Book
Eventually, a source of knowledge. For now, something to burn when you are freezing.
0.50
Weight (kg)
Fire Starting
A Book is a material item in The Long Dark.
Book is a Fire Starting item in The Long Dark. It weighs 0.5 kg. It is not equipped — it is used from the inventory.
Within the Fire Starting group its 0.5 kg is among the lighter of the 20 entries here (#3).
It stacks, so duplicates cost one slot up to the stack limit rather than one slot each.
Verdict: Overall Book is a Fire Starting item used from the inventory rather than equipped.