The BOON Control - Skyrim compendium for books

Full list of skill books in TESV: Skyrim. If you find any mistakes, report them so I can correct it.

Note: Incomplete lists are marked with pink. Complete lists are marked with teal.
Note: All skill books increase the corresponding skill by 1. Multiple reads of the same book does not increase the skill further.

Alchemy Skill Books

A Game At Dinner

• New Gnisis Cornerclub in Windhelm
• Honningbrew Brewery, upstairs in Sabjorn's bedroom

Herbalist's guide to Skyrim

• Arcadia's Cauldron in Whiterun
• Hag's Cure in Makarth

De Rerum Dirennis

• Winterhold Alchemy Lab

Mannimarco King of Worms

• Corpse in Evergreen Grove
• Alchemy Lab in Nightcaller Temple

Song of the Alchemists

• Bards College during Solitude
• Anise's Cabin

Alteration Skill Books

Breathing Water

• Kraldar's House in Winterhold
• Withing Ilinalta's Deep

Daughter of the Niben

• Brandy-Mug Farmstead
• Room adjacent to the Jarl of Understone in Markath.

Reality and Other Flasehoods

• Throne room of Yngvild
• Red Eagle Ascent

Sithis

• Krag's corpse in Nchuand-Zel
• Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary

The Lunar Lorkhan

• Mazaka's quarters at the Lighthouse of Solitude
• Central chamber of the Arcane Enchanter of Cragwallow Slope

Archery Skill Books

Father of the Niben

• Brinehammer shipwreck hold
• Autumnshade Clearing, NW of Riften, on dead hunter

The Black Arrow, v2

• Behind the counter of the Drunken Huntsman tavern in Whiterun
• Valtheim Towers

The Gold Ribbon of Merit

• Fletcher's shop in Solitude
• Angi's Camp

The Marksmanship Lesson

• Map room in Dawnstar Sanctuary
• Gilfre's House at Mixwater
• Jorrvaskr's private quarters ( Room with showcase Eleven bow+book)

Vernaccus and Bourlor

• Smithshop at Knifepoint Ridge
• Froki's Shack

Blocking Skill Books

A Dance in Fire, Volume II

• Library in Fort Snowhawk
• Ruined hostel at Traitors' Post

Battle of Red Mountain

• Watch pass at Skybound
• Destroyed caravan at Tolvald's Crossing

Death Blow of Abernit

• In the Hall of the Dead at Whiterun
• The war room in Falkreath

The Mirror

• On a sleeping mat on a redoubt of the Broken Tower
• In Ulfric's bedroom in Windhelm castle

Warrior

• Boss arena in the Driftshade Refuge
• Captain's quarters in Fort Kostov

Conjuration Skill Books

Frostfall, Volume 10

• Last room of the Word Wall in Sunderstone Gorge
• Belyn Hlaalu's house in Windhelm

Hearth Fire, Volume 9

• Last room in Rimerock Burrow
• The Mortar and Pestle shop in Dawnstar

Liminal Bridges

• North entrance of Shalidar's Maze
• Atop a Falkreath watchtower

The Doors of Oblivion

• Reachcliff Cave
• Fellglow Keep

The Warrior's Charge

• Sacrificial chamber of the Arcane Enchanter at Brittleshin Pass
• The Jarl's bed chamber in Markarth

Destruction Skill Books

A Hypothetical Treachery

• Ruins between Sleeping Tree Camp and North Brittleshine Pass. In the chest under the gate.
• Central chamber of High Gate Ruins
• The Aretino residence in Windhelm

Art of War Magic

• Ravenscar Hollow
• In White Hall at Dawnstar, upstairs on a table

Horrors of Castle Xyr

• Alchemy lab in Rannveig's Fast
• Glenmoril Coven

Response to Bero's Speech

• Haemar's Cavern In a large area of the cavern, on a lower level is a table.
• Iron Breaker Mine in Dawnstar

The Mystery of Princess Talara, Volume 3

• Winterhold
• Upper zone of Steepfall Burrow

Enchanting Skill Books

A Tragedy In Black

• Glenmoril Coven
• Ilinalta's Deep

Catalogue of Armor Enchantments

• Falion's house in Morthal
• Steamscorch mine in Kynsegrove
• White Hall at Dawnstar
• Darkwater Pass, on a table behind a Falmer Nightprowler

Enchanter's Primer

• Valentina's house in Whiterun
• Hob's Fall Cave

Twin Secrets

• Atop the Arcane Enchanter in Hagraven, at Serpent's Bluff
• Treva's Watch
• Shrine of Stendarr

Heavy Armor Skill Books

Hallgerd's Tale

• Rift Watchtower east of Ivarstead, top of tower on a table
• In Jorrvaskr hall at Whiterun

MidYear, Volume 6

• Outside the alchemy lab in Fort Dunstead prison
• A guardhouse in Morthal
• Shrine of Talos

Chimarvamidium

• Desk in Calcelmo's Tower in Malkorth
• Darkwater Crossing

Orsinium and the Orcs

• Stonehills
• Dushnikh Yal

The Knights of the Nine

• Dining area in Windhelm
• In the Hall of the Vigilant

Illusion Skill Books

Before the Ages of Man

• Dragonsreach Jarl's quarters in Whiterun
• Four lever room in Shroud Hearth Barrow

Incident at Necrom

• Pinemoon Cave
• Locked room by the alchemy lab at Bloodlet Throne

Mystery of Talara, Volume 4

• Near the Arcane Enchanter at Broken Fang Cave
• Nepa's house in Markarth

Sun's Dawn, Volume 2

• Temple of Dibella in Malkarth, inner sanctum
• By Hargraven's tent in Darklight Tower

The Black Arts on Trial

• Falkreath Jail
• Within the White Phial store in Whiterun

Light Armor Skill Books

Ice and Chitin

• A guard tower in Markarth
• Room under the southern bridge of Windhelm

Jornibret's Last Dance

• Fort Neugard library
• In an Autumnwatch tower

Rislav the Rigtheous

• Training room in Fort Greymoor
• Cracked Tusk Keep

The Rear Guard

• Castle Dour in Solitude
• At the Druaddach redoubt

The Refugees

• In a small, nameless camp west of Helgen. Follow the path and you'll see it off to the left.
• In the smithy of Solitude

Lockpicking Skill Books

Advances in Lockpicking

• Inside the Ragged Flagon's cistern at Riften
• During the escape from Riften's jails

Proper Lock Design

• In Cidhna Mine in Markath
• Shack above the ramparts atop Faldar's Tooth

Surfeit of Thieves

• In the wreck of the Winter War
• Mistveil Keep, next to Jarl Laila Law-Giver's end table

The Locked Room

• Highmoon Hall in Morthal
• Within Animonculary's vault in Alftrand

The Wolf Queen, Volume 1

• Dawnstar jail
• Underneath the bar in Cragslane Cavern

One-Handed Skill Books

Fire and Darkness

• Folgunthur
• While in Riften, check out Esben's room in the Ratway Warrens

Mace Etiquette

• Orotheim
• Fort Greenwall

Morning Star, Volume 1

• Driftshade Refuge
• Lost Echo CaveOne-Handed

Night Falls on Sentinel

• Bandit camp northwest of Helgen
• Swindler's Den during a sidequest

The Importance of Where

• In a Markath guard tower
• Chillfurrow Farm

Pickpocket Skill Books

Aevar Stone Singer

• Thonnir's house in Morthal
• Last jail cell in Lost Valkygg
• Outside Whiterun

Beggar

• Ratway, table in room with Khajiit lowlife
• In Haelga's bunkhouse in Riften

Guide to Better Thieving

• Goldenglow Estate sewer, behind adept locked gate
• At the bottom of Fort Sunguard's oubliette
• Mara's Eye Pond

Purloined Shadows

• Duskglow Crevice
• Honorfall Orphanage in Riften

Thief

• Bleak Falls Temple
• Swindler's Den
• At the Argonian Assemblage in Windhelm

Restoration Skill Books

Mystery of Talara, Volume 2

• Eldergleam Sanctuary
• Frostflow Lighthouse
• Ustengrav, burial chamber to the northeast

Racial Phylogeny

• Moorside Inn in Morthal
• Corpselight Farm in Falkreath

Rain's Hand, Volume 4

• Falion's house in Morthal
• Hall of the Dead in Markath

The Exodus

• Frozen Hearth in Winterhold
• At Stendarr's Beacon

Withershins

• End of Actwind Point
• Temple of Kynarteh at Whiterun

Smithing Skill Books

Cherim's Heart

• Quicksilver mine in Dawnstar
• In the forge room of Morvunskar

Heavy Armor Forging

• Silent Moons Camp
• Gloombound Mine

The Last Scabbard of Akrash

• Silver Hand camp in Gallows Rock
• Armory of Fort Sunguard

Light Armor Forging

• Lod's house in Falkreath
• Embershard Mine, lower level of the larger, open area to the west

The Armorer's Challenge

• Near the Smith's forge at Mor Khazgur
• Skyforge platform in Whiterun

Sneaking Skill Books

Last Seed, Volume 8

• Redoran's Retreat
• In the room with Alain at Raldbthar

Legend of Krately House

• In the Black Briar Lodge
• Cellar of the Nightgate Inn

Sacred Witness

• An alchemy lab in Deepwood Vale
• Babette's room in the Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary

The Red Kitchen Reader

• Frostmere Crypt
• New Genesis Cornerclub in Windhelm

Three Thieves

• Room of rattles in Snow Veil Sanctum
• Honningbrew Brewery's Basement Skeever nest

Speech Skill Books

A Dance in Fire, Volume 6

• Meeko's Shack
• In the Dead Man's Drink tavern at Falkreath

A Dance in Fire, Volume 7

• Arnleif and Sons Trading Company in Markath
• Beggars' Row in Riften

Biography of the Wolf Queen

• In the Blue Palace in Solitude
• Belthor's General Goods at Whiterun

Second Seed, Volume 5

• Sorli's house in Stonehills
• Sadri's Used Wares in Windhelm

The Buying Game

• Bards' College
• Shrine to Peyrite

Two-Handed Skill Books

Battle of Sancre Tor

• Dustman's Cairn
• Old Hroldan

King

• Bleakwind Bluff
• Penitus Oculatist Outpost at Dragon Bridge

Songs of Hrormir

• Jorrvaskr Living Quarters
• Jala's house in Solitude

The Legendary City of Sancre Tor

• Ysgramor's Tomb
• Falkreath's barracks

Words and Philosophy

• In the flooded cave of the Lost Knife Hideout
• Riften barracks

Bleak Falls Barrow

Thief - +1 Sneak

Whiterun

Jarl's quarters

Before tha Ages of Man - +1 Illusion

WHITERUN

Arcadia's Cauldron, Marketplace

Herbalist's Guide to Skyrim - +1 Alchemy

Jorrvaskr Living Quarters

Song of Hrormir - +1 Speech

Whiterun Catacombs

Death Blow of Abernanit - +1 Block

House of Clan Battle-Born

Battle of Sancre Tor - +1 Two Handed

HALTED STREAM CAMP

Spell tome - Trasmute Mineral Ore

Spell Tome - Courage

Outside Whiterun

Aevar Stone-Singer - +1 Pickpocket

WHITERUN AT THE FORGE BEHIND JORRVASKR

The Armorer's Challenge - +1 Armor smithing

FORT GREYMOOR

Rislav the Righteous - +1 Light armor

Near Whiterun

Twin Secrets - +1 Enchanting

BROKEN FANG CAVE

The Wolf Queen v1 - +1 Lockpick (?)

Mystery of Talara, Part 4 - Illusion +1

VALTHEIM TOWERS

The Black Arrow v2 - +1 Archery

GALLOWS ROCK

The Importance of Where - +1 One Handed

Last Scabbard of Akrash - +1 Smithing

SHRINE OF TALOS

2920 Midyear v6 - +1 Heavy Armor

GEIRMUND'S HALL

Word and Philosohpy - +1 Two Handed

FROSTFLOW LIGHTHOUSE

Mistery of Talara v2

YSGRAMOR'S TOMB

The Legendary Sancre Tor - +1 Two handed

YNGVILD

Reality and Other Falsehoods - +1 Alteration

Hmmm you sure it was speech +1? i found the same book and it gave me two-handed +1. could the boost you get depend on your race maybe? im nord. or might it be a random skill from a pool associated with each skill book?

Not sure, with some of them im going by memory as i found them yesterday. You're probably right.

kk cause everything else seems to match so far

hmmm seems like its only the two of us interested in this, eh furie?

I uhm... haven't got my copy of skyrim yet. There's no rush, it's all single player.

Guide to Better Thieving +1 Pick pocketing

Found: Fort Sungard Oubliette - very basement drop through murder hole on ground beside dead orc.

The Last Scabbard Akrash +1 Smithing

Found: Fort Sungard Muster : end of a hall of beds

Updated, should be a near complete list now. Sorted by skill now. Sorting by location turned out to be rather confusing with the mass of different locations. I tried to keep it as lightweigth as possible. List for all Stones of Barenziah incoming next

http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Stones_of_Barenziah

that fixes that