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Cookbook Self-Publishing Comparison Chart

Author, Inc. POD Printers* Vanity Press Offset Printers         Software √ × Limited × Content Development √ × √ × auto-indexing √ × × × cookbook design √ × × × database driven √ × × × nutritional analysis √ × × × recipe data entry √ × √ × recipe scaling √ × × ×   spell checking × √ × ×   Manuscript Design × × × × auto-pagination √ × × × cover templates √ × √ ×   image insertion √ √ × × global style editing √ × × × page templates √ × √ × spell-checking √ × √ × style templates √ × × × Design Services √ × √ √ cover template customization √ × √ × full custom design √ × × √ Distribution Services √ √ √ × author royalties on sales √ √ × × distribution title listings √ √ √ × ISBN √ √ √ × LCCN/PCN (Library of Congress) √ √ √ × scanable barcode √ √ √ √ Publishing Services √ √ √ × automated manuscript upload √ × × × delivery  10 days 10 days 6 - 8 weeks 6 - 8 weeks first book free √ × × × order volume  1 book 1 book 5,000 1,000 setup fees × × √ √ variety of binding styles available √ √ √ √ variety of book sizes available √ √ √ √

  *Print-on-Demand Printers 

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