Friday, August 31, 2012

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

Monday, August 27, 2012

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.