Cookbooks

[carmikeflan]

I do not know what to do about my cookbooks. I have been selling on ebay since around 2000. The books are not selling. Is anyone else having a problem with their books not selling? I don't want to leave ebay, but I think I am wasting my time and space on the site. Does anyone know of another site that sells books that is worth my time?

[yuzuha]

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@coastaltechsolution wrote:

Actually there is a market for Beanie Babies, just depends on the year and other factors  

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Yep, I've sold plenty of them here. They don't tend to go for a lot, but people do still want them.

[yuzuha]

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@*_forum_id_* wrote:

Recipes are so easily found online that a cookbook is no longer a necessity.

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This is the biggest one. I cook all the time, but most of the recipes I use are online, even the ones that I also have in physical cookbook form. If I didn't already own the cookbooks, I would not have bothered to purchase them as I can find pretty much every recipe that is in them online.

[u_cant_take_it_with_u]

I know nothing of cookbook sales, nor book sales, in general, as far as that goes.  But I do know something about the eBay buyer vibe.  I took a quick look at some of the cookbooks you have for sale, and see that several of them were my mother's "kitchen Bibles",  back in the day.  That is changing. Middle-aged bakers have already obtained all the cookbooks they need. Young wives just don't seem to be into  home baking, the same way our mothers and grandmothers were. Combine that, with any baking information you need, or recipes you care to obtain, are on the internet.  Increase in prices at the grocery store, finding the time to bake or cook from scratch, and the convenience of doordash, dinning out, and ingredients on your doorstep, (which come with detailed instructions).... I can see why you might be fighting an uphill battle. Like I say, I am certainly no expert, but, principles and facts, are linear. 

[carmikeflan]

Thank you! You are probably right....

[chapeau-noir]

I come from a large, extended family and the younger generation and their friends all cook, but like the rest of us they get recipes online, and have one or two basic cookbooks and that's about it.  Simple, fresh meals are popular, no sauces or extensive preparation, but still cooking at home.  The guys do the baking lol - I have a nephew who bakes fabulous bread.  Written recipes are mostly passed down in the family.

[pickapaper]

I don't cook much anymore but I still love to  "read" cookbooks, especially the ones with pretty pictures in them that show what that food is supposed to look like if you cook it.  

As a side note, has anyone noticed that since Covid hit, the grocery store magazine racks are loaded with more cooking magazines than ever before.  And many of them are $12.99 each...for a MAGAZINE!

[jewelbiz]

Why cook?  
MacDonald’s is currently selling a double cheeseburger 🍔 with small fries 🍟 at $3.00?  So tasty, such a good low price…

[dbfolks166mt]

Yep. It's a leader, as I refer to it as, they are hoping you get a soda with that or some other type of drink which has a 90% profit margin associated with it. Fast food joints and restaurants make a killing off of beverages. 

[haha-607197]

My meth cookbooks aren't doing too hot either, and I'm only one of 3 sellers.

[katzrul15]

We still sell a few - mostly from the 50's/60's or the Church/Ladies Auxillary spiral local community ones.

We sold older (60's/70's) knitting and crochet pattern books like crazy last fall/winter.   Cannot give them away now.

[maxine*j]

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@terrycece62 wrote:

Donate them to your local goodwill or  library as per above posts

Cookbooks are easy to find , very inexpensive and not currently in high demand

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People should check first to see if the donations are wanted.   The public library system here no longer accepts donated books, magazines, DVDs or CDs.  They want money, or nothing.  , This is increasingly the case with public libraries, as they shed books and add computers, access to digital content, downloadable e-books and audiobooks, etc. 

Of course, that leaves many people like me out in the cold.  I still read print books but the library has got rid of at least half of its holdings, probably more, and acquires almost no new books except for kids' books.

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[chapeau-noir]

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@dbfolks166mt wrote:

Yep. It's a leader, as I refer to it as, they are hoping you get a soda with that or some other type of drink which has a 90% profit margin associated with it. Fast food joints and restaurants make a killing off of beverages. 

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Word!  They want like $3 for a small pop!  I'll give Micky D's a hard pass but I do like our local Taco Time and the Pho stands - fresh food, quick and no grease.

[coastaltechsolution]

Yes but there are some sold 

[aproudparent2010]

Cookbooks are becoming a thing of the past since most people use Google or other online methods to find recipes.

[luckythewinner]

Every person I know uses an iPad in the kitchen instead of a cookbook.