Americans
have a huge love affair with food.
The Food Network is
seen in over 90 million households. Cooking shows are popular attractions on
commercial and public television channels.
One of the top
draws in public library is the food section and its burgeoning collection of
cookbooks.
Collecting recipes is
nothing new, however. Cookbooks have been around since ancient
times.
A clay tablet from Babylon, dating back to around
1500 BC, contains recipes for an array sumptuous
meals.
Ancient Greeks and Romans served exquisite dishes
entertaining their guests and kept records of their tantalizing recipes.
The printing press revolutionized the culinary arts by making cookbooks available for the masses. An Italian, Bartolema Scappi, produced the first volume in 1485.
Digital
on-demand printing offers major advantages for the production of cookbooks,
whether you’re planning to save treasured recipes for the family, publish
for profit or raise funds for your church or favorite
charity.
Or you may simply be looking for a unique
birthday or holiday gift for friends or business
associates.
With short-run digital printing, you simply
run as many copies as needed for the present, then archive the job for
reprinting later on.
Cookbooks offer endless opportunities for culinary creativity, with recipes for everything from delectable appetizers to mouthwatering desserts.
You’ll find a wide range of software to help
you with cover design and layout of your masterpiece.
And
there are plenty of stock photos available on the
internet.
Ad agencies and photographers have spent years
mastering the art of food photography. A well-placed photo will add excitement
and visual impact to your book.
Full color
adds vitality and luster to any publication.
Adding a few
pages of color will significantly enhance your
cookbook.
Copresco’s award-winning digital color has
been cited for our ability to accurately reproduce a greater range of colors
than offset printing.
We can also seamlessly integrate
color pages with black & white pages to maximize the impact of your
cookbook.
Binding
options for cookbooks have come a long way since grandmother’s
day.
Cookbooks that lie flat with open pages for easy
referencing are most popular with today’s cooking enthusiasts.
Copresco’s plastic coil and double-loop wire fill
the bill and are highly recommended.
Plastic comb (GBC)
bindings work well for thick books that can still lie flat. The ability to
print on the spine is an added benefit.
With
looseleaf binding, you can add, subtract or edit recipe pages with
ease.
For example, you could send blank pages to family
members and have them send back their favorite recipes to be included in your
cookbook.
Ring binders are available in a variety of
styles, colors and materials.
Saddle stitched or perfect
bound volumes are also available.
We can show you
examples of these various binding styles.
Don’t
forget to consider index tab dividers to help organize your cookbook and make
it more user-friendly.
Copresco has tabs in various sizes
and styles, plain or with clear or colored Mylar reinforcing.
Printing on the body of the index divider can increase
graphic appeal and reader interest for the whole book.
Cookbooks
are just plain fun. They are a great repository of your cherished recipes for
your family and friends.
They provide a wonderful way to
draw on the resources of your church, club or organization to raise funds for
charitable work.
Finally, if you have the right stuff, a
cookbook may turn a profit for you.
So, when
you need help with a cookbook—or any book or manual— call Copresco.
You’ll find that we have a special recipe for your
success.
Bon Appetit!
Book photos above by Jessica Pinkous
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