How do I place a book in a bookcase? (Homestead)

itehache

Hi all!

I have seen some posts of people showing how difficult it is to place a book in the bookcase, but I could not find any post about this.

How on earth do I place a book in the bookcase? I mean, I have many books in the eidetic memory, how do I "transfer" them to the bookcase?

Any insight would be appreciated!

Thanks in advance.

DigitalShibby

Those ones can't be placed. Only decorative books with no function can be placed.

DigitalShibby

itehache wrote: »

DigitalShibby wrote: »

Those ones can't be placed. Only decorative books with no function can be placed.

Ohh no way?!

I thought all the books i have been discovering while exploring would be available.

So, only decorative books, right?

Yes, at the moment the books collected in the world with actual text cannot be placed in your home.

DigitalShibby

Tabbycat wrote: »

itehache wrote: »

DigitalShibby wrote: »

Those ones can't be placed. Only decorative books with no function can be placed.

Ohh no way?!

I thought all the books i have been discovering while exploring would be available.

So, only decorative books, right?

Well sort of yes, sort of no. You can buy reprints of some books from the Mage's guild. For example, if you read all of Glenumbra Lore, you can buy the set of 10 individual books to place in your house.

Or in other terms, you can buy decorative non functioning books after discovering enough books that actually function. Lol

Tabbycat

DigitalShibby wrote: »

Tabbycat wrote: »

itehache wrote: »

DigitalShibby wrote: »

Those ones can't be placed. Only decorative books with no function can be placed.

Ohh no way?!

I thought all the books i have been discovering while exploring would be available.

So, only decorative books, right?

Well sort of yes, sort of no. You can buy reprints of some books from the Mage's guild. For example, if you read all of Glenumbra Lore, you can buy the set of 10 individual books to place in your house.

Or in other terms, you can buy decorative non functioning books after discovering enough books that actually function. Lol

You can read them after you've placed them in the house so they are still functional.

Tabbycat

I gave up trying to place my books on the shelves. They are actually sitting on top of the bookshelf.

I think I may decorate the shelves with vases, serving bowls and platters.

As for the physical books themselves, they are sold in sets for 5k from the mages guild. The books in the set are single books so don't buy more than one "set" at a time.

Be careful how you place them. If you don't do it right you won't be able to read them.

itehache

DigitalShibby wrote: »

Those ones can't be placed. Only decorative books with no function can be placed.

Ohh no way?!

I thought all the books i have been discovering while exploring would be available.

So, only decorative books, right?

Tabbycat

itehache wrote: »

DigitalShibby wrote: »

Those ones can't be placed. Only decorative books with no function can be placed.

Ohh no way?!

I thought all the books i have been discovering while exploring would be available.

So, only decorative books, right?

Well sort of yes, sort of no. You can buy reprints of some books from the Mage's guild. For example, if you read all of Glenumbra Lore, you can buy the set of 10 individual books to place in your house. If placed correctly, they can be read.

DigitalShibby

Tabbycat wrote: »

I gave up trying to place my books on the shelves. They are actually sitting on top of the bookshelf.

I think I may decorate the shelves with vases, serving bowls and platters.

As for the physical books themselves, they are sold in sets for 5k from the mages guild. The books in the set are single books so don't buy more than one "set" at a time.

Be careful how you place them. If you don't do it right you won't be able to read them.

Wait you can actually read the books you place? Well that is news to me and very cool if true.

itehache

@Tabbycat

@DigitalShibby

Oh ok, it's not thaaat bad then I can still buy them, cool!

Thank you all for your help

Tabbycat

DigitalShibby wrote: »

Tabbycat wrote: »

I gave up trying to place my books on the shelves. They are actually sitting on top of the bookshelf.

I think I may decorate the shelves with vases, serving bowls and platters.

As for the physical books themselves, they are sold in sets for 5k from the mages guild. The books in the set are single books so don't buy more than one "set" at a time.

Be careful how you place them. If you don't do it right you won't be able to read them.

Wait you can actually read the books you place? Well that is news to me and very cool if true.

Yes, you can. But you must be very careful when placing them with the housing editor. If you don't do it right and they clip into anything, you have to retrieve them and start over again. That's why mine are stacked at the top of the bookcase instead of in it. Otherwise it can't be read.

DigitalShibby

Tabbycat wrote: »

DigitalShibby wrote: »

Tabbycat wrote: »

I gave up trying to place my books on the shelves. They are actually sitting on top of the bookshelf.

I think I may decorate the shelves with vases, serving bowls and platters.

As for the physical books themselves, they are sold in sets for 5k from the mages guild. The books in the set are single books so don't buy more than one "set" at a time.

Be careful how you place them. If you don't do it right you won't be able to read them.

Wait you can actually read the books you place? Well that is news to me and very cool if true.

Yes, you can. But you must be very careful when placing them with the housing editor. If you don't do it right and they clip into anything, you have to retrieve them and start over again. That's why mine are stacked at the top of the bookcase instead of in it. Otherwise it can't be read.

Thanks for the info on that!

SydneyGrey

I don't know how other people did it, but here's how I placed my books:

1) Go into 1st person view (it's just slightly easier this way)
2) Attempt to place a book on the bookcase
3) Realize it isn't working
4) Cry
5) Take a swig of whiskey
6) Try again
7) Throw your whiskey bottle at the wall in frustration
8) Go for attempt # 37 (or whatever number you're up to by this point)
9) Give up and start placing them laying flat, on top of things.

Inhuman003

I have a question about those books now that you can buy from the enchantment vendor can you read those books now or they just for display?

greylox

Unplaced readable books around the place, they also don't stack on top of each other....Some are lying flat on shelves in between decorative book piles.

DerpyShadowz

Inhuman003 wrote: »

I have a question about those books now that you can buy from the enchantment vendor can you read those books now or they just for display?

They can be read when placed right, think of them like chairs, if they aren't quite right you cant use them.

And at the moment, placing functioning items inside of other items, like an empty bookcase for example doesn't allow function of the item because of the boundaries of the bookcase itself.

Ankael07

I Highlander l wrote: »

Inhuman003 wrote: »

I have a question about those books now that you can buy from the enchantment vendor can you read those books now or they just for display?

They can be read when placed right, think of them like chairs, if they aren't quite right you cant use them.

And at the moment, placing functioning items inside of other items, like an empty bookcase for example doesn't allow function of the item because of the boundaries of the bookcase itself.

If this is how developers are building a world its no wonder why we arent getting a DLC every quarter

MLGProPlayer

SydneyGrey wrote: »

I don't know how other people did it, but here's how I placed my books:

1) Go into 1st person view (it's just slightly easier this way)
2) Attempt to place a book on the bookcase
3) Realize it isn't working
4) Cry
5) Take a swig of whiskey
6) Try again
7) Throw your whiskey bottle at the wall in frustration
8) Go for attempt # 37 (or whatever number you're up to by this point)
9) Give up and start placing them laying flat, on top of things.

Since I was going for a Redguard style, I just bought the pre-filled shelves (Redguard Bookcase, Piled and Redguard Bookcase, Full). Lot's of them floating around guild stores now.

Tyrion87

Guys, what about these book stacks (unreadable ones):




Can we craft them/buy them from vendors or are they only crown store exclusives?

If the latter... well, the bookcases and bookshelves are the biggest disappointment for me so far. There is no reason to have them in our houses!

Tavore1138

I foolishly bought all of these, realised quickly that I could not get then on a shelf and so had to artistically distribute nearly 300 books around my house... ONE.BY.ONE.

To be fair the final effect is quite pleasing but boy was I effed off by the time I was done.

I then removed all the shelf units and stacked them in my inn room (since there is no way to be rid of unwanted furnishing that came via a crown purchase).

wenchmore420b14_ESO

The Interactive or readable ones are the "Shalidor's Library" collection. They are listed in your achievements. There are a total of 297 books in approx 26 containers bought from the Mages Guild Mystic. Total cost for whole collection, 157,000 gold+/-.
The containers can not be deposited in bank. Once you open one, they contain 10 books on avg. Some more, some less.
Each book counts as 1 item slot.
Once you open the containers and retrieve the books, follow these instructions:

SydneyGrey wrote: »

I don't know how other people did it, but here's how I placed my books:

1) Go into 1st person view (it's just slightly easier this way)
2) Attempt to place a book on the bookcase
3) Realize it isn't working
4) Cry
5) Take a swig of whiskey
6) Try again
7) Throw your whiskey bottle at the wall in frustration
8) Go for attempt # 37 (or whatever number you're up to by this point)
9) Give up and start placing them laying flat, on top of things.

Bottom line, the "Readable Books" can not be put in bookcases and still be usable. Period.

Tabbycat

You can line them up on a flat surface (as if you were placing them on shelves) which is nice. I plan to eventually make bookends for them so they don't look so odd just sitting there. As far as I can tell, you can't stack them flat though. Your best bet is to line them up on regular shelves and not bother with bookshelves until ZOS gets around to fixing them.

Tyrion87

SydneyGrey wrote: »

I don't know how other people did it, but here's how I placed my books:

1) Go into 1st person view (it's just slightly easier this way)
2) Attempt to place a book on the bookcase
3) Realize it isn't working
4) Cry
5) Take a swig of whiskey
6) Try again
7) Throw your whiskey bottle at the wall in frustration
8) Go for attempt # 37 (or whatever number you're up to by this point)
9) Give up and start placing them laying flat, on top of things.

This is exactly what I ended up with... And to ensure more "real" look of these laying books, I put them in disarray, sometimes one on top of the other. Well, some of my books are still floating in the air but I just no longer have patience for this. It's a magic library after all so they can remain floating for a while...