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Step 1
Think of a theme for your book, do you want a BBQ book, a holiday book, a family get together book?
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Step 2
Weed through your recipes and pick placement order in your book. You may want organize recipes by type of ingredients. Keep all red meat together, chicken together pasta together. If you want desserts included.
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Step 3
Write quality recipes as the quantity of recipes is not important, but quality is and ease of preparation. The easier it is to prepare the meals the more inclined people will love your book and refer it to others.
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Step 4
Write a little biography of yourself and include it in the beginning of the book. This gives the impression you are a real person, and everyone can make a real persons recipes, as opposed to a classically trained chef.
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Step 5
Publish your book on a site like lulu. I reference the URL in the references section. Lulu will allow you to choose your format, layout your design, add photos. Best of all you pick your own price for the book. As they only print when you get an order you have NO out of pocket costs.
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Step 6
Promote your book, tell everyone you know. Also place it on any social networking sites you may belong to.
