postgres. plpgsql stack depth limit exceeded

im working on a simple function where it automatically updates something from a table.

create or replace function total() 
returns void as $$
declare
  sum int;
begin
  sum = (SELECT count(copy_id) FROM copies);
    update totalbooks
    set all_books = sum
    where num = 1;
  end;
$$ language plpgsql;

if i execute "select total();" it works perfectly fine so i made a function trigger so that it automatically updates:

create or replace function total1() returns trigger as $$
begin
   perform (select total());
    return null;
end;
$$ language plpgsql;

but after i execute this:

create trigger total2
after update
on totalbooks
for each row
execute procedure total1();

it gives me an error message:

ERROR:  stack depth limit exceeded
HINT:  Increase the configuration parameter "max_stack_depth" (currently 3072kB), after   ensuring the platform's stack depth limit is adequate.
CONTEXT:  SQL statement "SELECT (SELECT count(copy_id) FROM copies)"
PL/pgSQL function total() line 5 at assignment
SQL statement "SELECT (select total())"
PL/pgSQL function total1() line 3 at PERFORM
SQL statement "update totalbooks
set all_books = sum
where num = 1"
PL/pgSQL function total() line 6 at SQL statement
SQL statement "SELECT (select total())"
PL/pgSQL function total1() line 3 at PERFORM
SQL statement "update totalbooks
set all_books = sum
where num = 1"
PL/pgSQL function total() line 6 at SQL statement
SQL statement "SELECT (select total())"
PL/pgSQL function total1() line 3 at PERFORM
SQL statement "update totalbooks
set all_books = sum
where num = 1"
PL/pgSQL function total() line 6 at SQL statement
SQL statement "SELECT (select total())"
PL/pgSQL function total1() line 3 at PERFORM
SQL statement "update totalbooks
set all_books = sum
where num = 1"
PL/pgSQL function total() line 6 at SQL statement
SQL statement "SELECT (select total())"
PL/pgSQL function total1()