Publish Your Own Cookbooks

Thanks to online self-publishers, you can preserve, organize, and illustrate recipes in professionally printed cookbooks. Assemble all those batterstained
note cards and fading newspaper clippings in one place. Or why not publish a series of books based on your favorite meals or special
occasions? Three online publishers make it easy, fun, and inexpensive.
If you want to publish a single
copy of a cookbook, lulu.com is
the ideal publisher. They’re all
about options: Print text in blackand-
white or color; illustrate with
photographs or drawings; and
choose from a staggering amount
of book dimensions and bindings.
You can also sell your cookbook
on the site. Starts at $4.50
(approx.) plus $0.02 per page.
Minimum print run: one copy

Heritagecookbook.com is
a subscription site that allows
for collaborative projects: An
unlimited number of cooks can
sign into an account to upload
their pictures and text—an ideal
solution for fund-raising cookbooks
that rely on many contributors.
The free archive of vintage photos
and artwork takes the mystery out of
illustrating recipes or picking the
perfect cover. $14.95 a month for
membership; book printing is priced
by the page, so check estimates
online with the price calculator.
Minimum print run: four copies.