Do you have a really cool solution to a common problem? We’d love to hear it. We’re looking for bite sized recipes for our “iPhone Recipes” book to be published by the Pragmatic Bookshelf and edited by Mark Bates and Mike Mangino. This is your opportunity to show your chops to the community as a whole. In particular, we’re looking for easily understandable, general purpose recipes that aren’t already well documented.

For example, do you have a great method showing a preferences screen inside your application? Maybe you know a cool trick loading images from the web asynchronously. We’re looking for tips that save you time that other people could benefit from. We’re not asking you to share your application’s secret sauce, just a few of the toppings.

Do you have an idea for a recipe but don’t want to write it yourself? We’re collecting a list of recipe ideas at http://www.iphonerecipesbook.com/2009/07/07/our-recipe-ideas/. You can add your ideas in a comment there.

To propose a recipe idea, here’s what we need from you:

A paragraph or two describing the problem that the recipe solves.
A sentence or two indicating what the solution will be.
The OS version(s) to which the recipe applies.

You should already have working code. You can send some along if it helps convey your idea.

Email your idea to us at submissions@iphonerecipesbook.com by August 1st (or sooner!) We’ll let you know if we can use your recpie by August 8th. After that, you’ll work with Mark and Mike to get your recipe written and included in the book!

If your recipe is selected, your name, bio, and a link to your site/blog will appear in the book. You’ll also receive a complimentary copy of the book, of course.

We look forward to working with you!

Mark Bates and Mike Mangino