Books don't stack, like swords etc. If they are stacked (in a world from earlier version), they behave weirdly and can't be taken.
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Same issue! Just found a Woodland Mansion, had 15 stacks of books and wasn’t able to remove them from my inventory no matter what. Figured if I died I’d pick them up...don’t try this, I lost ALL the books except 15, one for each stack.
When i mined a chest with a stack of books, it also didn't drop them all (but if i remember correctly, it dropped two per stack).
I'm having the same issue. I cannot move stacks of books. I even tried to make bookshelves out of the books in my inventory, and the number that I could craft in the crafting window would go down, but my stack stayed at 64 and i received no bookshelves. I've tried starting new worlds, and reinstalling minecraft, nothing seems to solve it. It only seems to be books that are affected.
Experiencing this same issue after the most recent update. Newly created books do not stack in inventory or chests. Stacked books, from prior to the update, cannot be removed from chests or separated by using the "pick up half" option.