The options available through print-on-demand publishing don't meet the needs of a quality coloring book. Like you've noted, the 90-120 lb range is ideal. You'll not get that with KDP.
If you have a good coloring book, consider traditional publishing where they can do bulk orders on higher quality paper with higher quality binding. Note that paper weight varies based on printing location. Black ink books can be printed on cream or white paper.
Books with color ink are printed on white paper, which shows a higher contrast for images and graphics. When choosing your ink and paper type: Choose a color ink option if any images in your book are supposed to print in color. Massively disappointed with KDP paperback quality Today I feel very disheartened, my first paperback proof arrive from KDP and the quality is so poor I feel that it's not possible to publish via KDP.
For context, it's a children's picture book, consisting of 15 spreads, with full colour insulations. Buying a coloring book? How to check for poor-quality paper. It matters.
In this article, I would like to share a couple of tips on how you can identify the coloring book paper quality, what others from the adult coloring think of the paper, and some options you have when deciding to buy coloring books with poor. I'll be testing paper quality of amazon books by coloring in one of my own published coloring books. I will test color blending, layering, smudging, color saturation, and other important factors.
I'm going to publish a coloring book. It has some pages on color so my two options for printing it are: Premium color ink and 60-71 pound (88-105 GSM) white paper Standard color interior with 50-61 pound (74-90 GSM) white paper My question is, is it possible to color with markers and pencils on the premium option? I want a good quality paper (so ink won't bleed through), but it wouldn't make. Most coloring books do black back pages to get some resemblence of some standard, and bleed through is a problem.
I would happily pay double the page price (not so much for the color, but for normal cream paper) to be able to have better paper. Our latest blogs on self publishingHow is the Quality of KDP Books? Books published through KDP can be just as high-quality as books published by traditional publishers. The print quality is what you would expect from a traditional publisher.
Amazon uses industry-standard materials and printing methods. There are two choices for paper quality: 55#, which is the less expensive paper and is. Learn how to publish coloring books on Amazon KDP from file setup to launching.
Master specifications, formatting, cover design, pricing, and marketing for maximum sales. When uploading your book to KDP, there are many options to choose from, one being your paper option. There are three, but do you know which option is best for YOUR book?Let's talk about it.White paper: Generally used for non-fiction books, such as cookbooks, business, and reference books, as the colored highlighter shows up better.