| No matter what the motivation is to "make my | | | | -Pick a mouthwatering and interesting image for |
| own cookbook" you will want to make sure that | | | | the cover |
| the finished product is good quality. After all books | | | | -The quality of your images, |
| last forever and your cookbook will leave a lasting | | | | -The layout and design of your interior, |
| impression on your children and grand children, in | | | | -A good table of contents, title and copyright |
| fact on anyone that picks it up to look at it, so | | | | pages in the front |
| make sure you create one that will make them | | | | -Don't forget your ISBN number and Library of |
| proud. | | | | congress catalog card number. |
| If you are planning to also cash in on your | | | | -Paper stock that will complement your images. |
| cookbook, as you should, you will want to do | | | | Although recipe books are easier to write than |
| more than just slam together some recipes and | | | | other books, you really need to pay special |
| images. Millions of people love cooking and if you | | | | attention to the cover image and title. A good |
| pay attention to the details you could end up with | | | | cover image and title can skyrocket the sales of |
| a hot selling item. | | | | any book but this rule is especially true for |
| Here are some of the things that you can do to | | | | cookbooks. There are some self published |
| help give your cookbook a polished look: | | | | cookbooks that have had astronomical success in |
| -Select a theme for your cookbook, | | | | the past decade and you never know whether |
| -Choose a good title | | | | yours could be the next bestselling cookbook. |