Parchedment allows you to immerse yourself in any book of your choosing. Using the power of AI, Parchedment pairs a specialty mocktail with the selected book, based of the characters, plots, and locations within the story. Each drink and book pairing sends the reader into the story in a new, multi-sensory way.
Check out the Parchedment commercial here, & scroll down to see the prototype in action
Every month you select your book, Parchement sends a curated box including the book, jars of mocktail ingredients, sparking water, and a recipe card bookmark, custom designed for your chosen book. At $27 per box, Parchedment offers a new way to immerse yourself in literature on a deeper level, standing out from its competitors like Book of the Month.
Place of Importance
Sparkling Water Label
Jar Labels
Recipe Bookmark
Brief Brand Guidelines
Large Logo: Mrs. Eaves Roman Small Caps
Copy: Mrs. Eaves Roman Lining
Cursive Accents: Bimbo Pro
Eggshell White (fffff0)
Prussian Blue (172A3A)
Hunter green(386641)
Initial Research
The estimated startup cost for Parchedment is about $6800.
Each box would cost $17 to create, and could be marked up 75%, to sell for $27.
Boxes w/Logo: 400 @ $4.24 each = $1696 (papermart.com)
Books: Avg $3 each, 400 books = $1200 (bookdepot.com)
Paper Bookmarks: 400 @ $1.80 each = $720 (vistaprint.com) free ship
4oz Jars: 1600 @ $0.19 each = $305 (alibaba.com)
Mocktails: 400 @ $3.75 each = $1500 (rough estimate)
Mini Candles: 400 @ $0.77 each = $308 (alibaba.com)
Tooling Cost: $470
Web Platform: $400/year
Shipping Cost: $573
estimating about 10% of product cost: $573
Warehousing Cost: $0
Financing cost:
Personal savings + investors
Legal/Patent/Business Registration Costs: $75
$75 business registration
Total Start up cost for Year 1, with 400 boxes = $ 6847
*important note: books get returned, so book $ isn’t lost