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Xbox | PS | Bedrock | Nintendo | ||||||
Enchanter | Use a book, obsidian and diamonds to construct an enchantment table | Pick up an enchantment table from a crafting table output. | Yes | PS3 | Yes | Yes | 20G | Silver | |
PS4, PSVita | Bronze | ||||||||
Librarian | Build some bookshelves to improve your enchantment table | Pick up a bookshelf from a crafting table output. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 20G | Bronze |
Advancements[edit]
Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Parent | Actual requirements (if different) | Namespaced ID |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Enchanter | Enchant an item at an Enchanting Table | Diamonds! | — | story/enchant_item |
Video[edit]
History[edit]
Java Edition Alpha | |||||
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v1.0.11 | ![]() | ||||
The only use of books is crafting bookshelves, which are used as a purely decorative block. | |||||
Java Edition Beta | |||||
1.8 | Pre-release | Books are now found in the new stronghold library chests. | |||
Java Edition | |||||
1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease 3 | Books are now used to craft enchantment tables. | |||
1.3.1 | 12w17a | The crafting recipe is now shapeless, so books can now be crafted in the player's 2×2 crafting area, although the recipe now requires leather. Before this version, books were crafted with three paper sheets in a single column. | |||
A book can now be crafted into a book and quill, which can be used to create written books. | |||||
12w21a | Librarian villagers now buy 11–12 books for 1 emerald. | ||||
12w22a | Librarian villagers now sell enchanted books for 5–64 emeralds and 1 book. | ||||
1.4.6 | 12w49a | Books can now be enchanted into enchanted books, and then combined together in an anvil with a tool to then enchant it. | |||
1.8 | 14w02a | Librarian villagers now buy 8–10 books for 1 emerald. | |||
1.9 | 15w43a | Average yield of books in stronghold library chests has now been substantially increased. | |||
1.12 | 17w13a | Added the knowledge book, a green-colored book that grants the player a recipe for crafting. | |||
The recipe tab on the crafting table GUI uses a red-colored book. | |||||
1.13 | 17w47a | Prior to The Flattening, this item's numeral ID was 340. | |||
18w11a | Books now generate in shipwreck chests. | ||||
1.14 | 18w43a | ![]() | |||
Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
0.3.0 | ![]() | ||||
Books can be used to craft bookshelves. | |||||
0.12.1 | build 1 | The crafting recipe for books now requires leather. Before this version, books were crafted with three paper sheets in a single column. | |||
Books are now used to craft enchanting tables. | |||||
Books can now be enchanted into enchanted books, and then combined together in an anvil with a tool to then enchant it. | |||||
Pocket Edition | |||||
1.0.4 | alpha 1.0.4.0 | Librarian villagers now buy 8–10 books for 1 emerald. | |||
Bedrock Edition | |||||
1.2.0 | beta 1.2.0.2 | A book can now be crafted into a book and quill, which can be used to create written books. | |||
1.4.0 | beta 1.2.14.2 | Books can now be found inside of the map room chest in shipwrecks. | |||
1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | Books can now be found in plains village chests. | |||
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1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.4 | Librarian villagers now buy 4 books for an emerald. | |||
Legacy Console Edition | |||||
TU1 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | ![]() | |
TU14 | 1.04 | The crafting recipe for books now requires leather. Before this version, books were crafted with three paper sheets in a single column. | |||
PlayStation 4 Edition | |||||
1.90 | ![]() | ||||
New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||
0.1.0 | ![]() |
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "Book" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.