05.05.20

If you’ve read all the articles I’ve posted so far, by now, you know how much it cost me to produce the High Cookery book. After the production process was completed what I had, in my hands, is a fancy pdf file that I can either take to print and/or convert into an eBook version. … Continue reading “The Cost of Printing Copies of your Book”

03.02.20

When I created the budget for the High Cookery book, I considered three cost components: Book Production – these are your fixed costs. It is the sum of expenses that get you from idea to print and/or digital. Inside this expense item, you’ll have the cost of ingredients, imagery, design, editing, and proofreading. Inventory – … Continue reading “How Much Does It Cost to Self-Publish a Cookbook – Book Production Cost Summary (Part 7)”

27.01.20

Editing Authoring a cookbook isn’t only about introducing inventive recipes to the world, it is also… a book. An important part of writing a cookbook is the actual task of writing and if you desire to go down that route, prepare yourself for hours of draft scribbling. Personally, writing and cooking are two of my … Continue reading “How Much Does It Cost to Self-Publish a Cookbook – Editing and Proofreading (Part 6)”

20.01.20

Design and imagery were by far the biggest expense items on my budget for the production of the High Cookery book. Both are critically important to the creation of a successful product, but I feel that the designer is the most important professional to identify in the book creation process. Maybe it was just my … Continue reading “How Much Does It Cost to Self-Publish a Cookbook – Design (Part 5)”

13.01.20

After writing the previous post regarding the cost of photoshoots, several people asked me whether investing the money and hiring a food stylist is indeed a necessary expense. Personally, after experiencing the quality of imagery once a food stylist was in involved, I realized this is essential for the High Cookery book. When I authored … Continue reading “How Much Does It Cost to Self-Publish a Cookbook – Food & Scene Styling (Part 4)”

06.01.20

So, you’ve worked hard, created your recipes, tested them, fine-tuned, and made a few tasting sessions to gather feedback from others. That required a lot of work – congratulations – you’re about 20% done… In my perspective, the recipes’ imagery is almost as important as the recipes themselves. Different cookbooks have a different emphasis on … Continue reading “How Much Does It Cost to Self-Publish a Cookbook – Imagery (Part 3)”

02.01.20

The cost of recipes’ creation and recipes created for imagery purposes is a major part of a cookbook’s budget. The variables are simple – how much does an average recipe costs to prepare and how many times do you expect to prepare it. I’m not sure there’s a right way to do it so I’ll … Continue reading “How Much Does It Cost to Self-Publish a Cookbook – the Recipes (Part 2)”

30.12.19

I think one of the first questions people ask me when they hear I self-published several cookbooks is – ‘how much did it cost?’. When I self-published my first books, I approached it in a very sweet, naïve, and fundamentally wrong way. I thought I’ll just cook a few dishes, bring a decent photographer, and … Continue reading “How Much Does It Cost to Self-Publish a Cookbook – Start Here (Part 1)”