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- [Theresa] Well, hello, Miss Paula.
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- Hello, Theresa.
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- [Theresa] Listen, we're gonna-
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- And all my friends out there.
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- [Theresa] Well, you made an announcement last week
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about a cookbook.
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- I did, I did, I did.
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- [Theresa] So why don't you tell us a little bit
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about this cookbook that's coming out.
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- I would love to tell everybody what it's about, Theresa.
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It's really about my life before the kitchen,
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during the kitchen, and after the kitchen,
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in my kitchen life and my life that I lived.
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So it's gonna be,
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you'll probably gonna be surprised
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because, you know, I hate to say it's a cookbook,
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but it is a cookbook,
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but it's just a cookbook with a lot of stories.
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(Theresa laughs)
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- [Theresa] So when does the book actually,
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how can you order the book,
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and when is it actually going to ship?
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'Cause we're doing pre-orders.
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- Okay, and that's a real important question,
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and I'll be repeating it probably
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for another couple of months.
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The only way you can get this book, y'all,
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is to pre-order
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because we're self-publishing it,
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and we are gonna print exact number of orders that we have.
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So if you pre-order, you are assured a book.
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If you don't pre-order,
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I can't tell you if you'll ever have an opportunity
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to have it.
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So it's really, really, really important
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that you pre-order,
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and you can go to pauladeenbook.com
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and place your order there.
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And we also have a phone number now.
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We gave the phone number out the other day,
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and someone called and said, you know,
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it was not the right number.
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So you really need a pen and a piece of paper
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to write this number down correctly.
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And Theresa is gonna share that number with you.
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And if you would, Theresa, do it slow and twice.
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- [Theresa] Okay, it's 1-800-361-8059.
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And again, that's 1-800-361-8059,
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but I'll be saying it again at the end, anyway.
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- Okay, perfect, thank you. - So let's talk some fun facts
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about the book. - Yes, question.
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- [Theresa] One of the questions that I think is,
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how old were you when you did your,
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you've done probably 16 cookbooks now,
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how old were you when you? - I think it was 18.
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- [Theresa] Ooh, we did a couple of reprints.
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We did a couple of reprints of different ones.
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But how old were you when you wrote your first cookbook?
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- You know, it's so funny,
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when I graduated from high school finally, (laughs)
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they didn't think I could read a book,
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(Theresa laughing)
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much less write a book. (laughs)
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How old was I?
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My book that I wrote and self-published
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came out in 1997,
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and I was born in '47,
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so that would've made me 50, 50 years old.
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Yes, and I started the business when I was 42.
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I was 40 when we moved to Savannah
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and started the business at 42
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with the help of two precious sons, Jamie and Bobby.
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And so in a span of eight years.
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- Wow. - My first cookbook was born,
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which I felt like it was pretty good,
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but I had such a sense of urgency about me
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because of my age.
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I felt like this is my last shot
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to better my children's life and my life,
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and the life of people that I loved.
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So yeah, 50 years old.
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- [Theresa] So this could potentially be your last cookbook?
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- Oh, you think so?
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(Paula laughs) - You never know Paula.
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You never know, but let's- - No, you never know.
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But there is a good chance
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that you're correct about the cookbook.
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I feel like I do have another book in me.
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It just might not be a cookbook.
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- [Theresa] So if this is,
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just let's say it is your last cookbook,
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what kind of legacy do you wanna leave for your,
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I'ma say your grandchildren
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'cause I think you've left an amazing legacy
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for your children already,
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but what would you want your grandchildren
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to know about this book
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and why you've kind of written it?
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- Well, this is kind of to them.
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I want them to know the stories.
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I don't want them to hear stories
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from people out there that have never even met me.
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I want them to know the absolute honest to goodness truth
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about stories that I tell,
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and I so want them to be proud of me
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and proud of their heritage and where they came from.
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- [Theresa] So this book has a hundred recipes in it.
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Over a hundred, actually,
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'cause you had a hard time cutting 'em down.
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- Yes, yes, yes.
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And I'm still trying to slip one or two in it. (laughs)
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- [Theresa] And a large portion of 'em are brand new.
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- Oh, yes, yes. - So where'd you get 'em?
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- Well, I had such a treat that was given to me
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by my Aunt Peggy.
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She had these two big boxes
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and they were old, old,
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but they were made to look like books,
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but they actually opened and held,
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it's a great place to keep your papers
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or your prize recipes.
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Well, one day, I was home with Aunt Peggy,
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and she said, "I want you to have this,"
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or you know what?
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She might have brought it to Savannah to give to me.
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Nevertheless, this was from Aunt Peggy,
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and it was slab-ka-dab full of recipes from my mother,
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my grandmother, from my Aunt Trina,
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from Aunt Winnie and Uncle Jean and Cousin Jean
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and just, you know, everything, everything.
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And I said, oh, my goodness,
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just when I thought I had seen them all.
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- [Theresa] So you're gonna tell stories in this book?
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- Yes.
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- [Theresa] Kind of starting with your chapters on your,
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when you were a child?
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- Yeah, we gonna start with my childhood.
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- [Theresa] Tease us with a little story,
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maybe a little one that might be in the book.
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And not a whole lot
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'cause we only wanna tease 'em.
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- I don't know.
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You know, at my age, I got a lot of stories, Theresa.
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(both laughing)
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And I like to say they're all true. (laughs)
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If it comes outta my mouth.
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If it hadn't come outta my mouth,
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I can't verify that, but...
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Oh, my gosh, what?
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It's really hard to pick out just one,
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just one story, but-
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- So are you writing it and- - I know I do,
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we're still working on this book, y'all,
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and we probably will be for,
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how much longer?
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Six, six to eight weeks.
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And then it won't,
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it will have to be put together so it can go to press.
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But I think I do want to tell the day
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about Gordon Elliot putting me in a hot air balloon.
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And I was already petrified,
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I told Gordon, I said, "Gordon, I don't do,
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"I don't do hot air balloons.
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"I don't fly in," well.
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- [Theresa] This was for one of the shows, right?
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- Yes, I was doing Paula's Home Cooking, I think,
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and I was in Millbrook at Gordon's house,
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and so I'll tell y'all about it in the book.
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I lost a Life.
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(both laughing)
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- [Theresa] Well, I think we've given them a good tease
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on what the book is about.
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You normally, in most of your books, have gone out
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and your book is on Amazon,
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and your book is, you do book signings,
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and you've got it in all kinds of retail stores.
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We're not doing it that way
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this go-around. - No, we're not doing it.
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- [Theresa] We've decided to be,
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to do this all ourselves.
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It's kind of full circle
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from when you self-published your first one.
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- Right, when I first started, I self-published it.
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And I took a chance, I was brand new.
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I didn't know what I was doing.
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So I know the more you order, the cheaper it gets.
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Like so many things, you know?
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So I ordered a butt load. (laughs)
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- [Theresa] How many was that?
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- That was 5,000.
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- [Theresa] Wow, of your first book?
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- Yes, and everybody thought I was crazy,
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but I said, listen, I can,
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it's so much cheaper, you know,
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if I buy that many versus a hundred.
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And the deal was I had to sell every book that I owned
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by March the 31st,
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and then it had to be pulled and destroyed or whatever
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because it could not compete
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with the one that the big house had bought.
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I sold book 5,000 on March the 31st
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to a person that worked at Savannah News Press.
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- [Theresa] Wow.
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Well, so I think we just wanna remind them again
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that they can only purchase this.
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- Yes, yes.
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So excuse me, I really didn't finish that thought,
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but so, it is, you know,
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when you're self-publishing a book,
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you don't want to over overprint
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because there goes your profit.
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So we had,
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and since this book is self-published,
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we are gonna make sure that we have enough
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and we know exactly how many to print.
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So it's very important, y'all, that you pre-order.
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This must be pre-ordered.
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You will not find it in Paula Deen stores.
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You will not find it on Amazon.
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The only way you'll find this book
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is to pre-order at pauladeenbook.com,
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or the phone number that Theresa gave you.
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And we plan to have it out
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in the fall in time for gift-giving season.
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So I'm so excited.
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It's gonna make a fabulous Christmas gift, y'all.
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So any other questions, Theresa?
10:45
- [Theresa] No, ma'am,
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just what's the name of the book again?
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- Paula Deen's Love and Best Dishes.
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How many times have y'all heard me say those words to y'all?
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(Paula laughs)
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This book really is a love letter to y'all,
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my followers and my family.
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And I hope that you enjoy
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what may very well be my last book,
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Paula Deen's Love and Best Dishes.
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And that's what I'm sending to y'all today.
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More love and more best dishes.
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