Best for
- Families ordering cookbook proof copies
- Designers checking print PDFs
- Editors preparing final private recipe books
Proof copy checklist
Cookbook proof copy checklist
Prepare a cookbook proof copy checklist for page order, margins, image quality, ingredient text, captions, binding, and family approval.
What the handoff includes
- Proof copy review list
- Print margin and image checks
- Recipe text QA
- Final approval notes
Workflow
- Order or export one proof first.
- Review page order and image quality.
- Check recipes against source scans.
- Approve the final version before multiple copies.
Review safeguards
- Do not order a full print run before proof approval.
- Check every ingredient and measurement again on the proof.
- Keep the approved final PDF clearly versioned.
Service boundary
FamilyRecipeLegacyAI helps organize, transcribe, and format private family recipes. It does not provide nutrition, allergy, food safety, legal, or publishing advice. Families should review every ingredient, measure, name, and story before sharing or printing.
When paid recipe book prep is worth it
Buy the $49 starter after the free brief has a small sample or first 8-12 pages, enough context for OCR review, chapter planning, measurement flags, and one family reviewer. Use the $149 full prep when the family needs a fuller private booklet handoff with source mapping, permissions, proof tracking, contributor notes, archive structure, and private sharing planning. Skip payment if you need scanning, perfect OCR, physical printing, public publishing, file-permission changes, messages sent, nutrition, allergy, food-safety, copyright, legal, publishing, or printer advice, or guaranteed transcription, print quality, delivery, refunds, privacy, approval, sales, or revenue.
Is a digital proof enough?
A digital proof helps, but a physical proof is safer before ordering many printed books.
Does this guarantee printer quality?
No. It prepares a review checklist; printer output depends on the print provider and files.