What is the purpose of the books I'm finding? Do they have a purpose or any value? The books are collectable items and have no purpose other than to either collect or sell at the Black Market trader. The Vanilla DayZ books can NOT be read. The value of the books varies when sold so it sometimes makes sense to hang on to them until the value increases. If you want to collect the books there is a Book Shelf Kit available in the RAG BaseItems mod. However the kit is only available as an award for achieving the goals of the ongoing challenge. Deer Isle only: There are 12 books that are part of the Deer Isle lore. You should read them. They can also be sold at the BM Trader
Deer Isle Book Titles: The Arctic A diary Incident Report The Freezer's Toll on Genius A diary Diary Planning and Construction of the P.D.R.F. KMUC Information #1 NAMALSK Flight-Information JMC-Prototype Quantum Isolation Spheres Diary IICheck the website to see if there is a book collecting challenge going on. During book collecting events there may be special prizes or awards for achieving collecting goals.