Book

Books are items used in enchanting and crafting.

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	Ancient City	Chest	3–10	35.9%
Shipwreck	Map chest	1–5	34.5%
Stronghold	Library chest	1–3	89.2%
Village	Plains house chest	1	12.1%
Desert house chest	1	14.3%
Bedrock Edition
Book	Ancient City	Chest	3–10	35.9%
Shipwreck	Map chest	1–5	34.5%
Stronghold	Library chest	1–3	88.3%
Village	Plains house chest	1	12.1%
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

Chiseled bookshelf[]

Using the chiseled bookshelf while having a book in the main hand will put the book inside the chiseled bookshelf.

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
		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 Enchanting Table	Diamonds!	Insert an item in an enchanting table, then apply an enchantment.	`story/enchant_item`
	The Power of Books	Read the power signal of a Chiseled Bookshelf using a Comparator	Adventure	Place a comparator on any side of a chiseled bookshelf or the chiseled bookshelf against a comparator to trigger the advancement.	`adventure/read_power_of_chiseled_bookshelf`

Sounds[]

Java Edition:

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	Resource location	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	Book placed	Blocks	When a book is placed in a chiseled bookshelf	`block.chiseled_bookshelf.insert`	`subtitles.chiseled_bookshelf.insert`	0.8	varies ^{[sound 1]}	16
	Book taken	Blocks	When a book is removed from a chiseled bookshelf	`block.chiseled_bookshelf.pickup`	`subtitles.chiseled_bookshelf.take`	0.8	varies ^{[sound 2]}	16

↑ Can be 1.0, 0.85, or 1.1 for each sound
↑ Can be 1.0, 0.8, or 1.1 for each sound

Bedrock Edition:

Sound	Source	Description	Resource location	Volume	Pitch
	Blocks	When a book is placed in a chiseled bookshelf	`insert.chiseled_bookshelf`	0.8	varies ^{[sound 1]}
	Blocks	When a book is removed from a chiseled bookshelf	`pickup.chiseled_bookshelf`	0.8	varies ^{[sound 2]}

↑ Can be 1.0, 0.85, or 1.1 for each sound
↑ Can be 1.0, 0.8, or 1.1 for each sound

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