Cookbooks of the Future—Now

Get ready for cookbooks to undergo a revolution in the coming years as they go digital and interactive.

Some already are. Next week, the Culinary Instiute of America is releasing an iPad edition of The Professional Chef, a cookbook that is also a textbook for budding chefs.
Here’s added features you won’t find in the print edition:
 

—More than 100 embedded video demos of tips and tricks..

—Nearly 750 photographs with the ability to zoom in, and with pop-up descriptions and step-by-step slideshow capability.

—Shared notes, discussions and comments from readers all over.

—Digital highlighting and sticky notes to mark pages as desired.

The digital book, with an SRP of $49.99, is due out Oct. 25.

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