OK, got it up and running great. And it's like you said, straight up like a game NPC...but...I don't like the idea of paying.
Who are you paying in this mod? Yourself? And the weight is a little much but....
I can see this mod going deeper be giving the player a skill call Spell Creating that relies on Intelligence as a governing attribute.
Now that would be interesting. Kinda like creating a potion.
Anywho....thanks for the mod link.
I believe that there is a Tome like it in Uvirith's Legacy, but maybe I'm wrong. I have used it though and it works straight simply and to the point. It behaves just like an NPC with spellmaking without any dialog.