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A '''Book''' is a type of [[item]] which raises a [[Neopet]]'s [[Intelligence]], created sometime in 1999. The exact date is unknown because [[The Neopets Team]] did not start archiving the site changes until January 2000.

After being read, the book disappears in a puff of smoke - this was a featured added on February 15, 2001 to preserve the value of books - and the Neopet cannot read that book again. A book raises a Neopet's intelligence determined by the colour of the smoke it leaves behind after being read. Since books disappear after one use and many users are competitive about having their pet read as many books as possible, some books go for very high prices.

Some items are technically books, but are not considered book items because they cannot be used like one. '''[[Ramtor]]s Spellbook''' and '''Grimoire Of [[Eliv Thade|Thade]]''' for example, are [[weapons]].

==Book types==
There are many different types of Books besides the basic book, which can be about any story in [[Neopia]], while others specialise in certain topics and come from a certain world in Neopia.

===Faerie Book===
Released on January 14, 2001, Faerie Books come from [[Faerieland]], and can be bought from the [[Faerieland Bookshop]]. All Faerie Book stories tell tales of [[Faeries]] and of the world of Faerieland. Several Faerie Books possess wings or are surrounding in a magical aura. As of June 2007, there are 59 Faerie Books.

===Desert Scroll===
Released on June 26, 2001, Desert Scrolls are from the [[Lost Desert]], and can be bought from [[Sutek's Scrolls]] (currently in Sakhmet). Tales are about the Lost Desert and its inhabitants, along with certain curses.

How many books to a neopet need to read to go up a level????

===Booktastic Book===
Released on May 5, 2004, Booktastic Books are from [[Kreludor]], are bought from the [[Booktastic Books (Shop)|Booktastic Books]] shop. They tell tales of Kreludor and the Orange [[Grundos]] who inhibit the land.

===Brightvale Books===
Released on August 11, 2004, Brightvale Books are from [[Brightvale]], and are bought from the [[Brightvale Books (Shop)|Brightvale Books]] shop.

===Qasalan Tablets===
Released on November 29, 2005, the newest category of books to be added to Neopets when [[Qasala]] was free from its curse, and bought at [[Words of Antiquity]]. Tales include the history and certain aspects of the land of Qasala.

==Book Awards==
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If a Neopet reads a lot of books, it's possible for the Neopet to be rewarded a special [[Neopet|trophy]], which is placed on the Neopets Lookup of the Neopet. There are two possible trophies the Neopet can earn. The first is the '''Neopian Book Award''', released on January 23, 2002, which is reached by reading any type of book to add to the total number of books read. The second is the '''Booktastic Book Award''', released on July 28, 2004, which is similar to the Neopian Book Award, except it's only given to Neopets who read the most Booktastic Books.

The trophies are rewarded to the Neopets who have read the most books out of all other Neopets on the [[Neopets (website)|Neopets website]]. If another Neopet reads more books than another, that Neopet's spot on the list is taken over, and it's possible for their trophy to be taken as well (depending where they are on the list).

==Trivia==
*On January 11, 2001, Users could now keep track of all the books their pets had read.
*On December 7, 2001, all the [[Videos]] were changed into super-rare books. The reason being that [[The Neopets Team|TNT]] felt that videos did not suit the technology level within Neopets.

==External Links==
*[http://www.neopets.com/book_award.phtml Neopian Book Award]
*[http://www.neopets.com/moon/book_award.phtml The Booktastic Book Award ]
*'''Neopets TCG:''' [http://neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=1&id=100 Biting Book], [http://neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=1&id=179 Book of Sadness], [http://neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=2&id=34 Book of Law], [http://neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=7&id=103 Illusens Potion Book], [http://neopets.com/tcg/displayCard.phtml?edid=8&id=22 Book of Scarabs]
*'''Help File:''' [http://neopets.com/help_search.phtml?help_id=68 Why have my books started to disappear in a puff of smoke?]

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