Heh, I find it kind of funny that a book editor seems to imply that beauty is found only in the visual, not in words themselves
But cookbooks ARE pretty much the only books I still buy in paper - although ideally I like to have both a paper and an ebook version and, in the best of all possible worlds, an app version! Although my favorite cookbooks are the the opposite of the kinds she's talking about - I usually get annoyed by coffee table cookbooks. More recipes, less images!