Yeah, but keep in mind there are people who can:
   A: Incinerate the books
   B: Drop them and let them despawn
   C: die and get the books despawned
   D: ALL OF THE ABOVE :O
  Maybe a good way to do this is to just do what boshi said: Have bookshelves and chests, and add only trustworthy people you know who won't grief or steal the books.