If you need a book quickly and don’t want to craft one, you can find books by:
- Breaking bookshelves in Woodland Mansions, Strongholds, and villages
- Removing enchantments from enchanted books
- Looting chests in Ancient Cities, shipwrecks, Strongholds, and villages
In the Minecraft Java edition, librarian villagers may also give you books under the “Hero of the Village” effect.
Items Required to Make a Book
To craft a book in Minecraft, you’ll need:
- One Leather
- Three Paper
- Crafting Table
Getting Leather: Leather can be obtained by killing cows, Hoglins, Mooshrooms, horses, donkeys, mules, llamas, and trader llamas. It’s also available from chest loot, fishing, and trading, but killing mobs is usually the easiest method.
Making Paper: To make paper, place three pieces of sugar cane horizontally in a row on a crafting table. Sugar cane is commonly found near water in most Minecraft biomes.
Crafting Recipe for a Book
Once you’ve gathered the ingredients, follow these steps to craft a book:
- Open your crafting table.
- Place three pieces of paper and one piece of leather anywhere in the crafting grid.
The recipe is flexible, so it doesn’t matter where exactly you place the items as long as they are all present in the grid.
How to Make a Bookshelf
After crafting books, you can use them to make bookshelves. Here’s how:
- Place three books in the middle row of the crafting grid.
- Surround the books with six wooden planks (three on top and three on the bottom).
Bookshelves are useful for leveling up your enchanting table in Minecraft.
Mass Producing Books in Minecraft
While Minecraft doesn’t allow for automated crafting, you can streamline the process of gathering ingredients:
- Sugar Cane Farm: Create a sugar cane farm to ensure a steady supply of paper.
- Cow Farm: Set up a cow farm to collect leather efficiently.
By managing these farms, you can quickly gather the necessary materials to craft books in bulk.
Now that you know how to craft books in Minecraft, you can add them to your collection, use them for enchanting, or decorate your Minecraft house. Some players use books to share ideas on the best Minecraft servers, while others use them to unlock powerful enchantments. How will you use your books in Minecraft? Share your thoughts in the comments!
