Books can be used for a variety of things in Minecraft! If you're looking to make one, it can be a bit tricky to locate all the ingredients. Don't worry, we will see step by step how to create a book in Minecraft in this tutorial.
How to make a book
To make a book in Minecraft we are going to need paper and leather. Finding these two resources will take some exploring, but shouldn't be too difficult! We'll walk you through all of this step by step below.
Step 1: find the paper ingredients
The paper is a little tricky to make because we're going to need sugarcane. It spawns near water, so you might have to go looking for it a bit. Here is an example of what it looks like:
When you find some, be sure to knock it down because it will completely break and you can collect it faster. I recommend planting some of this near water at your base, as it grows relatively quickly and you will always have a supply of it available!
Step 4: Create Paper
Once you have candy cane, you can make pieces of paper. You will need three canes for each piece of paper. We will need three pieces of paper for each book, so three candy canes will be enough for a single book! Here is the paper recipe:
You can also find Paper in Chests, which can be found in Shipwrecks, Strongholds, and Villages. Obviously, this won't be a steady supply, so it's always best to create an area to plant the candy cane!
Step 5: find leather
Leather isn't too hard to find, but you'll need to locate certain animals to get it. What you need to find are cows, mooshrooms, horses, donkeys, mules, llamas or hoglines. When you kill one, you have a chance to get 0-2 leather per animal. Alternatively, if you find yourself rabbits, you can turn four rabbit hides into one leather.
If you can find cows, I recommend starting a farm by fencing and raising them. You can then kill some for the leather you need. If you have a weapon enchanted with plunder, the amount of leather increases with each level! We need a piece of leather for each book we are going to create.
Step 6: create the book
Now that we have paper and leather, we can put them together! Since there are only four ingredients, you can do this in your inventory or a crafting table. Here are the recipes to create a book:
That's all you need to start making books in Minecraft! You can use books to create a book and quill, bookshelves or an enchanting table! You can also enchant them by placing them in an enchanting table, which allows you to combine enchantments and use experience.
