List of Cookbooks

Cooking, food & spirits titles available in decent quantities from 5 different sources. Email me at benarcher123@gmail.com to order or request complete lists.

ISBN	Title	Author	Publisher	Format	List Price	Net
9781591864592	All New Square Foot Gardening Cookbook	Mel Bartholomew	Cool Springs Press	HC	$ 19.95	$ 3.00
9780547437002	Beat This! Cookbook: Absolutely Unbeatable Knock-'em-Dead Recipes for the Very Best Dishes	Hodgman, Ann	Houghton Mifflin	PB	$ 14.95	$ 2.99
9781844429905	Complete Encyclopedia of Wine	Robert Joseph	Carlton Books	HC	$ 35.00	$ 5.25
9780811866989	Dad's Awesome Grilling Book	Sloan, Bob	Chronicle	HC	$ 22.95	$ 5.00
9781401310806	Easy Entertaining at Home: Cocktails, Finger Foods, and Creative Ideas for Year-Round Celebrations	Sandra Lee	Hyperion	PB	$ 14.99	$ 2.25
9780547520353	Eating for Beginners: An Education in the Pleasures of Food from Chefs, Farmers, and One Picky Kid	Rehak, Melanie	Mariner Books	PB	$ 14.95	$ 2.24
9781592534708	Gourmet's Guide to Cooking with Wine	Boteler, Alison	Quarry Books	HC	$ 20.00	$ 5.00
9781599214818	Great Year Round Grilling in the Midwest	Brown	Lyons Press	PB	$ 19.95	$ 2.50
9781599214825	Great Year Round Grilling in the Northeast	Brown	Lyons Press	PB	$ 19.95	$ 2.50
9781599214856	Great Year Round Grilling in the Southwest	Brown	Lyons Press	PB	$ 19.95	$ 2.50
9781599214832	Great Year Round Grilling in the West	Brown	Lyons Press	PB	$ 19.95	$ 2.50
9781599214818	Great Year-Round Grilling in the Midwest: *The Flavors * The Culinary Traditions * The Techniques (Great Year-Round Grilling In...)	Ellen Brown	Globe	PB	$ 19.95	$ 2.00
9781599214825	Great Year-Round Grilling in the Northeast: *The Flavors * The Culinary Traditions * The Techniques (Great Year-Round Grilling In...)	Ellen Brown	Globe	PB	$ 19.95	$ 3.00
9781599214849	Great Year-Round Grilling in the Southeast: *The Flavors * The Culinary Traditions * The Techniques (Great Year-Round Grilling In...)	Ellen Brown	Lyons Press	PB	$ 19.95	$ 2.00
9781599214856	Great Year-Round Grilling in the Southwest: *The Flavors * The Culinary Traditions * The Techniques (Great Year-Round Grilling In...)	Ellen Brown	Lyons Press	PB	$ 19.95	$ 3.00
9781599214832	Great Year-Round Grilling in the West: *The Flavors * The Culinary Traditions * The Techniques (Great Year-Round Grilling In...)	Ellen Brown	Globe	PB	$ 19.95	$ 3.00
9781603200523	Halloween Trick & Treats	Mead, Matthew	Time	HC	$ 19.95	$ 4.00
9781592332618	Hodgson Mill Whole Grain Baking	The Bakers at Hodgson Mill	Fair Winds Press	PB	$ 19.95	$ 3.99
9780811874861	How To Cook Like A Top Chef	Top Chef	Chronicle	HC	$ 29.95	$ 6.00
9780756667306	Illustrated Cooks Book Of Ingredients	DK Publishing	DK	HC	$ 35.00	$ 8.75
9781402769238	Jewish Princess Feasts & Festivals	Tarn, Georgie	Sterling	HC	$ 19.95	$ 2.25
9781599215044	Knack Bartending Basics: More than 400 Classic and Contemporary Cocktails for Any Occasion (Knack: Make It easy)	Cheryl Charming, Susan Bourgoin	Knack	PB	$ 19.95	$ 3.00
9781599218625	Knack Calorie Counter Cookbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to a Delicious, Calorie Conscious Diet (Knack: Make It easy)	Chantal Martineau	Knack	PB	$ 19.95	$ 2.00
9781599219509	Knack Canning, Pickling & Preserving: Tools, Techniques & Recipes to Enjoy Fresh Food All Year-Round (Knack: Make It easy)	Kimberley Willis	Knack	PB	$ 19.95	$ 2.25
9781599219172	Knack Healthy Snacks for Kids: Recipes for Nutritious Bites at Home or On the Go (Knack: Make It easy)	Amy Wilensky	Knack	PB	$ 19.95	$ 3.00
9780794604929	Lotus: Asian Flavors	Teage Ezard	Periplus Editions	HC	$ 39.95	$ 4.00
9780785828587	Martini Book: 201 Ways to Mix the Perfect American Cocktail	Berk	Chartwell Books, Inc.	Spiral-Bound	$ -	$ 6.50
9780786884094	Mollie Katzen's Vegetable Heaven:Over 200 Recipes Uncommon Soups, Tasty Bites, S	Mollie Katzen	Hyperion	PB	$ 21.00	$ 4.20
9780867195927	Mom 'n' Pop's Apple Pie 1950's Cookbook	Barbara Stuart Peterson	Last Gasp of San Francisco	PB	$ 24.95	$ 3.74
9781573241670	Party Girl Cookbook:Your Complete Guide	Nina Lesowitz	Conari Press	PB	$ 14.95	$ 1.79
9781592402045	Perfectionist : Life and Death in Haute Cuisine	Chelminski, Rudolph	Gotham	PB	$ 15.00	$ 1.00
9781599219851	Sausage: Over 100 Delicious Recipes for Sausages and Sausage Dishes (A. D. Livingston Cookbook)	A. D. Livingston	Globe	PB	$ 14.95	$ 2.25
9780151013845	Save the Deli: In Search of Perfect Pastrami, Crusty Rye, and the Heart of Jewish Delicatessen	Sax, David	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	HC	$ 24.00	$ 1.92
9780547386447	Save the Deli: In Search of Perfect Pastrami, Crusty Rye, and the Heart of Jewish Delicatessen	Sax, David	Mariner Books	PB	$ 14.95	$ 2.24
9780618685370	Spice Necklace: My Adventures in Caribbean Cooking, Eating, and Island Life	Vanderhoof, Ann	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	HC	$ 25.00	$ 1.80
9780794604899	Spice: Recipes to Delight the Senses	Christine Manfield	Periplus Editions	HC	$ 39.95	$ 6.00
9780811862042	Splenda World Of Sweet Drinks	Rodgers, Rick	Chronicle	PB	$ 14.95	$ 2.25
9780898215281	Taste Of Home Baking Book	Taste Of Home	Reader's Digest	Ring-Bound	$ 29.95	$ 6.00
9780898214970	Taste Of Home Cookbook	Taste Of Home	Reader's Digest	Ring-Bound	$ 29.95	$ 6.00
9780764174940	Tea Box, The	Brochard, Gilles	Barron's Educational Series	PB	$ 19.95	$ 4.00
9780848733285	Williams-Sonoma Essentials Of Latin Cooking	Williams-Sonoma	Oxmoor	HC	$ 34.95	$ 7.50
9780848732400	Williams-Sonoma Kids Parties	Williams-Sonom	Oxmoor	HC	$ 24.95	$ 5.25
9780848732578	Williams-Sonoma New Flavors For Appetizers	Sherman, Amy	Oxmoor	HC	$ 22.95	$ 5.00
9780848732554	Williams-Sonoma New Flavors For Desserts	Pelzel, Raquel	Oxmoor	HC	$ 22.95	$ 5.00
9780848732714	Williams-Sonoma New Flavors For Soups	Reid, Adam	Oxmoor	HC	$ 22.95	$ 5.00
9780848732561	Williams-Sonoma New Flavors For Vegetables	Liano, Jodi	Oxmoor	HC	$ 22.95	$ 5.00
9780848732547	Williams-Sonoma New Flavors Of Chicken	Rodgers, Rick	Oxmoor	HC	$ 22.95	$ 5.00
9780848731953	Williams-Sonoma Special Occasions	Williams-Sonom	Oxmoor	HC	$ 24.95	$ 5.25
9780848731434	Williams-Sonoma: Dessert	Williams-Sonom	Oxmoor	HC	$ 17.95	$ 4.00
9780848731984	Williams-Sonoma: Make Ahead	Williams-Sonom	Oxmoor	HC	$ 17.95	$ 4.00

Authors Are Watching

It's interesting that I get so many twitter followers who are authors. Most of them never say anything to me (as is the case with most followers), however I occasionally get one noticing that I am selling their title. They usually just point it out, or ask how many there are, and I respond, and that's the last I hear from them. Since I don't know why they're asking, I can only guess that it's a surprise for an author to see their book at a bargain price and they're expressing that surprise by saying they see it.

I know from previous experience that this can be an unpleasant moment for an author, so here are a few points to consider:

1. Most of what you see on the bargain market are not remainders, they are "hurts," our word for returns which have been sold in huge lots to wholesalers who sort them out and sell by title.

2. For your books to show up in returns, they had to have sold in some significant quantity. If you see big numbers, they were probably used in displays, which means they were used to sell even more of your book.

3. Even actual remainders, which might have a bigger negative connotation for you, aren't entirely a bad thing. Yes, your book is no longer on your publisher's list, and you no longer receive royalties, but there are now potentially thousands of new readers for you, people who would not otherwise have picked up your book.

Lots of my customers are outside the traditional bookselling channels, as I am sure are lots of customers of my competition, so you are now reaching new markets, all over the world.

Those new readers might be waiting for your next title and they might not wait for it to show up in bargain or used next time.

Shmatistics

Another spate of ominous statistics have been in the press lately. Again, I am struck by their repetitive and somewhat contradictory nature.

If hardbacks have been eclipsed by e-books, why are their numbers flat or slightly down year over year? Not much of an eclipse. If this is the case, then adding the number of readers necessary to say that they are being outsold by e-books means an awesome number of people are now reading books who were not previously doing so. Some among them will inevitably discover that actual books are better for them and they will become actual book buyers.

There are also statistics in the press (now I am thinking of Campus Marketplace, a NACS publication) which show a clear and strong preference for actual books among college age people. This is striking on so many obvious levels I won't get into it here. Suffice it to say that this group is as important to all of us booksellers as any, and they don't like e-books anywhere near as much as they like real books.

In July of 2010 Amazon said something like paper would be eclipsed by e-books by the end of 2011. Now an oddly similarly worded phrase shows up at Huffington Post. Still trying to eclipse, they're not quite convincing everybody.

Let's just keep reading our real books. The market will sort itself out.

Dickens of a Deal at Wordsworth Classics

Wordsworth Classics is selling 17 titles by Charles Dickens at $1.50 net, only through the end of the month. This is a great time to stock up on these perennial sellers.

Here are the titles with their SRPs:

Barnaby Rudge	6.99
Best Ghost Stories	4.99
Bleak House	7.99
Christmas Books	5.99
David Copperfield	6.99
Dombey and Son	7.99
Great Expectations	5.99
Hard Times	4.99
Little Dorrit	7.99
Martin Chuzzlewit	7.99
Mystery of Edwin Drood & Other Stories	5.99
Nicholas Nickleby	7.99
Old Curiosity Shop	6.99
Oliver Twist	5.99
Our Mutual Friend	7.99
Pickwick Papers	6.99
Tale of Two Cities	4.99

Ask me for the complete Wordsworth Classics list now. Always mint, always great sellers, this is my popcorn-in-a-movie-theater line.

College store best sellers

I am starting to produce lists of books that my college store customers are buying. It does not quite match my general seller list, and it uncovers some unexpected hits. I only have it for one vendor now, but I will work through the list until I have it for everybody. Let me know if you're interested and I'll send it along.

Knack titles at great prices

ISBN	Title	Author	Publisher	Qty Avl	List Price	Net
1599215039	Knack Baby's First Year: A Complete Illustrated Guide for Your Child's First Twelve Months (Knack: Make It easy)	Robin McClure, Vincent Iannelli MD	Knack	750	$ 19.95	$ 1.00
1599219506	Knack Canning, Pickling & Preserving: Tools, Techniques & Recipes to Enjoy Fresh Food All Year-Round (Knack: Make It easy)	Kimberley Willis	Knack	750	$ 19.95	$ 1.00
1599215241	Knack Canoeing for Everyone	Daniel Gray	Knack	750	$ 19.95	$ 1.00
1599215055	Knack Car Camping for Everyone: A Step-by-Step Guide to Planning Your Outdoor Adventure (Knack: Make It easy)	Bill Burnham, Mary Burnham	Knack	750	$ 19.95	$ 1.00
1599213893	Knack Clean Home, Green Home: The Complete Illustrated Guide to Eco-Friendly Homekeeping (Knack: Make It easy)	Kim Delaney	Knack	750	$ 19.95	$ 1.00
1599218631	Knack Coaching Youth Baseball: Tips on Building a Winning Team (Knack: Make It easy)	Kevin T. Czerwinski	Knack	500	$ 19.95	$ 1.00
1599215063	Knack Diabetes Cookbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Delicious, Healthy Meals (Knack: Make It easy)	Nancy Maar	Knack	750	$ 19.95	$ 1.00
1599215071	Knack Dog Care and Training: A Complete Illustrated Guide to Adopting, House-Breaking, and Raising a Healthy Dog (Knack: Make It easy)	Carina MacDonald	Knack	500	$ 19.95	$ 1.00
1599217767	Knack Dorm Living: Get the Room--and the Experience--You Want at College (Knack: Make It easy)	Casey Lewis	Knack	500	$ 19.95	$ 1.00
1599213990	Knack Fishing for Everyone: A Complete Illustrated Guide (Knack: Make It easy)	Scott Bowen	Knack	750	$ 19.95	$ 1.00
159921377X	Knack Green Decorating & Remodeling: Design Ideas and Sources for a Beautiful Eco-Friendly Home (Knack: Make It easy)	Heather Paper	Knack	750	$ 19.95	$ 1.00
159921508X	Knack Grilling Basics: A Step-by-Step Guide to Delicious Recipes (Knack: Make It easy)	Linda Johnson Larsen	Knack	750	$ 19.95	$ 1.00
1599219174	Knack Healthy Snacks for Kids: Recipes for Nutritious Bites at Home or On the Go (Knack: Make It easy)	Amy Wilensky	Knack	500	$ 19.95	$ 1.00
1599214008	Knack Hiking and Backpacking: A Complete Illustrated Guide (Knack: Make It easy)	Buck Tilton	Knack	750	$ 19.95	$ 1.00
1599213885	Knack Home Repair & Maintenance: An Illustrated Problem Solver (Knack: Make It easy)	Terry Meany	Knack	750	$ 19.95	$ 1.00
1599213877	Knack Organizing Your Home: Decluttering Solutions and Storage Ideas (Knack: Make It easy)	Emily Wilska	Knack	750	$ 19.95	$ 1.00
1599218755	Knack Parenting a Preschooler: A Complete Guide to Preparing Your Child for the Classroom--Ages 3 to 5 (Knack: Make It easy)	Robin McClure, Vincent Iannelli MD	Knack	750	$ 19.95	$ 1.00
1599213974	Knack Planning Your Wedding: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Your Perfect Day (Knack: Make It easy)	Blair deLaubenfels, Christy Weber, Kim Bamberg	Knack	750	$ 19.95	$ 1.00
1599215128	Knack Pregnancy Guide: An Illustrated Handbook for Every Trimester (Knack: Make It easy)	Brenda Lane LCCE CD (DONA), Ilana T. Kirsch M.D. F.A.C.O.G.	Knack	750	$ 19.95	$ 1.00
1599215136	Knack Quick & Easy Cooking: A Step-by-Step Guide to Meals in Minutes (Knack: Make It easy)	Linda Johnson Larsen	Knack	750	$ 19.95	$ 1.00
1599216191	Knack Slow Cooking: Hearty & Delicious Meals You Can Prepare Ahead (Knack: Make It easy)	Linda Johnson Larsen	Knack	500	$ 19.95	$ 1.00
1599215152	Knack Wedding Flowers: A Complete Illustrated Guide to Ideas for Bouquets, Ceremony Decor, and Reception Centerpieces (Knack: Make It easy)	Sharon Naylor	Knack	750	$ 19.95	$ 1.00