Balanced Rock Press to publish El Dorado Hills Cookbook

Aug. 25, 2010 - PRLog -- Balanced Rock Press  is a growing independent publisher in El Dorado Hills, CA. One of their specialties is cookbooks. They presently have seven cookbooks scheduled for release during 2010 and 2011, with several more in negotiation, and additional titles in developmental stages.

The El Dorado Hills Cookbook project is the brainchild of Laura Denktash – author, writing coach, speaker, and most recently, founder and publisher of Balanced Rock Press. http://www.balancedrockpress.com

Part of the Balanced Rock business plan includes at least one project per year that’s based on the “compilation” model. Denktash said, "I wanted to create a way to help bring the community together. Cookbooks are fun projects, and everyone loves to eat,  cook, and exchange recipes."

Compilation books are written by a number of co-authors on a subject. And in case you are not familiar, participants pay a small fee to be published in the book. The fee covers the production costs of editing and printing. Ms. Denktash went on to explain, "For someone with a business, it’s like an advertising fee paid to a newspaper or magazine to promote their business, only the book lasts much longer, and is not discarded in the recycle bin."

For Balanced Rock Press, the compilation model also includes giving a portion of the sales to a worthy cause. This year’s recipient will The Grace Foundation of Northern California, an equine rescue and rehabilitation facility located in El Dorado Hills. The Grace Foundation will receive 10% of all sales from the El Dorado Hills Cookbook. To learn more about The Grace Foundation of Northern California,  visit http://www.thegracefoundationofnorcal.org/

Because this project is a cookbook, the participating authors will be writing recipes, not whole chapters, so the fee structure is very reasonable. And-the value of being published in a book far outweighs the small investment involved. Participants can say forever that they have been published in a book.

Each person or business featured will have a short bio and their resource information listed along with their recipe and a photo. They’ll also be able to list their website, business information, or product name.

Participation in a compilation book offers the writers a great opportunity for self promotion. And, there will also be opportunities to purchase full-pages in the book. This sponsorship opportunity is a great way to advertise business and help a worthy cause in El Dorado Hills.

For more information about this community-based cookbook project visit http://www.eldoradohillscookbook.com

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Balanced Rock Press is a growing independent publishing company located in northern California. We publish traditional books, eBooks and audio books. We accept proposals for cookbooks, gardening, natural living, holistic, and inspirational topics.