Cookbook e-book
Make your cookbook e-book today
Your recipes already live in a notebook, your phone or a Word file. Paste the text and get an e-book with a cover, contents and every recipe on a clean page: ingredients, method and tips.
Free preview of the first 5 pages. Your first e-book is US$ 99.
A real sample
A cookbook e-book made here
A sample book with our own text, laid out by the same engine that will build yours. These are the pages exactly as they come out in the PDF.
Art direction
Label · Tomato · Playfair + Lora
Tomato palette with Playfair: kitchen colours, cookbook headings and a highlighter mark on the ingredients that matter.
Structure
What a cookbook e-book usually includes
- 01Welcome: who you are and why these recipes
- 02Pantry and tools
- 03Recipes by chapter (breakfast, mains, desserts…)
- 04Swaps and variations
- 05Storing and freezing
- 06Recipe index
By the numbers
- Recipes per e-book
- 15 to 40
- Pages
- 30 to 80
- Common reader price
- US$ 5 to US$ 15
Before you start
- One theme per book sells better than a collection: "weekday meal prep" is easier to buy than "my recipes".
- List ingredients and number the steps; readers cook with the phone on the counter.
- State servings and time on every recipe. It is the first thing readers look for.
From your text to an e-book in three steps
- 1
Paste your text
Paste what you wrote or upload a .docx or .md file. Your headings become chapters.
- 2
Pick a layout
Choose from three page styles and preview the first pages with your own words, free.
- 3
Pay and download
Pay once by card. You get the A5 PDF and your sales site live at yourname.buildyourebook.com.
What it costs
US$ 200US$ 99
Launch price on your first e-book. From the second one on, US$ 200.
- One-time per e-book: full A5 PDF, no watermark. From your second e-book on, US$ 200
- A book site on your own address for US$ 1.99 a month, first month free
- Link the book site to any store or payment page
- Edit and download again as often as you like
Made with Build your e-book
The guide "Minha vida celíaca" was laid out here and sells on its own site, with reader reviews.
Questions
Do I need photos for a cookbook e-book?
No. Without photos the layout separates recipes with type and colour. If you have one good photo, it goes on the cover.
Can I sell family recipes?
A list of ingredients is generally not protected, but your wording, photos and explanations are. Write in your own words and do not copy books or websites.
What format do readers get?
An A5 PDF that reads well on phones and tablets and prints at home.