Books are a common item you’ll encounter in Minecraft, but you may run into a situation where you want to make your books. Like a pickaxe in Minecraft, a book can be crafted with materials found or collected in your Minecraft world. In this guide, we’ll take you to step by step through the process of making a book in Minecraft and what items you’ll need to do this. There are two main things that you need to create a basic book. Here is everything you need to know about making a book in Minecraft and what they are used for.
How to Make a Book in Minecraft
Here are the steps needed to make a book in Minecraft:
- Step 1: Gather the required materials
- Step 2: Open the crafting table menu grid
- Step 3: Add the required materials to the crafting table
Step 1: Gather the Required Materials
The required materials to craft a book in Minecraft are Paper and Leather. To make one book, you will need 3 pieces of Paper and 1 piece of Leather.
How to Make Paper in Minecraft
Paper can be made by collecting sugar cane and then using the crafting grid by placing the three sugar canes in the middle row, as seen above.
How to Get Leather in Minecraft
Leather can be gathered by killing the following animals in Minecraft
- Cow
- Horse
- Mule
- Mooshrow
- Llama
- Donkey
Step 2: Open Crafting Table Menu Grid
Once you’ve got at least three pieces of Paper and one piece of Leather, you have the required items to make a book. Open the crafting table menu and use the Paper and Leather to craft a book in the 3×3 grid.
Step 3: Add the Paper and Leather
Place the items in the crafting grid with three pieces of Paper in the top row and one piece of Leather in the middle left row. Use the image below to see the correct order of items to make a book.
Types of Books You Can Make in Minecraft
Here are the types of books you can make in Minecraft:
- Enchanted Books: Enchanted Books can be made with a Book and Lapis Lazuli with an Enchanting Table.
- Book and Quill: Book and Quill can be made with a Book, a feather, and an Ink Sac
Recipes You Can Make with Books in Minecraft
Enchanting Table: An enchanting table can be made with 1 Book, 2 Diamonds, and 4 Obsidian, as shown in the picture below.
Bookshelf: Bookshelf can be made with 3 Books and 6 wood planks using the recipe shown below.
Minecraft is available on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Mac, Android, iOS, and Nintendo Switch.
