Quote Originally Posted by rubah
When you use it as an item it'll cast about a lvl8 version of that spell Ithink.
Yes, in addition the spell is always multi-hit and cannot be changed to a single target. Also you can't decide where the spell goes e.g. Flare books will always target enemies, never your party. Normal learned spells of course can be cast on any target, be it single or multi-hit.