"ModerateOsprey;c-18039275" wrote:
Not sure if you are able or willing to mod your game, but this mod could perhaps help:
https://scumbumbomods.com/keep-books-after-publishing
Also if you can have some sims write their own skill books, you could add those to the shelves. Maybe get rid of the default books and only populate the shelves with books written by your sims?
You don't actually need a mod for that. If you put a book out on a counter or table after you write it, there's an option to "make a copy" when you click it. The copy is tagged as being a copy, only the original can be published.
This is a base game feature, no mod needed. It's just sort of hidden by the fact you have to put the book out, as the option doesn't show up when it is in your inventory or in a bookshelf.
