a physical bound volume for reading

shū

for book

Most natural

yì běn shū

Used for bound books, notebooks, and similar printed volumes read as a single physical object.

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我买了一本书。

wǒ mǎi le yì běn shū

I bought a book.

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Use this when

yí cè shū

Used for individual copies or installments of a published work.

Why not 个?

一个书

Understandable but not natural in standard Mandarin. Use 一本书 instead.