How to Make a Coloring Book For Amazon KDP

How to Make a Coloring Book For Amazon KDP

Coloring books are a favorite among people of all ages. It's been reported that a lot of people use adult coloring books for a little royal relaxation. We will show you how to create a coloring book in Amazon KDP that can be enjoyed by people of all ages, whether you're trying to alleviate some stress or you just want to use your imagination.

Creating Amazon KDP Seller Account : 

To self-publish a coloring book on Amazon, you first have to open a free KDP account. You should use the same Amazon account that you use to buy things from Amazon so that later on you can easily order ‘author copies’ of you own coloring books. KDP is a free service that allows you to upload eBooks and paperbacks. There are a many features inside your free account but all we need are a couple of them. Self-publishing a coloring book on Amazon is quite easy and once you have done one, your future releases will be even easier.

When you self-publish a coloring book on Amazon, you’re essentially signing up for a print-on-demand service. That means that every time your customer buys one of your coloring books, Amazon prints them and ships them for you.

Designing & Layout Your Book :

When self-publishing a coloring book on Amazon, pictures and designs are the first thing you'll need. Naturally, I would advise completing this yourself if you're an artist or if you just want to sketch. This is due to a trend where people download coloring books that are royalty-free and then assemble them into a coloring book to make quick money, as you will quickly discover if you look for coloring books on Amazon. These books have two main issues: (1) they frequently contain duplicate photographs, and (2) they are of such poor quality and workmanship that the images aren't even formatted correctly.

Choosing the Book Size:

Common sizes for coloring books are 8.5" x 11", 8" x 10", and 7" x 10". Decide on the size that best suits your theme and audience you can take help from internet while deciding the size according to your theme.

Format the Illustrations:

Ensure your illustrations are high-resolution (300 DPI) for clear, sharp prints.

Design each page with adequate margins and space for binding.

Get Ready Your Book For Publishing :

Design the Cover of the Book :

Designing the book cover is the most important part as it will be the first impression for your book, so spend time on making it. you can take help from KDP book template and canva. These two are the best platforms to design your book cover.

Creating your KDP book cover wrap is the exciting part. When designing a coloring book for self-publishing on Amazon using KDP, you have to consider the front, back, and spine in addition to the front cover, unlike when designing a Kindle book, which just requires the front cover. We refer to it as a "wrap" since it implies that you will be designing the front, back, and spine at the same time. Fortunately, Amazon simplifies the procedure for you and, if you don't outsource it to someone, it's free. My cover's "wrap" appears to be a lengthy rectangle as a result. You must first choose the size of your coloring book before moving forward. The 8.5 x 11 inch booklets are my preference because they are nicely sized and present my drawings well. Visit Amazon KDP cover calculator to obtain a template for your cover photo. After choosing your trim size, you must specify the number of pages. This is crucial because Amazon will use your page count to determine how big your spine will be.

Creating the interior pages : 

Don't forget to select the correct Margins and Bleed of your coloring book while creating the interior pages. 

I have shared some examples as well you can see and take help :

To create the interior pages, you’ll also want to use Canva as it’s fairly easy and once you’ve been playing around with it for a while it won’t be long before you know your way around it like a pro. To begin laying out your pages, you need to create another new custom size canvas by entering the page dimension so for this example it would be 8.5 inches in width and 11 inches in height. Once you have a blank canvas, you can begin to add a border to it. I like to add borders (like in the image below) because it stops customers from coloring to the edge of the page which can often be annoying for them and it just keeps everything cleaner. To find the borders, search for ‘borders’ on the left side of the interface and stretch it out, change its color to black and change its width if you need to. Play around with it until you’re happy with how it looks. If you haven’t yet already, upload all of your designs to Canva. It might take a few minutes.

At last now you just have to upload your book on Amazon, i have shared some steps please have a look hope it will help you :

Uploading to Amazon KDP

Set Up Your KDP Account:

• If you don't already have one, create a Kindle Direct Publishing account at kdp.amazon.com.

Create a New Title:

• Click on “Create a New Title” and choose “Paperback” or “Hardcover” depending on your preference.

Enter Book Details:

• Fill in the necessary details like book title, subtitle, author name, description, keywords, and categories.

Upload Manuscript and Cover:

• Upload your interior file (PDF of your illustrations).
• Upload your cover file.

Review Your Book:

• Use the KDP Previewer tool to ensure your book looks exactly how you want it to when printed.

Set Pricing and Royalty:

• Set the pricing for your book and choose your royalty plan (35% or 70%).

Publish:

• Once everything is reviewed and looks good, click “Publish Your Paperback/Hardcover Book”.

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