"Dimitri" > wrote in message
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> "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
> ...
>> In article >,
>> "Jinx Minx" > wrote:
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>>> I'm on this committe that wants to put together a cookbook that it can
>>> sell
>>> for a small profit. Has anyone here does this before that can offer up
>>> advice how best to go about it? Places we can get it printed
>>> inexpensively
>>> but aren't cheaply made, free software or websites we can use to put it
>>> together, etc. I use Mastercook at home and it says you can "print your
>>> own
>>> cookbook", but I've never used it for that purpose so I'm not sure
>>> whether
>>> it's a good choice for a larger project like this. We're just getting
>>> started on this project so I'd like for us to start out on the right
>>> foot.
>>> Suggestions? Do's? Dont's?
>>>
>>> Jinx
>>
>> Oooh, fun! I've been thinking about one for a reunion but am not sure
>> I've got the time in the next 2-1/2 months.
>>
>> Set standards and stick to them at risk of annoying someone;
>> Insist that recipes be submitted in the format you want, ingredients
>> listed in the order they are mentioned in the method;
>>
>> Use the same abbreviations (or no abbreviations) throughout;
>>
>> Make sure your proofreaders are literate ‹ good intentions are not
>> enough;
>>
>> Have someone proofread what the proofreaders approved * you wouldn't
>> believe the number of changes made to the rfc cookbook after **the
>> proofread** version (galley proofs) came back from the printer. We were
>> damned lucky that the guy didn't charge us a boatload of money for
>> making the corrections that needed to be made;
>>
>> don't let anyone refer to No. 3, No. 303, etc. sizes for canned goods;
>>
>> Dummy up a cookbook with, say, 20 recipes in it, from your MC files.
>> Follow their instructions and try out different layouts and paper sizes,
>> etc.
>>
>> And I could go on and on and on.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
>> http://web.me.com/barbschaller
>> Updated 4-17-2010
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> I might add - TEST all recipes to make sure.
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> Dimitri
I was thinking the same thing, D. Thanks for saying it.
-g