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Stardew Valley 1.6 Update: Complete Guide to All Book Locations and Effects
A detailed guide to the location, acquisition methods, and permanent buffs and experience gain effects provided by the various books added in the Stardew Valley 1.6 update. It explains various acquisition paths such as book vendor locations, exclusive books, monster drops, special event rewards, and the effects of each book in detail.
1. 📚 1.6 Update New Collectible: Introduction to Books and Book Vendor
- ✅ The new collectible added in the 1.6 update is 'Books'.
- ✅ Books provide permanent buffs or experience to various parts of the game.
- ✅ Books can be difficult to find, and the effect descriptions can be vague.
- ✅ The book vendor is located north of the JojaMart building and appears twice a month.
- ✅ The exact opening date can be found on the calendar in front of the General Store.
00:00 - 00:26
1. 📚 1.6 Update New Collectible: Introduction to Books and Book Vendor
- ✅ The new collectible added in the 1.6 update is 'Books'.
- ✅ Books provide permanent buffs or experience to various parts of the game.
- ✅ Books can be difficult to find, and the effect descriptions can be vague.
- ✅ The book vendor is located north of the JojaMart building and appears twice a month.
- ✅ The exact opening date can be found on the calendar in front of the General Store.
00:27 - 02:45
2. 💰 Detailed Information on Books Sold Exclusively by the Book Vendor
- ✅ There are books that can only be purchased from the book vendor.
- ✅ They are expensive, but always in stock (with a few exceptions).
| Book Name | Effect |
|---|---|
| Price Catalog | Convenience feature that shows the price when selling |
| Way of the Wind (Volumes 1 & 2) | Speed +0.25 per volume (10% increase total) |
| Horse | Horse riding speed +0.5 |
| Slimy Legs | Speed reduction when moving through crops/grass -0.33 |
| Cooking Recipe Book | Acquire all cooking recipes (appears after obtaining 100 Golden Walnuts on Ginger Island) |
- ⚠️ You can purchase the Cooking Recipe Book even if you already know all the recipes.
- ✅ You can check if you have acquired the recipe by watching the 'The Queen of Sauce' rerun on Sundays.
02:46 - 03:34
3. ⚔️ Adventurer's Guild Chest: 'Cave System Map' Effect
- ✅ You can acquire the 'Cave System Map' from the chest in the back room of the Adventurer's Guild.
- ✅ The back room is opened after defeating 1,000 monsters.
- ✅ 'Cave System Map' effect: 50% reduction in item recovery cost upon death
- ✅ Gain experience by reading a book again.
03:35 - 04:45
4. 👹 Dropped When Defeating Monsters: 'Monster Compendium' Effect
- ✅ 'Monster Compendium' is dropped with a low probability when defeating monsters (initial 0.01%).
- ✅ The drop rate increases as you defeat more monsters.
- ✅ 'Monster Compendium' effect: 3% increase in monster drop rate
- ✅ Can be stacked with the Thief Ring effect (4x drop possible)
04:46 - 05:16
5. 🎁 Lewis' House Prize Machine: 'Friendship 101' Effect
- ✅ 'Friendship 101' can be acquired as the 9th item from the prize machine in Lewis' house.
- ✅ You can acquire tickets by completing bulletin board quests.
- ✅ 'Friendship 101' effect: 10% increase in friendship gain
- ✅ The effect is especially great for birthday gifts.
05:17 - 05:32
6. 🔍 Digging Artifact Spots: 'Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Quick' Effect
- ✅ 'Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Quick' can be acquired from artifact spots with a low probability (initial 0.8%).
- ✅ 'Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Quick' effect: Defense +1
- ✅ Useful in the early game, but the effect is minimal in the late game.
05:33 - 06:02
7. 🌳 Dropped When Chopping Trees: 'Woody's Secret' Effect
- ✅ 'Woody's Secret' is dropped with a very low probability when chopping trees (initial 0.003%).
- ✅ 'Woody's Secret' effect: Increased chance of acquiring additional wood when chopping
- ✅ The Lumberjack profession effect is doubled, but the Forester profession effect is not increased.
06:03 - 06:30
8. 🌿 Raccoon Request Reward: 'Raccoon Journal' Effect
- ✅ 'Raccoon Journal' can be acquired as a reward for completing the second raccoon request.
- ✅ 'Raccoon Journal' effect: Increased chance of dropping mixed seeds/flower seeds when removing weeds (5% -> 9%)
- ⚠️ Exchanging for 999 fibers is inefficient.
06:31 - 07:00
9. 🎣 Acquired from Fishing Chests: 'Jewel of the Sea' Effect
- ✅ 'Jewel of the Sea' can be acquired from fishing chests with a low probability (initial 2%).
- ✅ 'Jewel of the Sea' effect: Increased chance of acquiring roe of the fish species caught in fishing chests (25%)
- ✅ The effect is great when fishing for rare fish.
07:01 - 07:24
10. 💣 Purchased from the Dwarf Shop: 'Dwarvish Safety Manual' Effect
- ✅ 'Dwarvish Safety Manual' can be purchased from the Dwarf Shop.
- ✅ 'Dwarvish Safety Manual' effect: 25% reduction in bomb damage
- ✅ The effect is great when using Mega Bombs.
07:25 - 08:01
11. 🦑 SquidFest Reward: 'Squid Kid' Effect
- ✅ 'Squid Kid' can be acquired as the top reward at the SquidFest on Winter 12/13.
- ✅ 'Squid Kid' effect: 25% increase in crab pot yield
- ✅ Can be stacked with the Wild Bait effect (4x harvest possible)
08:02 - 08:32
12. 🗑️ Exploring Town Trash Cans: 'Trash Can Cookbook' Effect
- ✅ 'Trash Can Cookbook' can be acquired from a hidden location to the right of the Blacksmith (requires a steel axe/pickaxe).
- ✅ 'Trash Can Cookbook' effect: 20% increased chance of finding items in trash cans (probability varies depending on luck)
- ✅ You can acquire useful items from the trash cans at the Saloon, Movie Theater, Clint's, and the Museum.
08:33 - 09:11
13. 💎 Purchased from the Volcano Dwarf Shop: 'Diamond Hunter' Effect
- ✅ 'Diamond Hunter' can be purchased from the Volcano Dwarf Shop for 10 diamonds.
- ✅ Does not appear with the book vendor.
- ✅ 'Diamond Hunter' effect: 66% increased chance of diamonds dropping from all rocks
- ✅ Can be stacked with the Geologist profession effect.
09:12 - 10:13
14. 📦 Mystery Box Drop: 'Book of Mysteries' Effect
- ✅ 'Book of Mysteries' can be acquired from mystery boxes with a low probability (initial 1%).
- ✅ 2% drop rate for golden mystery boxes upon reaching Foraging Mastery
- ✅ Does not appear with the book vendor.
- ✅ 'Book of Mysteries' effect: 33.3% increased drop rate for all mystery boxes
10:14 - 11:05
15. 🏺 Artifact Trove Drop: 'Treasure Appraisal Guide' Effect
- ✅ 'Treasure Appraisal Guide' can be acquired from artifact troves with a low probability (initial 3.57%).
- ✅ 'Treasure Appraisal Guide' effect: Triple the price of artifacts
- ✅ The effect is especially great when selling iridium-quality dinosaur eggs.
11:06 - 11:38
16. 🐴 Purchased from Marnie's Shop: 'Animal Husbandry' Effect
- ✅ 'Animal Husbandry' can be purchased from Marnie's shop for 5,000 gold starting in year 2.
- ✅ 'Animal Husbandry' effect: Marnie's shop is always available (no time or day restrictions)
11:39 - 12:28
17. ⭐ Types of Experience Books and How to Acquire Them
- ✅ Experience books can mostly be acquired in the same way, and provide 250 experience in each skill.
- ✅ 'Lumberjack's Weekly' can be purchased at the Desert Festival.
- ✅ 'Book of Stars' provides more experience (1,250) than other books.
- ✅ 'Book of Stars' can be acquired from the 5th raccoon request, mystery boxes, and the book vendor.
12:29 - 13:13
18. 🔄 Book Exchange System
- ✅ You can exchange certain books for other items with the book vendor.
- ✅ 'Monster Compendium' -> Slime Egg-Press/Incubator
- ✅ 'Treasure Appraisal Guide' -> 3 Artifact Troves
- ✅ 'Book of Stars' -> 8 Fairy Dust