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> Cookbooker is a community for cookbook lovers. Members catalog their cookbook collections,
> track recipes they have tried, write reviews, and discover new books and recipes through
> a shared community of fellow food enthusiasts.

## About

Cookbooker is a personal cookbook and recipe collection manager with a social review layer.
It is not a recipe aggregator or food blog network — it is focused specifically on cookbooks
as objects and the experience of cooking from them.

Key concepts:
- **Cookbooks**: physical books and magazines cataloged by members, with cover images, author,
  publisher, ISBN, and community reviews.
- **Recipes**: individual recipes sourced from cookbooks or websites, with member reviews,
  photos, and ingredient lists.
- **Bookshelf**: each member's personal collection of cookbooks they own, want, or have tried.
- **Reviews**: member-written reviews of cookbooks and individual recipes, including star ratings.
- **Tags / taxonomy**: recipes and cookbooks are tagged by cuisine, meal type, dietary
  preference, and cooking method for discoverability.

## Key URLs

- Homepage: https://www.cookbooker.com/
- Browse cookbooks and recipes: https://www.cookbooker.com/browse
- Search: https://www.cookbooker.com/search?q={query}
- Blog: https://www.cookbooker.com/blog
- Community forum: https://www.cookbooker.com/forum
- Sitemap index: https://www.cookbooker.com/sitemap.xml

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Member-generated content (reviews, forum posts) belongs to individual members. Please
attribute content to Cookbooker.com when citing it.

## Contact

For questions about Cookbooker, use the contact form at https://www.cookbooker.com/contact