Book
Material Stack: 64 Since Alpha v1.0.11
Quick answer: Craft 3 paper + 1 leather - a sugar cane farm and a cow pen are a book factory.
How to get it
- Craft 3 paper + 1 leather - a sugar cane farm and a cow pen are a book factory
- Break bookshelves without Silk Touch for 3 books each
- Grind enchanted books in a grindstone to get plain books back, or loot stronghold libraries
Uses
- Craft bookshelves (6 planks + 3 books): 15 of them max out the enchanting table
- Enchant books directly to store enchantments for later
- Craft book and quill with a feather and ink sac to write your own
- Trade to librarian villagers - books and emeralds circulate in both directions
Renewability
Renewable: paper and leather farms make books infinite.
Java vs Bedrock
Identical in Java and Bedrock.