I know some of you have been waiting a long time, so I just wanted to let you know.... that A BNV COOKBOOK is coming! (finally!)
It's not like I never wanted to publish a vegan cookbook before - because I did. But I naively thought that a book publisher would eventually reach out and offer me a book deal.
Never happened.
And, from conversations with many of my plant-based influencer friends, Kim Campbell, Tim Kaufmann, Chef AJ, etc - I learned that the best way to go about this is to do it myself.
In other words, self-publish.
But ask me what I know about self-publishing.... go ahead. {crickets}. Yeah that's right - absolutely nothing, zilch, nada dang thing. In fact, it's so completely out of my comfort zone - I never even tried.
But I ALSO remember something one of my earliest blog teachers tried to tell me. Don't count on ad money to pay the bills. Because one day that ad income may dry up. Boy was she ever right. She said you have GOT to have your own products to make it long-term. And so here we are, a little late, but I am finally here.
My very first product - and one so many of you have been asking for. A real cookbook. NOT an e-book, but something you can hold in your hands, and take to the kitchen with you, full of my most popular recipes.
What You Need to Know About A BNV Cookbook
There ARE some things I want you to know about this book, as it will not be like the others you see on Amazon, and may affect your decision as to whether you want to buy one or not...
- It will NOT be sold on Amazon
- It will ONLY be available from my BNV Store
- It will have around 125 recipes
- It WILL be spiral-bound so it lays flat
- It will be 100% completely self-published
- It will be similar to those old Church Fundraiser types of cookbooks
- And that means it will be mostly text, with SOME photos, but not a lot.
- It will have around 10 Categories, a Table of Contents, and an Index
- It will mostly be recipes that are already on my blog
- It will hopefully be released around November of 2023
- It will be about $25, plus tax, plus shipping
- It WILL be available internationally.
As I said, I am self-publishing this book. Meaning I have to buy the books, the mailing envelopes, the ISBN, the shipping labels, the postage - everything. I am the publisher, and I will be doing the shipping. And ever single embellishment to the book, especially full color photos - adds to MY cost for the book.
Additionally, I am NOT going to do a Kickstarter or GoFundMe to raise money. Instead, I will be offering PREORDERS at a discounted price very soon.
Why You Should Buy A BNV Cookbook
If you have read this far, you may have already decided you do not want this cookbook, and that's ok. It will not be for everyone and I realize that.
It IS going to be different. It will NOT be anything fancy. It will NOT be one of those beautifully photographed, color photo on every page, coffee table type books that just sit there and look pretty.
This is the kind of book I hope you (or your spouse) will take in the kitchen and USE. You already know a lot of my recipes and you know they are good. This will be a book that puts many of them in one single place, and hopefully that place is in your kitchen and not some bookshelf.
When Can I Buy A BNV Cookbook?
I turned on PREORDERS for my BNV SUPPORT GROUP Livestream friends last week and have 34 orders already. They are my guinea pigs lol, testing my storefront, ensuring the process is seamless, and helping me tweak things as I move forward. Of course anyone is welcome to join.
The storefront I decided to go with only pays out once a month, so I want to make sure the money my beta testers have already paid actually shows up in the right bank account before I turn on preorders to the general public. Also, shipping rates are rumored to be going up in a week or so, so I want to make sure the software is calculating those rates correctly.
Once everything is in place and looks good - I will let everyone know. So be looking for another blog post.
I mentioned above, my beta testers have already paid - so this is REAL lol. I HAVE to do this now. And there is no backing out!
A BNV COOKBOOK IS COMING!
I hope you enjoy it.
Chuck
