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Journey Publishing Cookbook Services: thoughtful cookbook design for independent food creators

Your recipes, beautifully gathered

Turn your food blog recipes into a beautifully designed cookbook.

You have already done the hard work of creating recipes your readers love. We work from the recipes already published on your blog, bring in your original photos and existing brand, and shape them into a polished cookbook that feels like yours. Every base package delivers digital and print-ready files.

Designed around your recipes, voice, and visual world.

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A collection made to be kept.

Recipe editing & layout • Art direction • Optional platform setup

Services

From published recipes to keepsake.

01

Your recipes, in rhythm

Clear chapters and consistent recipe pages, so every dish is easy to find and follow.

02

Your visual world, on paper

Cover, typography, and photography direction shaped around the look your readers recognize.

03

Ready for the next step

Export-ready files, with optional upload and listing setup for the platform you select.

Packages

Proposed starting packages

One-time prices in US dollars. These are starting points. Your final scope and price are confirmed with you before any work begins.

The Recipe Collection

Up to 30 recipes

About 40 to 70 pages*

USD $300one-time

  • Editorial structure
  • Custom cover direction
  • Interior layout
  • Recipe index
  • One consolidated revision round
  • Digital and print-ready files to Amazon KDP or IngramSpark specifications
  • Print file checks for trim size, bleed, fonts, image resolution, and cover/spine
Buy now: one-time USD $300
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The Signature Cookbook

Up to 60 recipes

About 70 to 130 pages*

USD $450one-time

  • Everything in The Recipe Collection
  • Expanded chapter architecture
  • Custom interior styling
  • Two consolidated revision rounds
  • Print-ready PDF plus web PDF
Buy now: one-time USD $450

The Complete Cookbook

Up to 100 recipes

About 110 to 210 pages*

USD $600one-time

  • Everything in The Signature Cookbook
  • Handoff walkthrough
Buy now: one-time USD $600
Optional publishing setup and listing add-on (one platform), sold separately from all base packages.Buy add-on: one-time USD $200

Included print file prep: final print files are checked for your chosen trim size, bleed, embedded fonts, image resolution, and cover/spine requirements. These are quality checks, not a guarantee of platform approval. Upload to a publishing dashboard and book listing setup are excluded from base packages and are available only in the optional USD $200 add-on.

Not included unless separately quoted: platform fees, printing, ISBNs, paid apps, and extra services. Publishing dashboard upload and listing setup are not included in any package. We make no promise of sales, acceptance, ranking, or publishing approval.

Scope note: recipe counts refer to the final selected recipes. Extra recipes, heavy rewrites, new photography, translation, or additional revisions can be quoted separately.

*Page ranges: planning estimates only. Final page count depends on recipe length, photo count and size, and book matter such as the introduction, index, and chapter openers.

Optional add-on, USD $200: publishing dashboard upload and setup plus book listing setup on one platform you select. You supply the required access. We don't promise platform acceptance, distribution, sales, ranking, or approval.

Our process

Four considered steps.

  1. 01

    Share your website and vision

    No recipe archive or uploads needed. We work from the recipes already published on your website. You share your website URL, selected recipes, book theme, proposed cookbook title, and creative direction.

  2. 02

    Shape the book

    Together we agree on structure, package, schedule, and look before any design begins.

  3. 03

    Design and refine

    We lay out every page and work through the agreed revision rounds with you.

  4. 04

    Deliver your files

    Every base package includes digital and print-ready cookbook files prepared to your selected Amazon KDP or IngramSpark specifications. Final print files are checked for trim size, bleed, embedded fonts, image resolution, and cover/spine requirements. These are quality checks, not a guarantee of platform approval. Dashboard upload and listing setup are available only through the separate, optional USD $200 add-on, on the one platform you select, once you supply the required access.

Your timeline is confirmed once we've reviewed your materials and agreed on scope.

Preparation

What you'll bring

Images not ready yet? We can discuss image direction together. New photography and image licensing are separate from the packages.

  • Your website URL
  • The published recipes you'd like included
  • Book theme and proposed cookbook title
  • Creative direction
  • Author bio and links
  • Chosen print file specifications (Amazon KDP or IngramSpark)
  • High-resolution original images, only if needed (we'll discuss this with you)
  • Platform access and approved listing copy (optional publishing setup and listing add-on only, USD $200)

FAQ

Good questions to ask first.

Do I need to send a recipe archive?

No. You don't need to send an archive or upload recipes already on your website. We work from your published recipes. Share your website URL and the recipes you'd like included, and we'll confirm scope, schedule, and price before design begins.

What print file preparation is included?

Every base package includes digital and print-ready files prepared to your selected Amazon KDP or IngramSpark specifications. Final print files are checked for trim size, bleed, embedded fonts, image resolution, and cover/spine requirements. These are quality checks, not a guarantee of platform approval.

Can you test or rewrite recipes?

Recipe testing and heavy rewriting aren't included in the packages. We're happy to quote these separately.

What does the publishing setup add-on include?

Publishing setup is a separate, optional USD $200 add-on and is not part of any base package. It covers publishing dashboard upload and setup plus book listing setup on one platform you select, using access you supply and your approved files and listing copy. Platform fees, printing, ISBNs, and paid apps aren't included.

Do you guarantee the book will sell or be approved?

No. Platform review decisions, distribution, bookstore stocking, ranking, and audience response are outside our control, so we don't promise sales, acceptance, distribution, or approval.

Can I add recipes or revisions?

Yes. Extra recipes or revision rounds are quoted and agreed before any additional work starts.

Who owns the recipes and photos?

You retain your content and confirm you have the rights to use it. Deliverable design files are licensed or handed over as agreed in the project terms.

Start here

Tell us about your cookbook.

This is an inquiry only. There is no payment, and never share account passwords here. We'll review your brief and suggest a plan and scope.

This sets the file specs we prepare to. It doesn't add upload or listing setup.