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Cookbooks One-Click Publishing & Marketing Suite

One Click Self Publishing for cookbook authors. Outskirts Press has taken 2 decades of industry experience & bundled together the best publication & marketing services for cookbook authors. 100% royalties and 0% confusion.

$7,000

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Complete full-color publishing and marketing for cookbook authors.

Turn your recipes, culinary traditions, and favorite dishes into a professionally published cookbook with a comprehensive package combining our Ultimate Full-Color Publishing Package and professional upgrades selected specifically for cookbook authors.

Professional Editing
Polish your recipes & content
Custom Book Design
Cover & interior
Full-Color Imagery
Expanded image options
Paperback & Hardback
Multiple print editions
Cookbook Marketing
Visual promotion & support

Scroll down to explore everything included.

Prefer to select your publishing services individually? Explore our Ultimate Full-Color Publishing Package .

Everything a Cookbook Author Needs in One Comprehensive Suite

Full-Color Publishing Included
Ideal for showcasing recipes, food photography, ingredients, illustrations, and other colorful visual elements.
Professional Editing
Professional editing for up to 15,000 words helps polish recipes, instructions, introductions, and other cookbook content.
Expanded Visual Design
Include up to 30 images in your cookbook, using your own photographs/illustrations, professionally licensed stock images, or a combination of both.
Paperback, Hardback & eBook
Publish your cookbook in paperback and eBook formats plus a casebound hardback edition.
Exclusive Cookbook One-Click Suite Upgrades
These professional services are included in addition to the publishing, distribution, and marketing services in the Ultimate Full-Color Publishing Package.
Professional Editing Professional editing for up to 15,000 words helps polish your recipes, instructions, introductions, and other written content.
Custom Cover Design Receive two professionally designed custom cover concepts from which to choose.
Cover Pitch Enhancement Professional assistance strengthening the promotional copy on your cookbook cover.
Enhanced Book Layout & Design An enhanced interior layout design developed with your input to professionally present your recipes, images, and other cookbook content.
10 Additional Image Insertions — 30 Total Include up to 30 images in your cookbook using author-provided photographs / illustrations, professionally licensed stock images, or a combination of both.
Image Enriched Interior — Up to 30 Stock Images Choose up to 30 professionally licensed stock photographs or illustrations to add visual appeal throughout your cookbook.
Casebound Hardback Edition Add a professionally published casebound hardback edition in addition to your paperback and eBook editions.
Expedited Service Expedited service for your cookbook publishing project.
Library of Congress Control Number LCCN service to help make your book identifiable and catalog-ready for libraries.
20 Free Author Copies Twice the 10 paperback author copies included with Ultimate, with free shipping in the continental United States.
Launch-Ready Listing Assistance Professional optimization designed to strengthen your cookbook's online retail listings.
Book Video Trailer A 60-second book video trailer provides a visual way to introduce and promote your cookbook.
Marketing Image Library 10-Pack Choose 10 licensed Getty photos or illustrations enhanced with your book cover for social posts, event announcements, ads, and other book marketing.
Personalized Book Marketing Plan & ToolKit An extensively customized marketing roadmap with strategies, recommendations, and practical tools tailored to your cookbook, audience, and promotional goals.
5 Hours of Hands-On Book Marketing Support Work one-on-one with a Book Marketing Specialist on marketing planning, strategy, and execution.
Everything in Ultimate Full-Color Publishing is Included
Your Cookbook One-Click Suite includes the complete professional publishing foundation of our Ultimate Full-Color Publishing Package.
Prefer a Black & White Cookbook?
You may choose our Ultimate Black & White publishing foundation instead. For cookbooks that are primarily recipes and text, a black & white interior can reduce printing costs, which may allow for a lower retail price or greater author profit per copy.
Paperback & eBook Publishing
Professional print and digital publishing with worldwide distribution.
80 Format Combinations
Ultimate Full-Color Publishing Package Book Formats

Available trim sizes: 5 × 8, 5.5 × 8.5, 6 × 9, 6.14 × 9.21, 7 × 10, 8 × 10, 8.5 × 11, 8.5 × 8.5 square, and 11 × 8.5 landscape.

  • All 9 trim sizes are available in paperback. Paperback bindings are high-quality perfect bound.
  • All 9 trim sizes are available in casebound hardback, like those commonly used for textbooks, cookbooks, and children's books.
  • Dust-jacket hardbacks with titles printed on the spine are available in 5.5 × 8.5, 6 × 9, and 6.14 × 9.21 trim sizes.
  • All trim sizes are available with Premium or Standard full-color printing except the 8.5 × 8.5 square format. The square format is available with Premium full-color printing only.
  • All book sizes are printed with full-color covers on 80# paper with your choice of a glossy or matte finish.
  • White 70# opaque offset paper is used for all trim sizes.
  • We create only industry-standard, high-quality books, so we do not offer comb or spiral bindings.

Page count requirements: minimum 18 pages; maximum 900 pages for paperbacks and 840 pages for hardbacks.

Up to 20 Author-Provided Image Insertions
Ultimate Full-Color includes placement of up to 20 author-provided images. Your Cookbook One-Click upgrade increases that total to 30.
ISBN Assignment
ISBN assignment is included with your publishing package.
Digital Proof & Revisions
Review a digital proof with one set of interior and cover proof revisions included.
One-on-One Author Support
Personal guidance from the Outskirts Press team throughout your publishing journey.
Popular Cookbook Formats
Popular cookbook publishing formats including 7 x 10, 8 x 10, 8.5 x 11, 8.5 x 8.5 square, 11 x 8.5 landscape, eBook, and casebound hardback
Additional trim sizes and format combinations are available.
Visual Marketing Built for Your Cookbook
Go beyond basic book promotion with professional tools for showcasing your cookbook, reaching readers and food-focused audiences, strengthening your retail presence, pursuing new promotional opportunities, and building a marketing strategy around your specific audience and goals.
Personalized Book Marketing Plan & Toolkit
Expanded and upgraded for One-Click authors
5 Hours of Hands-On Book Marketing Support
Premium marketing service included
Launch-Ready Listing Assistance
Premium marketing service included
Book Video Trailer
Premium marketing service included
Marketing Image Library 10-Pack
Premium marketing service included
PDF Download Edition for Direct-to-Reader Sales
Premium marketing service included
12-Month Book Marketing Calendar
Premium marketing service included
Amazon Read Sample
Included with eBook publishing
Google Books Preview
Included with eBook publishing
Barnes & Noble Read Instantly
Included with eBook publishing
Customizable Sales Sheet (One-Sheet)
Customizable Press Release
Book Marketing COACH
Social Media Set-Up Guide
Book Marketing RoadMap
Bowker Books-in-Print Listing
Digital Book Launch Kit
Book marketing tools included with the Cookbook One-Click Publishing and Marketing Suite
Exclusive One-Click Author Visibility
One-Click authors receive additional promotional exposure through featured placement on Outskirts Press-owned platforms.
Author Blog Marquee AdSpot A professionally designed book ad displayed within the Outskirts Press Self-Publishing News blog for four weeks following publication.
Featured Bookstore Listing Prominent Outskirts Press bookstore placement for the month following publication, plus an Outskirts Press Facebook promotion.
One-Click Priority Placement: Your included promotions are scheduled for the month immediately following publication, giving your new book added visibility when it matters most.
Worldwide Distribution & Order Fulfillment
Make your cookbook available to readers through extensive print and digital distribution.
60,000+ Booksellers & Retailers
Print distribution through more than 60,000 booksellers and retailers.
450+ Digital Channels
eBook distribution through more than 450 retail, subscription, and library channels.
Print-on-Demand Fulfillment
Books are printed when ordered and shipped directly to the retailer or buyer, eliminating the need to store inventory.
Outskirts Press Bookstore
Your book receives an Outskirts Press bookstore sales page you can update and personalize through your Author Center.
Outskirts Press worldwide book distribution channels
Is the Cookbook One-Click Suite Right for Your Book?
Talk one-on-one with a Publishing Consultant about your cookbook, your publishing goals, your use of photographs or other images, and the professional services included with the Cookbook One-Click Suite.
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