Recipe book help

14 years ago

Hi,

There are so many sites offer recipes that people can just print out and use, you're probably going to have to really look for a niche. Perhaps recipes for allergy sufferers or something like that. Most bookshops sell price-cut recipe books. Last one I purchased was 1,000 low fat recipes, and I think it was less that $10. So, I think you're going to have to do your research and come up with recipes that are specific for a particular group of people.

Good luck! Lee.

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Gantstar 14 years ago

Thanks for the advise do have a niche ...and searched with key words what people have been looking for ...so what do you suggest ...
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Susanna Dodd

14 years ago

Originally Posted by lharding

Hi,

There are so many sites offer recipes that people can just print out and use, you're probably going to have to really look for a niche. Perhaps recipes for allergy sufferers or something like that. Most bookshops sell price-cut recipe books. Last one I purchased was 1,000 low fat recipes, and I think it was less that $10. So, I think you're going to have to do your research and come up with recipes that are specific for a particular group of people.

Good luck! Lee.

I agree. I can't tell you the last time I bought a recipe book. I usually go online if I want to cook something specific and look it up. Plus most homes these days have book shelves of cook books that don't get used. And when you are competing with the Food Network stars it could be kind of hard. I agree, I would definitely research a specific type of group. Maybe Vegan or Diabetics or something like that. Good luck.

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John Romaine

14 years ago

Dude, seriously, I would be VERY CAREFUL about going anywhere near the recipe niche without doing some decent market research.

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Rachel Goodchild

14 years ago

can I suggest getting food producers to "sponsor" pages and offering it as a free dowload instead

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lharding

14 years ago

Hi,

I would say there are three ways you could go about this.

1st - Select recipes that are for a specific group of people, perhaps that suffer from food allergies, and create recipes specifically for these people.

2nd - Select recipes that represent a unique culture, one that hasn't had a lot of exposure, but have some interesting recipes that you could "expose" to the world. Something like American Native Indians, something like that.

3rd - You could focus on historical recipes, perhaps recipes that have long been forgotten (or ignored). This depends on your market I guess, but there are lots of foods that each generation simply forget about. In the UK, you would perhaps focus on Game as an example, as most youngsters would never think of eating Snipe (or even know what one is).

That's all I've got.
Good luck! Lee.

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JeffMitchell 14 years ago

I would pay $17 for a recipe book...I just did but it was a school fundraiser for my daughter with her school..

The only reason anyone would buy a recipe book that you can get for free is if it said Paula Deen on it.

That is only because once they copied all the recipes they could get some resell value when they sell it at a rummage sale.

Jeff Mitchell
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jondaR

14 years ago

There are to many free recipe sites online. A lot of recipe ebooks online are free as well. Probably not a good idea. But who knows, if you do some research you might find something no one thought of before. Good luck.

Johnnie Smith

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KirkMcD

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Gantstar

- what would make you buy a recipe book that you cant get for free

Teach me advanced cooking techniques along with the recipes.
Make videos of someone making the recipes, go step by step.

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uncle randy 71

14 years ago

Instead of just a recipe book, how about "A Plan to Feed Your Family of 4 on $80 a week" or "A Book of Meals to Help You Lose 10 Pounds by Christmas"

Like everyone said, recipes are EVERYWHERE. But a complete PLAN, or a week's worth of groceries, plus the recipes to go along with them, are slightly unique.

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Michael Tracey

14 years ago

Hi,

I run a recipe site which is fairly successful, but I put this down to having started some seven years ago and over the years my site has become somewhat of an authority site in its specific niche. with a large number of.edu and even a couple of.gov links. This enables me to compete with the big boys as far as search engine listings are concerned.

however, even given the fact that I run a relatively successful recipe e book site, I would not even dream of starting another one no matter what the niche.

Michael

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richdirtygirl

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Gantstar

Quick question....thinking of doing my own recipe eBook just want a little help in answering a couple of questions
- how many recipes do you need to have in a book
- how much would you pay for an eBook
- what would make you buy a recipe book that you cant get for free
-do you ever use eBooks or just watch on television /internet
Really appreciate the help

Gangstar?? mmmm

number of recipes: depends on the competition. A chocolate ebook should be over 200 recipes to be attractive... or have something else.

a "difficult to find recipes" niche might be good enough with a small set of recipes.

authority also has a weight: recipes from someone you trust have more value.

Are you developing the recipes ebook for the Im niche? If not, it makes not much sense to ask how much we would pay... maybe you can have better information asking in niche forums.

Originally Posted by Michael Tracey

Hi,

I run a recipe site which is fairly successful, but I put this down to having started some seven years ago and over the years my site has become somewhat of an authority site in its specific niche. with a large number of.edu and even a couple of.gov links. This enables me to compete with the big boys as far as search engine listings are concerned.

however, even given the fact that I run a relatively successful recipe e book site, I would not even dream of starting another one no matter what the niche.

Michael

Hey there mister... good to see you.

I do have your recipes ebook. Shhh... some cute guy talked me into buying it about a year ago... lol

Laura

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Sara Young

14 years ago

I once thought of going into this niche, but there is just way too much free stuff available. See if you can think of a unique angle that is in demand. Or maybe you should look for another niche?

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jyzackoh

14 years ago

Hi,

I would surely pay for an ebook which provides Exclusive recipes. Like original recipes that can't be found elsewhere (like your own inventions or such). An ebook with 10 original recipes (not found elsewhere) would be good enough for me. Need to do some research for this though!

You mentioned the tv. Why not, make a video product together with the ebook. It might be much easier to follow a video (if the customer is a beginner) than to follow a recipe! =) You can use the videos as an upsell as well.

Cheers,
Zack

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Frank Donovan 14 years ago

Wow. There's a lot of negativity in this thread.

Funny, because I can't turn on the TV without seeing some new food program. I can't browse my local book store without finding a ton of recipe or food lifestyle books prominently featured among the best sellers.

Don't fall into the trap of calling it a "recipe" niche. It's about food. It's about lifestyle. And there's massive potential. You just need to use a little imagination.

Think beyond simply trying to sell recipes. For example, what if you found a supplier of a particular type of honey; one with proven health-enhancing benefits. Join their affiliate program and come up with a book of recipes using that brand to offer as an incentive for buyers of the honey. Easy to target such a specific health niche.

As I say, that's just an example. There's an endless supply of foods you could specialize in - each with their own properties and benefits.

Or go at it via the cooking route. Do you know what a dutch oven is? I know that Amazon sell them and they're pretty expensive. A recipe book focusing on that particular piece of equipment might have a special appeal to potential oven buyers.

Or a site all about the joys of fondue? Lots of related products there.

I could go on, but I hope you're getting the picture. People's fascination with food ain't going away anytime soon.

Frank

PS You could always ask fellow Warrior, Ron Douglas, whether he thinks the so-called "recipe" niche is unprofitable - he's something of a celebrity in that field.
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Gantstar

14 years ago

Originally Posted by jyzackoh

Hi,

I would surely pay for an ebook which provides Exclusive recipes. Like original recipes that can't be found elsewhere (like your own inventions or such). An ebook with 10 original recipes (not found elsewhere) would be good enough for me. Need to do some research for this though!

You mentioned the tv. Why not, make a video product together with the ebook. It might be much easier to follow a video (if the customer is a beginner) than to follow a recipe! =) You can use the videos as an upsell as well.

Cheers,
Zack

Zack thanks for this ...what sort of price would you look at paying for something like this ...

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Fun to Write 14 years ago

I saw a great recipe book recently based on the TV show Diners and Dives.
All the recipes were from various diners that were featured on the show.

Each diner got a feature page and it included 1 or 2 or their recipes.

You could go around your local community or one close by that and collect recipes in this manner. Giving each person/business a featured page in your book.

Think: local diners, restaurants, churches, etc.

Anything with a local flavor that's interesting.
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