Book

This article is about standard books. For books the player can write in, see Book and Quill. For post-written books, see Written Book.

Book

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Type	Manufactured
Stackable	Yes (64)
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First Appearance	Alpha 1.0.11
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Data Value	340

Books are items found in villages and strongholds that can be used as components in recipes for several useful items, especially enchantment tables and bookshelves. Books and paper can naturally occur in chests, inside strongholds.

Crafting

Books can no longer be crafted and must be found in villages and strongholds.

As a crafting ingredient

Ingredients	Input » Output
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Book + Diamond + Obsidian
Book + Feather + Ink Sac

Video

Book/video

History

Pre-12w17a crafting recipe
Ingredients Input » Output Paper

Trivia

• The Book and Quill and Written Book icons have slightly darker red books.
• The achievement "Taking Inventory" has a book as its icon.