For Gourmand’s new Beijing Cookbook Fair, launched this year, publishers came from around the world for a taste of China’s and the world’s $4bn cookbook market.
Random House Launches Online Cookbook Store on TasteBook
TasteBook, the Random House food community and blog, has announced the launch of The Bookshop, a cooking-focused online bookstore with over 10,000 cookbooks.
The Future of the Cookbook is Interactive
Oxmoor House, MyRecipes.com, and Digimarc Discover has collaborated to created new interactive cookbooks that let cooks save recipes and automate shopping lists on smartphones.
Edouard Cointreau Donates 40,000 Cookbooks to Unique Library
Edouard Cointreau, founder of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, has donated his vast library to Paris-Rungis, which has been designated a City of Gastronomy.
Four Books to Watch from New Zealand
Four titles from New Zealand that will appeal to global readers include the war story Lives We Leave Behind by Maxine Alterio, ACB with Honora Lee by Kate de Goldi, and two culinary titles.
Your Fifty Shades of Grey Story for the Week
Introducing the Fifty Shades of Grey spinoff book nobody could have seen coming: Fifty Shades of Chicken – A Parody in a Cookbook.
Innovation in the Digital Space at Knopf Doubleday
From a new app for Julia Child, to a bestselling e-short from Robert Reich to surprising promotional videos, how Knopf Doubleday exploits the digital age
Will Digital Editions Ever Replace the Printed Cookbook?
It’s likely people will want both print and digital cookbooks: cheap e-books to use, but also high quality trophy cookbooks to display on the bookshelves.
What’s Cookin’ in Cookbooks? China, Latin America and Digital
Seventy chef demonstrations, 36 wine, beer and spirit tastings and lots of trade talk are on the menu at 3rd Paris Cookbook Fair, taking place March 7-9.
How Long Can Cookbooks and Restaurant Guides Survive in the Digital Age?
By Edward Nawotka Today’s story looks at the second edition of the Paris Cookbook Fair, which is offering a professional venue for cookbook publishers to gather together annually to talk shop and trade rights. Time was that you had a shelf in your kitchen laden with cookbooks; today, all you need is an iPad or a smartphone to look up …