how to make books in minecraft

Books are items used in enchanting and crafting.

1 Obtaining
- 1.1 Block loot
- 1.2 Crafting
- 1.3 Chest loot
- 1.4 Grindstones
- 1.5 Villager gifts
2 Usage
- 2.1 Crafting ingredient
- 2.2 Enchanting
- 2.3 Trading
3 Achievements
4 Advancements
5 Data values
- 5.1 ID
6 Video
7 History
8 Issues
9 See also

Obtaining [ ]

Block loot [ ]

Three books are dropped when a bookshelf is mined without Silk Touch or destroyed by an explosion.

Crafting [ ]

Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Paper + Leather

Chest loot [ ]

Item	Structure	Container	Quantity	Chance
Java Edition
Book	Shipwreck	Map chest	1–5	34.5%
	Stronghold	Library chest	1–3	89.2%
	Village	Plains house chest	1	12.1%
	Village	Desert house chest	1	14.3%
Bedrock Edition
Book	Shipwreck	Map chest	1–5	34.5%
	Stronghold	Library chest	1–3	88.3%
	Village	Plains house chest	1	12.1%
	Village	Desert house chest	1	14.3%

Grindstones [ ]

Disenchanting an enchanted book at a grindstone yields a normal book and a small amount of experience.

Villager gifts [ ]

in Java Edition, librarian villagers throw books at players under the Hero of the Village effect.

Usage [ ]

Crafting ingredient [ ]

Name	Ingredients	Crafting recipe
Book and Quill	Book + Ink Sac + Feather
Bookshelf	Any Planks + Book
Enchanting Table	Book + Diamond + Obsidian

Enchanting [ ]

Books can be made into enchanted books by enchanting them on enchanting tables.

Trading [ ]

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 always offer the trade in Bedrock Edition.

Achievements [ ]

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS4)
PS4	Other platforms	Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS4)
		Enchanter	Construct an Enchantment Table.	Pick up an enchantment table from a crafting table output.	20G	Bronze
		Librarian	Build some bookshelves to improve your enchantment table.	Pick up a bookshelf from a crafting table output.	20G	Bronze

Advancements [ ]

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Parent	Actual requirements (if different)	Resource location
	Enchanter	Enchant an item at an Enchantment Table	Diamonds!	Insert an item in an enchanting table, then apply an enchantment.	`story/enchant_item`

Data values [ ]

ID [ ]

Java Edition:

Name	Resource location	Form	Translation key
Book	`book`	Item	`item.minecraft.book`

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Resource location	Numeric ID	Form	Translation key
Book	`book`	`340`	Item	`item.book.name`

Video [ ]

History [ ]

Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.11				Added books.
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.
		12w17a		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 been substantially increased.
1.12		17w13a		Added the knowledge book, a green-colored book that grants the player a recipe for crafting.
1.12		17w13a		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.
1.13		18w11a		Books now generate in shipwreck chests.
1.14		18w43a		The texture of books has been changed.
		18w48a		Books can now be found in chests in plains village houses.
		18w50a		Books can now be found in chests in desert village houses.
		19w13a		Librarian villagers now give books to players under the Hero of the Village effect.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.2.0				Added books. They are currently unobtainable and serve no purpose.
v0.3.0				Books can be used to craft bookshelves.
v0.5.0				Books can now be obtained after activating the nether reactor.
v0.12.1		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.
				Books are no longer available from the nether reactor.
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.
1.10.0		beta 1.10.0.3		The texture of books has been changed.
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	Added books.
TU14	CU1	1.04	Patch 1	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				The texture of books has now been changed.
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
0.1.0				Added books.

Issues [ ]

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