Enchanting Table

Enchantment Table is an upcoming craftable block. Notch has stated that Enchanting will work in three stages and the effects will be based on the spell you choose, but a random loot element will be included as well.

History
Notch first tweeted about the Enchantment Table on September 30th 2011.

Trivia

 * Notch commented on Reddit "Oh, it's more magical than that! It automatically opens up and turns towards players who get close to it. When nobody is around, the books is closed and spins slowly. Because magic."
 * Notch comments on other book animations. "Yes, the pages flip randomly every now and then."


 * On October 1, Notch posted an image of the enchantment screen, with enchantments written in the Standard Galactic Alphabet from Commander Keen. The first enchantment translates onto "Well Played Internets You Are Good", the second translated into "These Names Will Be Random And Confusing", and the third translates to "Each Spell Costs Experience Levels"