Book
A crafting ingredient made from paper and leather. Used to make bookshelves, enchanting tables and book and quill.
Stack Size
Stack Size64
Durability
DurabilityN/A
Category
CategoryMiscellaneous
Version Added
Alpha
Item ID
Item IDbook
Overview
Book is an item in the Miscellaneous category of Minecraft, obtained through crafting it, chest loot, and trading with villagers. A single inventory slot holds a full stack of 64 Book.
Book is also a hub ingredient, feeding into 3 different recipes in this catalogue, so keeping a stock on hand unlocks a wide range of crafts. Of the 17 kinds of generated chest that can hold it, stronghold library chests are the best bet at about 97% per chest.
Crafting Recipe
Crafting
Used to Craft
Book is a crafting ingredient for 3 other items in Minecraft. Each one links to its own recipe and details page.
BookshelfHow to Obtain
- Crafting
- Chest loot
- Trading
Notes
Shapeless recipe using 3 paper and 1 leather.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you get Book in Minecraft?
Book is crafted at a Crafting Table using Paper and Leather. It can also be obtained through chest loot and trading with villagers.
What is Book used for?
Book is a crafting ingredient used to make Book and Quill, Bookshelf, and Enchanting Table.
How many Book can you stack?
Book stacks 64 to a slot, and filling that slot takes 64 crafts: 192 Paper and 64 Leather.
Can Book be enchanted?
No. Book cannot be enchanted in vanilla Minecraft.
Where do you find Book in chests?
Book is chest loot in stronghold library chests (about 97%, 1 to 3 at a time), ancient city chests (about 69%, 1 to 10 at a time), shipwreck map chests (about 35%, 1 to 5 at a time), and desert pyramid chests (about 22%). It shows up in 17 kinds of chest in total. Those odds come from the loot tables themselves, so they are per chest, without any Luck.
When was Book added to Minecraft?
Book was added in the early Alpha development period.