Interesting. For a graphic novel the sheen on the amazon premium isn't appropriate. However, if it was a photography book it looks like the print finish/quality would be about right?
thank you ive spent the last 2 years working on my graphic novel for kdp - i really do wonder about the standard vs premium color. It just seems that it costs SO MUCH MORE for premium! haha - Your graphic novel is alike mine in that it has a lot of pages and also a good bit of text heavy pages (mine has that) - The fact that you got its price to only be $12 usd is amazing. That's not what mine comes up to being at all. Mine at 400 pages and 8.5 x 11 inches in standard color is a whopping $29.67 usd !! - and that's with no royalty lol. So my books will be expensive it seems. It's tough for me to go along with this but at the same time my art certainly is elite level. Premium is way out of the question though IMO - at $55 usd minimum price! I don't know - Yes i can justify the price based on the VALUE i bring - but at the same time, I can't help but say that this is too expensive for the average person to buy. It would only be die hard fans and that isn't exactly what I have so early in my career in independent art.
This is an issue for all graphic novels -- the longer ones can be very expensive. I suggest breaking your work into parts so that each doesn't surpass $20. A buyer might be more willing to take a chance on that. Have you tried test printing a single copy through Amazon using both color options?
Your illustrations are beautiful! Thanks for your video, it was super helpful. How did you keep the colors so vibrant in print? Did you send your files in RGB or CMYK? Thanks again!
Thanks! Yes. CMYK. Also I tested it early on by having a book with just a few pages printed, so I could make sure it looked right before I did the whole thing.
Thank you for this! I’m having a lot of trouble uploading the pages (manuscript) as it keeps coming up as failed. I talked to someone and they said it needs to be flattened, but I have no idea how to start with that. Did you have a problem like this too?
Does it at least let you see the print preview section (where you can flip through the pages)? Or does it fail before that step? What software are you using to create the print file, and what format are you exporting it in?
@@olivierballou392 It fails before that step. I’m using procreate to create the file and I’m exporting in PDF format. I’ve tried everything from compressing to flattening and even the KDP help center said they needed to ask the technical department because they couldn’t figure out what was up either…. I’m just trying to publish, haha
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Interesting. For a graphic novel the sheen on the amazon premium isn't appropriate. However, if it was a photography book it looks like the print finish/quality would be about right?
Thank you for this! I wish more people were into making graphic novels!
Totally agree
I would love to try printing my zines from Barnes
thank you ive spent the last 2 years working on my graphic novel for kdp - i really do wonder about the standard vs premium color. It just seems that it costs SO MUCH MORE for premium! haha - Your graphic novel is alike mine in that it has a lot of pages and also a good bit of text heavy pages (mine has that) - The fact that you got its price to only be $12 usd is amazing. That's not what mine comes up to being at all.
Mine at 400 pages and 8.5 x 11 inches in standard color is a whopping $29.67 usd !! - and that's with no royalty lol. So my books will be expensive it seems. It's tough for me to go along with this but at the same time my art certainly is elite level. Premium is way out of the question though IMO - at $55 usd minimum price! I don't know - Yes i can justify the price based on the VALUE i bring - but at the same time, I can't help but say that this is too expensive for the average person to buy. It would only be die hard fans and that isn't exactly what I have so early in my career in independent art.
This is an issue for all graphic novels -- the longer ones can be very expensive. I suggest breaking your work into parts so that each doesn't surpass $20. A buyer might be more willing to take a chance on that. Have you tried test printing a single copy through Amazon using both color options?
Your illustrations are beautiful! Thanks for your video, it was super helpful. How did you keep the colors so vibrant in print? Did you send your files in RGB or CMYK? Thanks again!
Thanks! Yes. CMYK. Also I tested it early on by having a book with just a few pages printed, so I could make sure it looked right before I did the whole thing.
Thanks! Very helpful!
Thank you for this! I’m having a lot of trouble uploading the pages (manuscript) as it keeps coming up as failed. I talked to someone and they said it needs to be flattened, but I have no idea how to start with that. Did you have a problem like this too?
Does it at least let you see the print preview section (where you can flip through the pages)? Or does it fail before that step? What software are you using to create the print file, and what format are you exporting it in?
@@olivierballou392 It fails before that step. I’m using procreate to create the file and I’m exporting in PDF format. I’ve tried everything from compressing to flattening and even the KDP help center said they needed to ask the technical department because they couldn’t figure out what was up either…. I’m just trying to publish, haha
barnes & noble wins