| Learning how to write a cookbook can be an | | | | timer."-Carol Siskind, Comedian |
| easier project than other genres because the bulk | | | | If you're interested in learning how to write a |
| of your content is straightforward ingredients lists | | | | cookbook, you will also want to know how to get |
| and how-to information. But that doesn't mean | | | | it published and where you can sell it. Thanks to |
| cookbooks are boring or can't include more than | | | | the internet, self-publishing your cookbook is a |
| just recipes - that is precisely what sets many | | | | reasonable option to consider. If you choose to |
| cookbooks apart. | | | | self-publish, a bound copy of your book can be in |
| There are entire bookstores dedicated to selling | | | | hand within a couple of weeks, with few |
| cookbooks and it's important to come up with a | | | | exceptions. Providing you are the registered |
| way to help yours stand out. As with building a | | | | publisher, you then have the freedom to sell it |
| website, a specific focus or theme can help you | | | | both over the internet and in hard copy. |
| carve out a profitable niche. Your heritage and | | | | One popular self-publishing option is Print on |
| family history can often help you in this regard - | | | | Demand (POD), which is available to everyone |
| everyone loves a good story. | | | | online. The profit margins are not nearly as high as |
| The two biggest factors to consider when writing | | | | true self-publishing, but the advantage is that it |
| a cookbook are the quality of the recipes, the | | | | costs nothing to upload your book and offer it for |
| number to include, and its overall entertainment | | | | sale, and there is no minimum order. |
| value. For many successful cookbooks, the | | | | A major attraction to POD is that some publishers |
| entertainment value or theme is what drives | | | | have a connection with retail outlets including |
| sales. A well designed cover that clearly and | | | | Amazon and Books in Print. Many also have a |
| succinctly lets people know what to expect in | | | | direct order function on their websites which |
| your cookbook can be your greatest marketing | | | | writers can publicize. Most POD companies now |
| tool. | | | | offer ebook publication in addition to hardcover |
| "I can't cook. I use a smoke alarm as a | | | | and paperback. |