i totally get it, i got quite a few complaints about it haha. i didn't think too much of it because i got used to it pretty quickly while working on it, but watching other people play showed me pretty quickly that some people are prone to constantly lose books around shelves, and are forced to learn a skill that has nothing to do with the game, which is unfair in my opinion and not fun... tedious even.
However, due to all the feedback, I've fixed it! - for version 0.2.0 the book gets held closer to the player and stops "snapping" to surfaces!
Thanks for the feedback, really appreciate it!