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| | | Beth Bee Books evolved from books I threw together for my own use and gifts to friends since the late 1990s. I found that a lot of people seemed to like the design and aesthetic of my books, so I slowly moved toward making a number that I could sell to others. The blank recipe journal book and the addressbooks are very much hand assembled and available only in small quantities. I do plan to work with printers to get more components pre-cut and die-cut so I can get more of 'em out there for people to give as gifts and enjoy! Rabbit Food
Cookbook
was first published in 2002 and has had a number of new recipes and
some editing changes since that time. For several years the
book was published more like a 'zine: 50 at a time with a lot of hand
assembly including sticker-sticking for the tabs, hole-punching,
cover-cutting out, stamping, and coallating. About 300 books were
produced in this way from 2002-2006. That worked for a while, but I got tired of making the books in my ridiculously labor-intensive way knowing that print shops have equipment and production methods that are much more efficient. The book still requires a lot more hand work than is conventional for printing in the US, especially in a short-run printing, but I wanted to keep the design I'd already established and keep the production in North America. It took a while to figure out how to do this and still keep the retail price reasonable—through my research I found that almost all books with handwork details, dividers, etc. are being produced in Asia. Most printers I contacted in the US wouldn't even work up a quote for my project! At long last I found printers and a bindery in my area to work with me to produce the book in an initial run of 500 and established Beth Bee Books as an official publisher. Finally, the cookbook has grown up and even got itself an ISBN! In July, 2007 the new revised 5th edition (first published edition) is available. There's still handwork involved in the production process, and the covers are still printed in my living room, but the publishing process is much improved. Hopefully more books will mean more people find out about the cookbook and more will get to enjoy it! | |
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