KDP Paperback Publishing: Is Full-Color Worth It?
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- Are the books that KDP Paperback Publishing does in full-color print any good? In this KDP Print Unboxing, discover the actual KDP paperback quality and more.
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What do you think about Amazon KDP Print? Yay or nay? Drop your honest thoughts.
And, check out how Amazon KDP’s competition measures up, especially this one: th-cam.com/video/PJ9ZKXM-aK0/w-d-xo.html
KDP print, in color, is gorgeous! The interior pages are really nice, with vivid colors and a slight gloss. The colors are true (as they were in the file). Please be sure to review IngramSpark's color interior printing...I think you will find this interesting, especially if a side-by-side comparison. If only these could be combined; IngramSpark for distribution and KDP for interior print quality...then POD would be a no brainer.
I just added it to the list. Thanks for the suggestion. And agreed! Combine the best of both worlds for a killer option.
I have worked with KDP Print, and before, with CreateSpace, for about 5 years and have found that the over-all quality of their b&w to be fine. I made a foray with printing with Ingram Spark, and was severely disappointed. The print quality was inferior, despite what others have said, and the struggle (and cost) of working with Ingram Spark was definitely not worth it. I am encouraged by your review of the KDP color print options, as this is something I want to try out. I only wish KDP print would have distribution options at industry rates as does Ingram Spark.
Check out our "Light of the Spirit Press" video and let me know what you think: th-cam.com/video/b2TJYsGKf-8/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for your video. I have subscribed and will explore your sagely advice videos.
@@DaleLRoberts Is the full-colour print with bleed similar to a magazine page. I am looking to release a magazine. Therefore, I am checking the perfect settings to release it on Amazon KDP.
I really needed this. I have written and am shooting the photos for a how-to book. Seeing this gave me a lot of peace. Subbed!
Sweet! Glad you found it helpful. Stay tuned for more.
Thanks again, Dale, for a wonderfully informative and easy to follow video. I am working on my first children's book and your videos have been so helpful!
Awesome! I'm glad I could help. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Excellent video. Full of interesting information as usual. Top quality. Thank you so much Dale. Love your content
Hey, thanks, Roger! It's always nice knowing you and the other viewers are finding value in the videos. The unboxing series is fun for me to do, but the video production can be a drag. haha So, you're words of encouragement are much appreciated.
Dale, I absolutely LOVE your videos. You are so informative and thorough about the Self Publishing world! I’m in in the process of getting my children’s book completed and your videos, literally have been answering many of the questions that I have been having! Thank you so much, I truly appreciate your honesty, please keep the videos coming, I just subscribed!!
Thanks so much! I plan to roll out more videos about kids books. I’m in the midst of working on an audiobook series and going to test Findaway Voices. With its reach into public libraries, this could be HUGE for kids book authors 🎉
Self-Publishing with Dale Nice! Please keep us all posted! Thanks again!
C Hill you got it 😀👏👍
Great video, especially when explaining bleed and the KDP print options.
Aw, shucks, man. I always love hearing you weigh-in. 😀👍👏
Thanks again, Dale, I wondered for my children's series about KDP.
Yes, In fact, give the Kindle Kids Book Creator a look: th-cam.com/video/BU0XtzC_RQU/w-d-xo.html
Just finally had time to watch this and I'll throw in my two cents. My Guess What children's series is in full color with KDP (well, actually when it was CS) and I was happy with the quality. They're 36 pages. I did not use bleed though because of the format but I have edited, designed, and formatted full bleed for other children's authors and those turned out well too.
The production cost is a bugger so it's key not to go over 40 pages. Every page over that starts to add to the cost. When I first published mine, I priced them at $11.99 but got very few sales at that. After the third book in the series, I lowered the price on all of them to $9.99 which increased sales. Sure, I made less but sold more and for me, it was about getting the books in more hands, especially since the illustrations were done by Kids Around the World that I picked from art contests I ran and I wanted them to get as much public recognition as possible.
I have not used Ingram Spark yet but from seeing other authors' books through them, the paper quality is a bit better but I still think that's subjective as I've heard pros and cons compared to KDP.
I have, however, published 7 full-color, low-content books in a children's niche and a few of them have sold at $9.99. A lot went into them with illustrations, formatting, etc so overall, I haven't seen the ROI that I hoped for. It was a good experiment though.
As always, thanks for posting videos worth watching. 🍌🍌 I remembered the bananas. 🤣
Thanks so much for the detailed insights. It’s awesome having you share your experience. And, you brought the banana stickers! 💥🍌
The books look great Dale and the explanation of bleed was one of the best I've seen
Thanks, @Book Launchers! It took me a few years to finally grasp what bleed was and how it functions. I used to get so mad because I thought I was doing it right. But, when my manuscript would get rejected, I knew I was wrong. After a few calls and clarification by the (then) CreateSpace team, I nailed it! It's the small victories, am I right?
Thanks for this video! I'm self publishing a scrapbook biography (probably 250-300 pages) this summer through KDP and there are going to be A LOT of photos so I will be interesting to see what the quality will be.
Yeah, the quality is great in my opinion. Just keep your image DPI above 300 and you should be good. Have you checked out any of the other print on demand platforms? I covered them in the whole unboxing video series. th-cam.com/play/PLXCkkWHluK4ALg3X7rmx10fvX4Rv9xEg6.html
Great videos, very informative...thank you!
Hey, thanks so much for watching. More unboxing videos are on the way. This next few Saturdays I’ll be sharing hardcover options. I hope you come back for more 😀👏👍
Thank you for information on color printing
I’m happy to help. Stay tuned for more.
Yeah this was super helpful... can you do an updated video on this please for 2022, is the cost the same? and kdp has made changes in catergories of what is low content books and high content books. Will I have to now purchase an ISBN to publish picture books, workbooks, and activity-books with none repetitive interiors ? Let me know please.
We’ve got it on our radar! Thanks so much.
KDP's pricing on colored books is outrageous and crazy, I have a 640-page travel book on Israel I hoped to publish on KDP. However, the minimum pricing I have to charge for it to just break even is $74.00. In order to make any money whatsoever, I will need to charge $85 plus dollars. On the other hand, Ingram Spark only charges on $16.00 to print the book. So I can sell the book for $25.00 and make around $8.00 royalty profit. I don't understand why KDP is so expensive to print a color version of a book. Does anyone know why this is so?
I’m at a loss. Go with IngramSpark. They have excellent quality and a wide reach.
Thanks so much for sharing this . It’s very helpful. Is there a huge difference between the standard and premium color quality?
I have yet to test out the standard color option. Stay tuned, because it will eventually happen.
Hi Dale, great vid! Question for you about color prints on KDP .. What if you have 10 small color photos inside your book ... would you having the book printed in "color" to enhance these small pics be worth it? Is the cost for the entire book based in color or will I only be charged for those small 10 pic's?
In order to print those 10 pictures in color, you would have to select color for the entire book. This should give you an idea of how much that will cost you - kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G201834340
I know I have only published two titles so far but whether I ordered two proof copies or 10 author copies (first from CS and second from KDP) they have always come in boxes. Right now book three is at the book designer's so I will soon see how KDP ships 2-4 proof copies. I prefer the POD proof copies to edit. It seems I always catch something to fix with a physical copy than an electronic copy. Maybe one day I will try a full-color book.
Yeah, give it a shot. You might surprise yourself. I know I was shocked when I first got these books a couple years ago. I knew what to expect from this order, so I was glad they didn’t mess up the video for me 🤣
Thank you for your video! Do you think that it would be worth it to do full color for a meal planner? Would the pages be thicker?
It really depends on how much the color adds to the experience. The pages aren't necessarily thicker.
Hey Dale, thanks for this video - it has been very informative! I was wondering if it's possible to publish the same book in different formats, or editions (if you will). If possible, I believe that this could allow the people who could afford the more vivid colors to get those; then also those who are on a budget could also get the book, in a standard edition for a lowered cost. Do you know if this is possible? Looking forward to watching more of your videos soon so I can learn more about self-publishing. Thank you for your time!
You can, but Amazon won't display all versions on your product page. They generally only support 1 ebook, 1 paperback, 1 hardcover, and 1 audiobook. But, why don't you ask KDP that? Maybe I'm wrong - which I hope I am - and you can get all those product iterations on one page.
Thanks for the video. So does KDP automatically print your cover in color or do you have to pay for color ink interior in order to get the cover printed in color as well.
Your cover is full color no matter what, so it's not extra charge. When you go for full color interior, that's when the base print cost significantly increases over the black and white.
Thankfully, KDP rolled out a print type that's between black and white and premium color that's called standard color. It brings that base cost down a bit from the premium option, but it's more for books that need some full color graphics. Avoid using standard color for image-heavy interiors.
You know it's so funny that I had wondered the same thing years ago when I first broke into the business using CreateSpace (pre-KDP Print). Ever since, I never heard anyone else ask that question. Ever! That's saying something considering I get thousands of comments. So, I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who wondered that.
Hey, if you have any other questions, Lisa, just drop them in any of my videos, even if it's out of context from the content. I'm happy to help!
Great tips! It looks pretty good! Do they print also in the inside of the cover and back cover? Do you know if this counts as page one?
No, the inside pages are blank. And the cover doesn’t count as any page.
@@DaleLRoberts Good to know. Thank you 🙂
@@cbernardojr I’m happy to help. Stay tuned for more.
Enjoyed this video thank you. After I published my book, I noticed the thumbnail picture appeared very dull, not as vibrant as the previewed cover copy or even the cover I created. Please where can I find the full colour option?
Yeah, the thumbnails for print products tend to lose quality. Contact KDP support for clarification and assistance.
Hi Dale, Thanks for your video. Is it advisable to do premium colour for planner book? I have a full colour, 24 pages book, the price is not expensive. But my concern is whether the paper is appropriate for writing. will the ink smudge because of the gloss?
I'm not sure. You can order a proof copy to have a look at before you make it available to the public, I believe.
Thank you SO MUCH for this video. I wanted to see what the end product would look like from KDP's full colour printing option, and this video has shown me that it looks great. The only thing I can't quite find an answer on is whether the PDF proof that you can generate from the previewer shows exactly what will be on the page or not. I've searched everywhere for an answer to this and just can't find anything about it.
It's fairly accurate. Keep in mind, all books are printed off at different printers throughout each region. So, it may be slightly different, but we're talking by a fraction. If you use no bleed, you won't notice it so much. If you use bleed, you might notice a slight deviation. Readers won't know the difference.
Hello, do you have a video that you could show us the difference between standard color and premium color? also, are the papers thick enough to print colored pages on both sides of the paper?
Thank you so much
Coming soon!
I have a question! Is it possible to print a book with only a couple of full color pages instead of the whole book? I'm planning to add a couple of illustrations and I'd love to have them in color
In order to only print a couple of pages in color, you would have to set the entire book to full color.
Hey! I just have a few photos in my book ( like a little photo album) that I want in color and all the text is black and white. How would this work?
You would need to opt for a full color option unless you want your images to be in black and white.
do you have a link to the creation f the grumpy gus vid?
Sadly, no 😞This was back before I knew Twitch purges videos. So, I didn’t have a back-up. 🤷♂️😩
Totally agreed on the points you made about using color if it’s like a cook book or a children’s illustration book with pictures or something but low and no content books would be a big waste to add color plus my goodness it’s so expensive = Less royalties😞,Not good Lol.But yes their color quality is very good I did a book in color and when ordered the proof copy I was very happy with the quality.I miss that they don’t send the books in corrugated cardboard that’s the only downfall.
This is gonna blow you away. I’ve actually sold some full color no content books 🤭🤣 I tested it and it worked.
Self-Publishing with Dale really wow okay maybe I gotta try doing one now,I’m curious now Lol.
Give it a shot. Think of what you can do that is a bit outside the box.
Self-Publishing with Dale so true👍.
Kelli and I talked about this a handful of months ago, so i tried and was pleasantly surprised.
Thanks for this video! Was this standard color or premium color?
Premium color. Has KDP finally launched standard color? It was in closed (invite only) beta. They gave me access about 2-3 years ago. But, I never published with the option. I just didn't have a reason to.
@@DaleLRoberts Thanks! Yes, standard color is available now, but only for paperbacks. I've ordered a print copy--crossing my fingers it's decent quality and doesn't look like 💩.
Hi Dale, I wasn't aware that I can't change the color of the manuscript color after I publish it. So I have made the mistake by selecting premium color since I'm new to kdp & wasn't aware of this.
Is there any way to change my manuscript color back to black and white again ? What's the recommended way for this ?
Contact KDP directly and see if they can help. Otherwise, you would probably have to publish a new edition.
@@DaleLRoberts Hi dale thanks for the reply..
I contacted kdp support few days ago. They said I could publish the same book with the new ISBN since I'm unpublishing my old book.
They said I could use the same title, subtitle, cover, manuscript, previous book edition..etc..
What if you have mostly text and it's a nonfiction book? I would like a few pages in color because I included photos. What is your professional recommendation?
If you have a few pages in color, then you have to print the whole book with the color option. I recommend standard color.
If you have time to say a few quick words on formatting a kids book, it would be very helpful! I wrote a short picture books for kids and I've been able to upload as an EBook on KDP, when I tried to use my same pdf to create a paperback version on the kids book, the site won't let me. I dont know what I'm doing wrong.
I have a couple videos covering kid's books:
th-cam.com/video/BU0XtzC_RQU/w-d-xo.html
I'm interested in your thoughts on choosing the KDP full-color option for a B&W coloring book solely for the thicker paper stock even though it would be more costly. In this video, you mentioned that the pages were felt sleek but I assume it's from all the ink on the page. Wonder if a B&W book printed with the full color option would have some sort of spray fixative on it which would affect the way a crayon/colored pencil/marker would take to the page. Thin paper is such an issue with POD coloring books that I wonder if the answer would be to choose the full color option for better quality. Thanks :)
It's the paper stock that is glossy, not the ink. I wouldn't recommend it for coloring, because crayons would have a tough time sticking. Colored pencils and markers would definitely be an issue. Have you looked into Blurb yet? They have thicker paper stock options.
Much, much appreciated. I'll check out Blurb's paper options. Thanks for the head's up. I'm glad I found your channel ... very informative :)
danda dab thanks for the kudos. Stay tuned for more.
Hi Dale, thank you so much for posting this.
I have two questions about printing full-color with KDP that I hope you can clarify from your video and comments...
1) I wish to print some graphic novels through KDP. Is this theoretically possible? The question was raised below, but I was hoping you could explain why, if it’s not (and, if possible... your recommended alternative options.)
2) to just doublecheck, if my trim cut is on 8.5 x 11 and I’m printing with bleed, does that mean extending the canvas size to 8.625 x 11.25?
Thank you kindly for your time.
Sincerely,
O.
1) Yes. Look into IngramSpark, Lulu, and Blurb as well for full-color options.
2) Correct.
Happy to help! Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@DaleLRoberts Thank you so much Dale. All the best and Happy Holidays.
Dale, I am close to self publishing a written book with KDP. I will include some photos, but the main bulk of the work is text. So, it seems the best option is to print in black and white, and then, in the kindle version ebook I will have those photos as colour. My question is, when I upload my pdfs for the print book, do i need to upload black and white photos? or will KDP automatically convert the image into black and white for printing? thank you.
You don't have to have the photos in grayscale, but it's a good idea to convert them to grayscale. That way there's no loss in resolution or increase in contrast. Typically, they'll convert the color images to grayscale, but it'll usually get completely saturated and far too dark while having pixelation. Run a proof copy and check. If it's too much loss in quality for your liking, then convert the color images for print.
@@DaleLRoberts Thank you so much. Another quick question, for the print version, do I upload the entire book as a single pdf file?
Yes.
@@DaleLRoberts Thanks for your help Dale. One more question, does KDP always automatically put a blank page at the beginning of a print book? thanks
I have 2 major questions: what are the basic photo settings that I need to make before converting my file into a pdf? Do I have to change the photos into CMYK mode, set a 300 dpi for each and also increase the brightness? Or the CMYK mode is just enough? I'm a little confused...
Sadly, I have little insight into CMYK. That’s a bit outside my understanding.
@@DaleLRoberts CMYK should be used for all print projects. RGB is for screen.
Forty-one Shades Thanks for sharing.
Can you write on the colored pages or are they kind of glossy?
Oh, they are very much glossy. Markers might work but would probably smear. And crayons probably wouldn't adhere very well. The standard color option is doable for that. But, for full color, the glossiness really limits what you can do on the page.
Recently had a cartoon book with high resolution colour printed on the best paper they had. Disappointed with the outcome. Paper that was used was thinner and lighter than was used by my local printer and the colours were not rather ‘eased out’ and not as vibrant. A significant difference between the two but then again, it would probably be ok for sale and if that’s the best KDP print can do, what choice do I have?
I'm sorry you're disappointed. I'd consider contacting KDP and opening a dialogue on that. Not necessarily because the will do anything, but because your feedback could be helpful in improving the service.
It's impossible for them to serve the self-publishing community and please every single person with so many unique circumstances coming into play.
Hi Dale did you do a video showing the difference between KDP standard color and premium color? If not I think that would be a great idea as there's not that many video about that on YT and i would definitely want to see more of it I'm writing a book of 200 pages with many pictures and am worried premium would be way too expensive to print. Cheers!
Let me see what I can do. We’re long overdue for an update video.
does any print on demand service use black paper? I am creating a picture book and the images look better on black background. Any suggestions?
Ronald Gaines sadly, to my knowledge, no. You’ll have to look into offset printers.
In the UK books from Amazon always come in cardboard not bubble wrap, so we have no problems there. Also, I do cartoon strips in book form, and have always been completely satisfied with the results from KDP. Their colour printing is excellent but you have to watch your wholesale cost. I've had a few negative reviews because my books have been short (40 pages). They are so short because the Base cost is high and the more pages you have, the higher it gets.
Really? Well, Amazon US needs to follow the lead of Amazon UK. Funny thing is Amazon Advertising UK was the first to roll out the new ads dashboard.
I remember thinking, “Man, Amazon US needs to do this.”
Less than a year later, Amazon Advertising US’s dashboard changed to the UK version.
Maybe UK is the test market? Makes ya wonder, doesn’t it? 🤔🤷♂️
Yes it could be
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@@DaleLRoberts just got a book from amazon over here in the UK and it was bubble wrapped. So maybe UK amazon is following US amazon now grrrr
Oh, *nooooooooooo* ! Normally, it’s been the other way around. Like Amazon Advertising, the US followed suit with UK. Come UK, don’t let us down 🤣🤷♂️
Question: my illustrations are hand drawn, not coloured yet. How do I add the colours? The old fashioned way (with me colouring them in by hand)? Or is there a better, more sophisticated way I’m not aware of? Getting an answer to this question has been next to impossible! Thanks
Coloring them by hand might be the path of least resistance.
Otherwise, you'll need to pick a graphics software like Photoshop, GIMP, Illustrator, or Inkscape (paid and free allternatives, you're welcome!) and learn how to use the Pen Tool.
@@DaleLRoberts Thank you for the prompt reply!
Do they have a version for black and white with some colour plates? Or is that just being too fussy? Is it one or the other when it comes to black and white or full colour?
Correct, it’s one or the other. You can still do black and white in the full-color option. Sadly, this means all the pages are printed on the glossy-type pages. And, I don’t think that’s fussy at all. I think it has a lot to do with how the books are manufactured. I’ll have to share how it’s done in a future video.
@@DaleLRoberts I'm trying to convince KDP customer service to let me print a 1 and 1/2 pages in full color and the rest in black and white. That pop of color in the title page is HUGE and a 5x increase in print cost for basically 1 page of color is INFURIATING lol
It’s an all or nothing process. The printer uses a single printing press to do the print run.
1:40 I'm trying to submit a book with page numbers and the book title near the edge of the page. Outside of the margins, but within the bleed. It's getting error flagged for every page. Is there a way around this, or is it not possible to get through KDP's previewer?
Text cannot be in the bleed. There’s no way to bypass that. Everything else can go into the bleed but text.
I subbed you bud. Great content. I'm just in the process of writing a children's book. There are many things that I'm confused about. One is the print colour. I know you use Gimp and after seeing one of your vids I downloaded it because I don't have photoshop. Now gimp doesn't have CMYK output and I can't find separate + for Mac and gimp 2:10 anywhere. Did you upload files in Cmyk through another program. Or what happens if we upload in RGB. What about Gus book? Was it from uploaded CMYK files? Keep up the good work bud.
I used RGB with no issue.
Though after I had recent experience with doing a cover for Barnes & Noble Press in CMYK, I’m strongly considering the change to that. I’m thinking Inkscape can do CMYK, but I might be way off.
Full disclosure: I’m 100% a newb when it comes to doing full color kids books. I’d merely did it to test the waters and share my experience.
So, any mistakes I made happened through simply doing. Hence why I saw how much different CMYK quality is to RGB. I didn’t know any of that if hard pressed. B&N Press schooled me on that and frankly, I just hired a cover designer to figure all that out. Haha
Thanks for the subbing. Make sure you catch my interview with John Celestri - legendary animator of He-Man, Dragon’s Lair and more. He’s my recent go-to for when I have questions about more art-based kid’s books.
Self-Publishing with Dale well you're doing well for a newbie bud ;) Inkscape doesn't have that facility unfortunately. I have to say your Gus book looks vibrant on screen, I guess the scare stories of all colours changing and dulling down is a little exaggerated. I guess if I can't covert I can chance it and see what it looks like ;) nice tips on bleed as well. Do you plan to add to your Gus books. 3 so far right? Oh and I've trawled through TH-cam vids regarding RGB and CMYK, maybe sometime you can do a quick colour comparison between the Gus RGB and the CMYK one ;)
That’s a GREAT idea. I need to add that to the list. And, thanks. I believe keeping my resolution at 300dpi was the difference maker. Far too many indie authors publish 72dpi images and then blame KDP for the print being blurry. Of course, it’s blurry! 🤣
Good to know about Inkscape. Any recommendations on the best software? I can afford to pay now. When I did these books, funds were a bit tighter.
Self-Publishing with Dale software , haha I'm doing it the bargain basement way lol just apps I have available and gimp ;)
Well, open source software certainly counts, even if you aren't having to pay a premium. Outside of GIMP, what are your other go-to's?
Hi Dale, I'm just curious, is it possible with KDP (or any other printer) to print a book that is primarily black and white but has an occasional full colour page insert? I haven't heard anyone talking about this anywhere but I'm hoping the answer is out there. Thanks!
You could do this, but you'd have to configure the book as a full color print to do so.
@@DaleLRoberts I have a book that's primarily black and white but have some colours in the corner, should I use standard colour or premium colour option?
@@DaleLRoberts Thanks Dale!
I have a question as I have set up my publishing yet with KDP.
Is it possible to do full color pages instead of an entire book?
Just pages by themselves? No. You still have to print it in book form.
Self-Publishing with Dale Thank you!
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There are two different options for color on KDP now. I'd love to see the difference between both of those.
It's in the works. Stay tuned!
Have you seen any examples of KDP’s color comics? I’m wondering how they look
Not yet. I only knew of them publishing electronic versions and not so much print. Did I miss that somewhere? 🤔
Hi Dale, any idea which publishing company is the cheapest for color books? Thanks
Not off the top of my head.
Is all color printing shiny? So if you wanted color pages that can be written on is this possible on KDP?
You could, but it might not be good. KDP is working on standard printing, a cheaper option. Once that launches, I recommend trying both and see what you think before you pull the trigger.
@@DaleLRoberts Thank you.
I published full colored version. My editor made me both full colored and BW.
Can I publish BW version beside already published book in the color or this is forbidden or impossible?
You should be able to, but I'd reach out to KDP for the best way to handle this.
Ok, thank you!
Hi thanks for all your info. Kdp are you familiar with using 2 colors for the spine. I only seem able to use 1 color.
For the spine, you can do it full color, and that's whether you go with full-color or black & white interiors.
Yes I see you can do it full color but can you use 2 color spine. For example title is “A Great Book” A Great is green and book is in red ?
Yep, you can do whatever you want on your cover and they'll print it out.
1- Hi, I have a question, I want to publish a book on KDP and I want to have a bookmark that you can cut out at the end of the book. Is there something that I can do on KDP to make the page that people will cut out for the bookmark in full color and a thick type of paper, while the rest of the book is normal paper and in black and white?
2- Can I use any size for my book when I publish my book on KDP or do I have to use the templates Amazon provides us?
3- Which platform is best for first-time authors: Ingram spark or Amazon KDP?
4- Can you publish a book on Amazon with KDP's ISBN number and then publish the same book on another platform using that platform's ISBN number?
1. No.
2. Yes.
3. KDP. Hands down.
4. Yes. You just can’t take the free ISBN and use it on any other platform.
Thank you so much
Happy to help.
It's a shame that they don't have a different option available for color. I'm currently in the process of writing book that will be about 260 pages. 10% of those pages will have some images. I thought color would be nice but the Amazon's prices are too much. Their calculator seems to only offer premium color, and not the standard one. Using this option would force the price of the book too high and leave little profit to be made. It appears that Amazon doesn't want authors to publish in color. It would be nice if they created another option. If I chose color, the only one that would benefit would be Amazon. I guess I'll be debating on what to do now. What's your thoughts on this?
I tend to agree with your assessment. Color printing is expensive in most situations.
Hi! I publish my own books under George Roland Wills on Amazon from a Mac. All self taught, and I have had to "trial and error" everything originally. I just published my first printed book with pictures, FIFTY SHADES OF GRAY, a how-to draw in the extreme realism portraiture style from my Gallery513 School of Art & Portraiture art school that I ran for ten years 1998-2008. The book photos did not come out well at all. They are dingy and dark. Granted, being drawn in black and white, the photos I took were not going to be like on the computer... but... will going color print and white paper or whatever get me a better looking book? THANKS!
It should help, but I’d recommend ordering a proof first.
@@DaleLRoberts Thanks! You got some nice looking books!
Hey, thanks. They need some serious makeovers though. I really haven’t given my fitness brand a good eye since 2017. I’ll probably go through my catalog and update one at a time this year. Thanks for the kudos.
@@DaleLRoberts very welcome!
😀👍👏 Thanks for watching and commenting.
Is it considered "all over color" as far as price if you just add little accents of colors for decoration on the inside pages?
Yes. Any amount of color used in the interior is considered full color. It’s an all or nothing approach.
@@DaleLRoberts THANK YOU so much for the response! I can stop the search. lol
I was going through the KDP approval process so I could order a proof of my book. There are 10 images in my 128 page book, 4 have a little colour in them. When I select colour interior for the paper type, the printing cost for the book comes to little over $9. When I select Black & White, the printing cost is under $3. I don't understand this huge difference, for only 4 pages with a little colour.
It’s either all color or all black and white. It’s the printing press they use and they don’t mix the cuts in one book.
@@DaleLRoberts Oh, that's frustrating. Thanks for the reply. I guess I'll have to make the print B&W, and the Kindle version can have colour.
That’s generally what I’ve done. Good choice 😀👍👏
Is color interior the same as the full bleed option discussed in the video? Or is thsg something else? Thanks.
The bleed and no bleed options are the type of printing and can be used on bot full color and black and white.
I have a fantasy series where I do have character sketches, but in light novel format without a lot of colored pages besides that. The cost that I have to sell my book at in color is 25$ with only a $2.64 royalty, but taking away the color would take away from a viewers experience. Any way around that? I've noticed my chapter titles are colored blue from my word document setting them as a title, but that's unnecessary really. Should I do black and white, even if it means they don't get the full character viewership experience at least at first?
Edit: In black and white, my book comes out at 13.99 with a better royalty, which saves the buyer 11$, with the con of no color for character sketches. I think unless my book series gets popular enough to warrant a huge price increase, I'm better off going black and white? I'd love my own full color author copy though... oof.
The only way to get it lower is through offset publishing. But, you’ve gotta pay for inventory and fulfill orders. KDP is among the cheaper full color options in self-publishing. Other avenues to explore: IngramSpark, Lulu, Blurb, and Barnes & Noble Press. Hope that helps.
@@DaleLRoberts Thanks, friend. Along my journey as an author you've always had helpful insight. Amazon is kind of where my element is at as far as experience, but looking at others doesn't hurt anything.
Was this standard colour or premium? I was doing math, Standard colour seems worth it to me but premium seems completely ridiculous. But I want to see examples of standard colour before creating the whole book. I'm making a book and designing the size now looking at 200 pages or more; its a reference book. If standard colour is terrible quality I will probably go black and white. If my math is correct at least.
@@DaleLRoberts It was an option the other day when i was doing research for a book I've started working on!
@@valasafantastic1055 nice! Give it a shot. Let me know how it goes.
@@DaleLRoberts I’ve been working on the book a lot hopefully soon!
Thanks for your video. I have just received a proof copy of my book from Amazon, and I am not pleased with the paper quality. Does the final product look better than the proof? The proof looks like they printed it on inkjet paper, so not so good. Thanks for the answer and for the video!
The proof is exactly what the finished product will look like. And, double check your file quality. If your dpi is below 300, then it will look like an inkjet print out.
Other alternatives to consider are IngramSpark, Lulu or Blurb.
@@DaleLRoberts Will do, thanks!
@@andrewbaxter8560 happy to help.
I really need a comparison of standard color vs. premium color. The difference on my 180 full color book is over $7.00 in royalties. Even at $29 per book, I would only make $3.95 in profit on premium color vs. $10.00 for standard printing. At $29 per book, I would LOSE money if I went with premium color and wanted expanded distribution. I need help in deciding. This is a fashion book so color saturation will matter.
Yep. You posted that on another video. As I mentioned before: I haven't done that comparison yet. I'm long overdue for updating comparison videos for different print-on-demand companies. Sorry, I can't help at the moment.
Hi, do you know - is premium color interior white paper suitable for coloring books?
No, the glossy paper is tough for taking crayons, markers and pencils.
@@DaleLRoberts Thank you! You helped me a lot. Nobody was able to answer my question.
@@Artur-vh3nk yeah, I’ve got a few full color books, and though the paper COULD work for those purposes, it’s not ideal. You’ll most likely get low reviews.
Cute monkey book, Dale!
Thanks.
How many pages are there in theses books?
I can’t recall off the top of my head. It’s in the product details for each book. Search them up on Amazon for your answer.
I did my first book in color and it's expensive. I've sold a few though. You know the one.
Oh yeah! I forgot about that 😀👏👍 has it ever sold? 🤔
@@DaleLRoberts I sell a copy every few months. I'm always surprised when I see it :)
Nice! Do you kick the price up at all? I have one coffee table book that is a bit higher and pulls in a nice chunk of change per sale.
@@DaleLRoberts I haven't touched it in almost a year. I made one correction after a friend told me I attributed a Korean Dress to the Japanese. After that, hands off. Should I raise the price? I think it's expensive as is, but I only make about $3 per sale.
It’s worth tearing. 🤷♂️🤔
Full-color books just set the table for everyone else to have dinner as paper, ink and print profits eat all the profits unless you are selling books for $99.00 for large photo books.
They also don't have landscape hard covers oddly.
Yep. KDP was originally developed to publish regular old books. So, anything beyond that is makeshift at best until Amazon acknowledges it and decides it's worth throwing money at.
what is the reason for losing quality of cover after uploading in kdp
Sufian Rakib you’ll have to ask them that.
How do you feel about full color novels?
It makes sense if it's a graphic novel, but I'm not sure that a full-length novel needs full-color. Look into Bookvault, they do split publishing where you can have full color pages mixed with black and white.
My question is, does KDP print colored text?
I would think so if you choose color printing. You should reach out to them to confirm though.
Someone already has name Fame
Huh?