Books (Skyrim)

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For books in other games, see Books.

This page lists all Books in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. There are many of books in Skyrim ranging from hundreds to thousands, and when first opened, there are some books that will either grant a quest, increase certain skills, or add a new location to the world map. Other books vary from simple stories, to journals that assist in quests and snippets of lore that help players become familiar with the culture and history of Tamriel. The lore books have no real in-game use, but can be sold to certain traders for reasonable amounts of gold or put in book cases for decoration unless marked essential. There are 820 item codes corresponding to books in Skyrim.

• Skill Books: Opening the book for the first time increases a specific skill by one increment.
• Spell Tomes :Opening the book teaches a spell (depicted by the name of the book) and destroys the book.
• Quest Books: Opening the book for the first time adds a quest to the journal.
• Books (Skyrim)/Recipes: Listing all the potion and poison recipes purchasable from merchants.
• Books (Skyrim)/Journals: Listing all the journals found in Skyrim.
• Books (Skyrim)/Letters: Listing all the letters and notes found in Skyrim.

This page contains 338 non-spell tome books.

Available books

Title	Location(s)	Value	Skill	Comment
16 Accords of Madness, v.VI	Nightcaller Temple	25
16 Accords of Madness, v.IX	Sold by Urag gro-Shub in The College of Winterhold	25
16 Accords of Madness, v.XII	Sold by Urag gro-Shub in theArcaneum in The College of Winterhold	25
2920, vol 01 - Morning Star	Driftshade Refuge Lost Echo Cave	50	One-Handed
2920, vol 02 - Sun's Dawn	Morvath's Lair Darklight Tower	60	Illusion
2920, vol 03 - First Seed	Wreck of the Brinehammer Below Deck	11
2920, vol 04 - Rain's Hand	Falion's House in Morthal	55	Restoration
2920, vol 05 - Second Seed	Sadri's Used Wares	60	Speech
2920, vol 06 - Mid Year	Bonechill Passage Fort Dunstad Prison	70	Heavy Armor
2920, vol 07 - Sun's Height	Sold by Urag gro-Shub in The College of Winterhold	3
2920, vol 08 - Last Seed	Redoran's Retreat Raldbthar	75	Sneak
2920, vol 09 - Hearth Fire	Guardian Stones	50	Conjuration
2920, vol 10 - Frostfall	Roadside Ruins Sunderstone Gorge	50	Conjuration
2920, vol 11 - Sun's Dusk	Fellglow Keep Dungeons, on a shelf	11
2920, vol 12 - Evening Star	Pinewatch Bandits Santuary, in the boss' room Brinewater Grotto	11
A Children's Anuad	Fort Amol Prison Frostmere Crypt	6
A Dance in Fire, Book I	Winking Skeever	3
A Dance in Fire, Book II	Karthspire Camp	50	Block
A Dance in Fire, Book III	Sold by Urag gro-Shub in the Arcaneum in The College of Winterhold	3
A Dance in Fire, Book IV	Sold by Urag gro-Shub in the College of Winterhold Riften Jail	4
A Dance in Fire, Book V	Sold by Urag gro-Shub in the College of Winterhold	30
A Dance in Fire, Book VI	Dainty Sload	60	Speech
A Dance in Fire, Book VII	Mzinchaleft Angarvunde Beggar's Row	60	Speech
A Dream of Sovngarde	High Hrothgar	8
A Game at Dinner	New Gnisis Cornerclub in Windhelm	55	Alchemy
A Gentleman's Guide to Whiterun	College of Winterhold	3
A Hypothetical Treachery	Fellglow Keep	55	Destruction
A Kiss, Sweet Mother	Any of the sites of the Black Sacrament	6
A Minor Maze	Dragonsreach	8
A Tragedy in Black	Ilinalta's Deep Glenmoril Coven	50	Enchanting	Reward for Hitting the Books
Advances in Lock Picking	The Ragged Flagon - Cistern Chillwind Depths	75	Lockpicking
Aedra and Daedra	Fellglow Keep Hall of the Vigilant Stendarr's Beacon	5
Aevar Stone-Singer	At a bandit camp just north of Whiterun Labyrinthian	50	Pickpocket
Ahzirr Traajijazeri	Dainty Sload	4
Alduin is Real	The College of Winterhold	8
Amongst the Draugr	The College of Winterhold	14
An Accounting of the Scrolls	Urag gro-Shub	20
An Explorer's Guide to Skyrim	The Bards College White River Watch	8		Map Update
Ancestors and the Dunmer	Urag gro-Shub	8
Annals of the Dragonguard	Received From Esbern in the secret basement of the Sleeping Giant Inn during the main quest	200
Antecedents of Dwemer Law	Dwemer Museum Pelagia Farm	5
Arcana Restored	The College of Winterhold	25
The Argonian Account, Book I	Sold by Urag gro-Shub in The College of Winterhold	2
The Argonian Account, Book II	Thalmor Embassy, Elenwen's Solar 1st floor	12
The Argonian Account, Book III	Sold by Urag gro-Shub in The College of Winterhold	3
The Argonian Account, Book IV	Thalmor Embassy, Elenwen's Solar 1st floor	12
Atlas of Dragons	Sky Haven Temple	50
Azura And The Box		10
Battle of Red Mountain (Book)	Kilkreath Ruins	50	Block
Battle of Sancre Tor	Old Hroldan Inn Falkreath Barracks Dustman's Cairn	50	Two-Handed
Before The Ages Of Man	Dragonsreach Angarvunde Ruins Reeking Cave (Thalmor Embassy)	60	Illusion
Beggar (Book)	Haelga's Bunkhouse in Riften The Ratway	60	Pickpocket
Beggar Prince	Breezehome on the round table in the master bedroom	5
Biography Of Barenziah, v1		3
Biography Of Barenziah, v2	Sold by Urag gro-Shub in The College of Winterhold	3
Biography Of Barenziah, v3		3
Biography of the Wolf Queen	Anga's Mill Belethor's General Goods	60	Speech
Boethiah's Glory		25
Boethiah's Proving	Inside the Abandoned House in Markarth, under a bookshelf near the entrance Found on the Cultist that attacks you.	25		Starts Boethiah's Calling quest
Breathing Water	Snapleg Cave Ilinalta's Deep	60	Alteration
Brief History of the Empire, v1	Helgen Keep	2
Brief History of the Empire, v2	Helgen Keep	2
Brief History of the Empire, v3		2
Brief History of the Empire, v4	Sold by Urag gro-Shub in The College of Winterhold	2
Brothers of Darkness	Sold by Urag gro-Shub in The College of Winterhold	30		May be the object of a Radiant Quest given by Urag gro-Shub in The College of Winterhold
Cats of Skyrim	The Bards College Helgen Keep, cupboard in "potion search" room Fort Dawnguard	7	Details of Sabre Cat and use of their teeth for two Potions: Keen eye; Fortify Stamina.
Catalogue of Armor Enchantments	Fort Amol Shrine of Mehrunes Dagon Falion's House(Morthal)	50	Enchanting	"There are even examples of gloves that are enchanted to improve the wearers ability to enchant things." - Page 6
Catalogue of Weapon Enchantments	West of Guardian Stones at an altar guarded by Necromancer/Conjurer Steamscorch Mine Kynesgrove	50	Enchanting
Chance's Folly	Fellglow Keep Dungeons	6
Charwich-Koniinge Letters, v1	Winking Skeever	13
Charwich-Koniinge Letters, v2	Driftshade Refuge	13		"Letters" seems to have been erroneously omitted in-game from the title of this book
Charwich-Koniinge Letters, v3	Urag gro-Shub	13
Charwich-Koniinge Letters, v4	Urag gro-Shub	20
Chaurus Pie: A Recipe	Endon's House	11
Cherim's Heart	Morvunskar	70	Smithing
Children of the Sky		25
Chimarvamidium	Near Fort Amol	20, 70	Heavy Armor
Chronicles Of Nchuleft	Redoran's Retreat Dwemer Museum	30
Cleansing of the Fane	Broken Oar Grotto	20
Darkest Darkness	Ilinalta's Deep	5
Daughter Of The Niben	On a table in Understone Keep, to right just before entering the throne room.	60	Alteration
De Rerum Dirennis	College of Winterhold In the Midden sitting on the alchemy lab	55	Alchemy	Quest reward for Hitting the Books
Death Blow Of Abernanit	Northwind Mine	50	Block
Death of a Wanderer	Sold by Urag gro-Shub in The College of Winterhold	12
Dragon Language: Myth No More	The Arcanaeum (in a bookcase)	14
Dunmer of Skyrim		7
Dwarves, v1	Understone Keep	10
Dwarves, v2	Understone Keep	10
Dwarves, v3	Understone Keep	10
Dwemer History And Culture	Castle Dour	13
Dwemer Inquiries Vol I	The College of Winterhold Oculory room in Mzulft	6
Dwemer Inquiries Vol II	Oculory room in Mzulft Hod and Gerdur's House, Riverwood.	6
Dwemer Inquiries Vol III	Oculory room in Mzulft	6
Effects of the Elder Scrolls	On the bookshelf in Septimus Signus's Outpost	25
Enchanter's Primer	Hob's Fall Cave	50	Enchanting
Fall From Glory	The Ragged Flagon	8
Fall of the Snow Prince	Dwemer Museum Can be bought from Urag gro-Shub in the Arcanaeum	11
Father of The Niben	Autumnshade Clearing, NW-Riften	60	Archery
Feyfolken, Book I	Autumnwatch Tower	12
Feyfolken, Book II	The Bards College The Arcanaeum	12
Feyfolken, Book III	Urag gro-Shub	12
Final Lesson	Urag gro-Shub	14
Fire and Darkness	Dawnstar Sanctuary Folgenthur	50	One Handed
Five Songs of King Wulfharth		30
Flight from the Thalmor		13
Forge Hammer and Anvil	Driftshade Refuge	14
Fragment: On Artaeum	Urag gro-Shub in The Arcanaeum Fellglow Keep Ragnvald	5,20		Two versions, neither being skill books, the more valuable having a brown cover
Frontier, Conquest	Drelas' Cottage	5
Galerion The Mystic	Ilinalta's Deluge	6
Ghosts In The Storm	Jarl's Longhouse in Falkreath Temple of Dibella Inner Sanctum	13
Glories and Laments	The Katariah (Emperor's Quarters)	25
Gods and Worship	Honningbrew Meadery	5
Great Harbingers	Jorrvaskr	13
Guide to Better Thieving	Goldenglow Estate Sewer	60	Pickpocket
Hallgerd's Tale	Mistwatch Jorrvaskr	70	Heavy Armor
Hanging Gardens		30
Harvesting Frostbite Spider Venom	The White Phial in Windhelm The Bards College Fort Dawnguard	7
Heavy Armor Forging	Pinepeak Cavern Silent Moons Camp	70	Smithing
Herbalist's Guide to Skyrim	The Hag's Cure, Markarth Arcadia's Cauldron, Whiterun	55	Alchemy
Herbane's Bestiary: Automatons	Sold by Urag gro-Shub in the Arcanaeum	14
Herbane's Bestiary: Hagravens	The Bards College Dragonsreach	6
Herbane's Bestiary: Ice Wraiths	Dragonsreach	7
Horker Attacks	The Bards College The College of Winterhold	4		There is another book called "Surviving a Horker Attack" with a similar title that may or may not be the same book, but the actual title of this particular book is "Horker Attacks".
Horror of Castle Xyr	Darklight Tower Glenmoril Coven Rannveig's Fast	55	Destruction
Ice and Chitin	Windhelm Snow Veil Sanctum	50	Light Armor
Immortal Blood	Sold by Urag gro-Shub in The College of Winterhold	4
Imperial Report on Saarthal		13
Incident at Necrom	Bloodlet Throne Pinemoon Cave	60	Illusion
Invocation of Azura		20
Jornibret's Last Dance	Fort Neugrad Library Soljund's Sinkhole Korvanjund	50	Light Armor
Killing - Before You're Killed	Blue Palace	3
King	Bleakwind Bluff Black-Briar Lodge	50	Two-Handed
King Olaf's Verse	Dead Men's Respite	30
Kolb and the Dragon	The Bards College	2
Last King of the Ayleids	Fellglow Keep, Shimmermist Cave, Lost Valley Redoubt	25		The Last King of the Ayleids also exists as a separate book in-game
Last Scabbard Of Akrash	Gallows Rock Fort Sungard	70	Smithing
Legend of Krately House	Black-Briar Lodge Nightgate Inn	75	Sneak
Life of Uriel Septim VII	Honningbrew Meadery High Hrothgar	5
Light Armor Forging	Embershard Mine Cracked Tusk Keep	70	Smithing
Liminal Bridges	Falkreath Watchtower Labyrinthian	50	Conjuration
Lost Legends	Dragonsreach	11		Quest giver - Forbidden Legend
Lycanthropic Legends of Skyrim	Treva's Watch Jorrvaskr	20
Mace Etiquette	Uttering Hills Cave Fort Greenwall Sky Haven Temple	50	One-Handed
Magic From The Sky	Vlindrel Hall	12
Mannimarco, King of Worms	Evergreen Grove	55	Alchemy
Markarth Home Decorating Guide	Buy Vlindrel Hall in Markarth	5
Mixed Unit Tactics	Ilinalta's Deep Helgen Keep	5		The very first book you can can find in Skyrim
Mysterious Akavir	Sold by Urag gro-Shub in The College of Winterhold	5
Mystery of Talara, v1	Pinewatch	3
Mystery of Talara, v 2	Ustengrav	55	Restoration	The space between v and 2 is intentional, this is how it appears in-game
Mystery of Talara, v3	Darklight Tower	55	Destruction
Mystery of Talara, Part 4	Nepos's House in Markarth	60	Illusion	This volume has been erroneously named Part 4 in-game, as opposed to v4
Mystery of Talara, v5		11
Mythic Dawn Commentaries 1	Found in the Museum in Dawnstar - Right display case on the left wall.	25
Mythic Dawn Commentaries 2	Found in the Museum in Dawnstar - Right display case on the left wall.	25
Mythic Dawn Commentaries 3	Found in the Museum in Dawnstar - Right display case on the left wall.	25
Mythic Dawn Commentaries 4	Found in the Museum in Dawnstar - Right display case on the left wall.	25
Myths Of Sheogorath	The Bards College	2		Delightfully fun stories
N'Gasta! Kvata! Kvakis!	The Bards College	20
Nerevar Moon And Star		30
Night of Tears		5
Night Falls on Sentinel		50	One-Handed
Nightingales: Fact or Fiction?	The College of Winterhold Bee and Barb, Riften	3
Nords Arise!	The College of Winterhold	4
Nords of Skyrim	Dragonsreach	6
Ode to the Tundrastriders	The Bards College, Solitude Fort Dawnguard	8
Of Crossed Daggers	The Bards College Mistwatch Keep Bee and Barb, Riften	5
Of Fjori and Holgeir	The Bards College, Solitude	6
Olaf and the Dragon	The Bards College, Solitude	2		Also exists as a quest item as Adonato's Book
On Oblivion		10
On Stepping Lightly	Bard's College	12
On the Great Collapse	Winterhold	12
Opusculus Lamae Bal	Deepscorn	14
Orsinium and the Orcs	Lost Knife Cave Rockwallow Mine	70	Heavy Armor
Palla, Book I	The College of Winterhold Frostmere Crypt	3
Palla, Book II	Elgrim's Elixirs in Riften	10
Pension of the Ancestor Moth	Sold by Urag gro-Shub in The College of Winterhold	8
Physicalities of Werewolves	Treva's Watch Autumnwatch Tower Hall of the Vigilant	14
Pirate King of the Abecean	The Arcanaeum The Bards College	6
Proper Lock Design	Twilight Sepulcher Bannermist Tower Cidhna Mine, Markarth	75	Lockpicking
Purloined Shadows	Nightingale Hall Duskglow Crevice	60	Pickpocket
Racial Phylogeny	At a small alter near Shor's Stone Avanchnzel	55	Restoration	Received as a reward for completing Hitting the Books
Reality & Other Falsehoods	Yngvild	60	Alteration
Remanada	High Hrothgar	20
Report: Disaster at Ionith	Sold by Urag gro-Shub in The College of Winterhold	3
Response to Bero's Speech	Witchmist Grove	55	Destruction
Riften Home Decorating Guide	Purchase Honeyside in Riften	5
Rising Threat, Vol. I	Thalmor Embassy, Elenwen's Solar	6
Rising Threat, Vol. II	Thalmor Embassy, Elenwen's Solar	6
Rising Threat, Vol. III	Thalmor Embassy, Elenwen's Solar	6
Rising Threat, Vol. IV	Thalmor Embassy, Elenwen's Solar	6
Rislav The Righteous	A camp north of the Snow Veil Sanctum	50	Light Armor
Ruined Book		5		Cannot be read. Used to make Spell Tomes.
Ruins of Kemel-Ze	Treva's Watch Pinewatch High Hrothgar	7
Ruminations on the Elder Scrolls	Septimus Signus's Outpost	30		Elder Knowledge Quest
Sacred Witness	Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary	75	Sneak
Scourge of the Gray Quarter	The College of Winterhold	8
Shadowmarks	The Ragged Flagon	30
Shezarr and the Divines	Erikur's House, top floor on the table by the bookshelf	11
Short History of Morrowind	The College of Winterhold	15
Sithis	Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary Cradle Stone Tower	60	Alteration
Skyrim's Rule	Sold by Urag gro-Shub in the Arcanaeum	14
Solitude Home Decorating Guide	Purchase Proudspire Manor in Solitude	5
Song of Hrormir	Jorrvaskr Yngol Barrow	50	Two-Handed
Song of The Alchemists	The Bards College Anise's Cabin	55	Alchemy
Song Of The Askelde Men	Sold by Urag gro-Shub in The College of Winterhold The Bards College	5
Songs of Skyrim	The Bards College Saarthal	10
Songs of Skyrim: Revised	Pelagia Farm	14
Songs of the Return, Vol 2	High Hrothgar	6
Songs of the Return, Vol 7	Arcadia's Cauldron High Hrothgar The Bards College	6
Songs of the Return, Vol 19	High Hrothgar	6
Songs Of The Return, Vol 24	High Hrothgar	30
Songs of the Return, Vol 56	High Hrothgar	6
Souls, Black and White		20
Sovngarde, a Reexamination	The Katariah (Emperor's Quarters)	12
Spirit of Nirn	Fort Amol	6
Spirit of the Daedra	Sold by Urag gro-Shub in the Arcanaeum	25
Surfeit of Thieves	Volskygge	75	Lockpicking
The Adabal-a	Thalmor Embassy, Elenwen's Solar 1st floor	25
The Alduin-Akatosh Dichotomy	High Hrothgar	8
The Amulet of Kings	The Ratway Warrens	6
The Apprentice's Assistant		12
The Arcturian Heresy		6
The Armorer's Challenge	Skyforge in Whiterun Mor Khazgur	75	Smithing
The Art of War Magic	Dawnstar, The White Hall	55	Destruction
The Bear Of Markarth	One of the Orc strongholdes	8
The Black Arrow, v1		2
The Black Arrow, v2	Valtheim Towers Drunken Huntsman in Whiterun	65	Archery
The Black Arts On Trial	Hillgrund's Tomb Sold by Urag gro-Shub in The College of Winterhold	60	Illusion	Received as reward for completing Hitting the Books
The Book Of Daedra	The Bards College Hall of the Vigilant Stendarr's Beacon	5
The Book Of Fate	Calixto's House of Curiosities in Windhelm	40
The Book of the Dragonborn	Helgen , Torturers chamber, Delphine's secret room	12
The Buying Game	Shrine to Peryite Dead Man's Respite The Bards College	60	Speech
The Cabin in the Woods	The Bards College	8
The Cake and the Diamond	Honningbrew Meadery White River Watch	5
The City Of Stone	Understone Keep	4
The Code of Malacath	Sold by Urag gro-Shub in The College of Winterhold Cracked Tusk Keep	2
The Doors of Oblivion	Fellglow Keep Ilinalta's Deluge	50	Conjuration
The Dowry		11
The Dragon Break	High Hrothgar	14
The Dragon War	High Hrothgar	12
The Dreamstride	Nightcaller Temple	5
The Exodus	Hob's Fall Cave	55	Restoration
The Falmer: A Study	Dwemer Museum	11
The Firmament	Fellglow Keep	5
The Firsthold Revolt	Honningbrew Meadery	7
The Four Totems Of Volskygge	Volskygge	5
The Gold Ribbon of Merit	Solitude Fort Hraggstad Angi's Camp	65	Archery
The Great War	Honningbrew Meadery	6
The Holds of Skyrim		3
The Hope Of The Redoran	The Bards College High Hrothgar Ilinalta's Deluge White River Watch	5
The Importance of Where	Chillfurrow Farm Gallows Rock	50	One-Handed
The Knights of the Nine	Palace of the Kings	70	Heavy Armor
The Last King of the Ayleids	Fellglow Keep Shimmermist Cave	5		Last King of the Ayleids also exists as a separate book in-game
The Legend of Red Eagle	The Bards College	5		Red eagle Quest
The Legendary Sancre Tor	Ysgramor's Tomb Northwatch Keep	50	Two-handed
The Legendary Scourge		35
The Locked Room	Cronvangr Cave Morthal, Highmoon Hall	75	Lockpicking
The Lunar Lorkhan	Solitude Lighthouse Cragwallow Slope	60	Alteration
The Lusty Argonian Maid Vol 1	Driftshade Refuge	14
The Lusty Argonian Maid Vol 2	Haelga's Bunkhouse, Riften	14
The "Madmen" of the Reach	Frostmere Crypt	7
The Madness of Pelagius	Sold by Urag gro-Shub in The College of Winterhold	12
The Marksmanship Lesson	Mixwater Mill	65	Archery
The Mirror	Broken Tower Redoubt	50	Block
The Monomyth	High Hrothgar The Bards College	8
The Night Mother's Truth		25
The Nightingales Vol. 1	Nightingale Hall	500
The Nightingales Vol. 2	Nightingale Hall	500
The Nirnroot Missive	Received for completing the Quest A Return To Your Roots	250
The Oblivion Crisis	The Bards College The Hall of the Vigilant	6
The Old Ways		30
The Pig Children	Grelod the Kind	20
The Posting of the Hunt	Nightingale Hall	25
The Ransom of Zarek	Frostmere Crypt	2
The Real Barenziah, Book I		5
The Real Barenziah, Book II		5
The Real Barenziah, Book III		5
The Real Barenziah, Book IV	Honningbrew Meadery	5
The Real Barenziah, Book V		5
The Rear Guard	Druadach Redoubt	50	Light Armor
The Red Book of Riddles	Sold by Urag gro-Shub	30
The Red Kitchen Reader	Riftweald Manor Frostmere Crypt	75	Sneak
The Refugees	On a shelf upstairs in Solitude Blacksmith	50	Light Armor
The Rise and Fall of the Blades	High Hrothgar Sleeping Giant Inn, in the secret basement	11
The Secrets of Ragnvald	Ragnvald	5
The Seed	The Bards College	10
The Song of Pelinal, Book I	Temple of Mara	5
The Song of Pelinal, Book II	Temple of Mara	5
The Song of Pelinal, Book III	Temple of Mara	5
The Song of Pelinal, Book IV	Temple of Mara	5
The Song of Pelinal, Book V	Temple of Mara	5
The Song of Pelinal, Book VI	Temple of Mara	5
The Song of Pelinal, Book VII	Temple of Mara	5
The Song of Pelinal, Book VIII	Temple of Mara On top of a dresser inside of Pinewatch	5
The Tale of Dro'Zina		11
The Talos Mistake	The Thalmor Headquarters	7
The Third Door		11
The Third Era Timeline	Honningbrew Meadery The Bards College	8
The Totems of Hircine		30
The True Nature of Orcs		20
The Warrior's Charge	Understone Keep, Jarl's quarters	50	Conjuration
The Waters of Oblivion		30
The Wild Elves	The Bards College	25
The Windhelm Letters	The Bards College	7
The Wispmother	The Bards College	8
The Wolf Queen, Book I	Dawnstar Barracks (Dawnstar Jail) Arch-Mages Quarters (Winterhold college)	75	Lockpicking
The Wolf Queen, Book II	Sold by Urag gro-Shub in the The College of Winterhold Arch-Mages Quarters (Winterhold college)	4
The Wolf Queen, Book III	Sold by Urag gro-Shub in the The College of Winterhold Arch-Mages Quarters (Winterhold college) In a bookshelf with all other volumes	4
The Wolf Queen, Book IV	Sold by Urag gro-Shub in the The College of Winterhold Cracked Tusk Keep Arch-Mages Quarters (Winterhold college) In a bookshelf with all other volumes	4
The Wolf Queen, Book V	Arch-Mages Quarters (Winterhold college) In a bookshelf with all other volumes	4
The Wolf Queen, Book VI	The Ratway Warrens, home of Esbern Arch-Mages Quarters (Winterhold college) In a bookshelf with all other volumes	30
The Wolf Queen, Book VII	Sold by Urag gro-Shub in the The College of Winterhold. Arch-Mages Quarters (Winterhold college) In a bookshelf with all other volumes	4
The Wolf Queen, Book VIII	Proudspire Manor, Solitude Arch-Mages Quarters (Winterhold college) In a bookshelf with all other volumes	12
The Woodcutter's Wife	The Bards College	8
There Be Dragons	Sleeping Giant Inn in Riverwood	11
Thief	Bleak Falls Barrow Swindler's Den	60	Pickpocket
Thief of Virtue	Ragged Flagon	5
Treatise on Ayleidic Cities	The White Hall	25
Three Thieves	Honningbrew Basement (Whiterun) Snow Veil Sanctum	75	Sneak
Trials of St. Alessia	The Ratway Warrens	5
Troll Slaying	The Bards College Dragonsreach	8
Twin Secrets	Treva's Watch Markarth	50	Enchanting
Uncommon Taste	Belethors General Goods	3, 30		Exists as a Signed variant
Varieties of Daedra	Sold by Urag gro-Shub in the The College of Winterhold The Arcanaeum (in a bookcase)	11
Vernaccus and Bourlor	Honningbrew Meadery (non-skill version) Froki's Shack (skill version) Graywinter Watch (skill version) Knifepoint Ridge (skill version)	6, 65	Archery	Two versions exist, one is a skill book the other is not.
Wabbajack		7
Walking the World, Vol XI	Winking Skeever	8
War of the First Council		25
Warrior	Driftshade Refuge	50	Block
Watcher Of Stones	The Bards College	8
Whiterun Home Decorating Guide	Breezehome	5
Withershins	Temple of Kynareth, Arcwind Point	55	Restoration
Windhelm Home Decorating Guide	Hjerim	5
Words and Philosophy	Lost Knife Cave	50	Two-Handed
Words of Clan Mother Ahnissi	The Frozen Hearth, Winterhold	14
Wraith's Wedding Dowry	Angarvunde Catacombs The Arcanaeum (in a bookcase)	10
Yellow Book of Riddles	Pinewatch	3
Yngol And The Sea-Ghosts	The Bards College	5
The Sultry Argonian Bard Vol 1	Dead Drop Mine	14
Confessions of a Khajiit Fur Trader	Dead Drop Falls	11

(There are also several Unknown Novels which can be brought to the mages guild librarian. They are accounts of snow elf history and are hidden in different places in the Dawnguard DLC)

Diaries and journals

Main article: Books (Skyrim)/Journals

Notes, letters, and documents

Main article: Books (Skyrim)/Letters

Recipes

Main article: Books (Skyrim)/Recipes

Spell Tomes

Main article: Spell Tome (Skyrim)

Misc

• Treasure Maps, 10 named variants, note form
• Elder Scroll
• Master Illusion Text, four variants
• Oghma Infinium
• Power of the Elements, five variants, one being a spell tome, what the Master Illusion Texts are converted to at the end of the Illusion Ritual Spell, only obtainable through console
• Shalidor's Insights
• Various dev testing books, obtainable only through console, disappear when dropped or placed in a container

Trivia

• In general, skill books can be discerned from their less valuable counterparts by their increased value. Be aware that this is not always the case.
• If you wish to collect books and keep them all in one container, and you're a bit of a perfectionist, you can make all stolen books show up white (not stolen) by selling them to a fence (NPC who accepts stolen goods) and buying them right back. This doesn't work for Mythic Dawn Commentaries 1-4.
• For the Mythic Dawn Commentaries 1-4, they can be placed in a bookself then picked up after placement and they will not be considered stolen.

Bugs

• Using a spell such as blizzard can glitch out anything in cases including books, armor, weapons, etc. Any high explosive spell should work (needs more testing, Blizzard tested on PS3). Blizzard doesn't harm non-hostile NPCs making it safe to use in populated areas.
• Copying a Spell Tome: place the book on the bookshelf then exit out of the book shelf then quickly click the place the book ends up then read the book when it is on the shelf then exit click the book then everytime you actvate the book shelf the book will end up there.
• The Oghma Infinium can be read over if done in a certain order. To see how to do the full exploit, click here.
  • Each time the above exploit is used, the maximum book capacity of the bookshelf is increased by one. This will not change the amount that is shown on the shelf, but the ones that are not shown will still show up in the bookshelf menu.
• Gallus' Encoded Journal may get stuck in your inventory as a Quest Item. To fix this, get caught and go to jail, break out and when you retrieve your items, don't take the journal.

See also

• Skill Book (Skyrim)
• Spell Tomes
• Console Commands (Skyrim)/Books

External links

• List of Books
• 820 item codes