Find a publisher for your cookbook

Realizing a cookbook - first steps

• One of the first steps in the project to create a cookbook is to consider which culinary subject area your book would be assigned to. Is it possible, for example. for starters, vegetarian dishes, soups etc.? Conceivable generic terms for your recipe collection could also be cooking for singles, students or the small household budget.
• If you are thematically oriented, it is essential to scour the market for corresponding cookbooks that are already available. Which book implements an idea that is very similar to yours? Do not be discouraged if there are already some offers that are similar to your recipe collection - take these rather as a suggestion to create unique selling points.
• Such unique selling points can be, for example. refer to the type of recipe preparation. Find fun or otherwise original ways to present your instructions. Cartoons are a nice addition to serious recipes.
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Search and find a publisher

• How can you filter out the large number of traditional and new publishers to whom you would like to send your synopsis? Making an initial selection is relatively easy by looking in a well-stocked bookstore for the publisher's titles that match your ideas for your cookbook.
• Take the opportunity to ask the booksellers which cookbooks sell the most. This can be an indication of which concepts are best accepted by end users.


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• You can now inquire about the modalities of sending the manuscript on the pages of the publishers you have found. If such information is missing, call us and we will put you through to the responsible employees. In this way, you can also find out immediately which cookbook topics are accepted with pleasure.
• The demands on an exposé are different. In any case, you should include photos of the finished dishes and information about the degree of difficulty and preparation time. Let it be known that you have an in-depth understanding of your recipes by highlighting the advantages of the respective dish - such as information on the nutritional value.