Use AI to Create Halloween KDP Coloring Books to Sell on Amazon

Summary

Cette vidéo détaille les étapes pour créer un livre à colorier pour enfants sur le thème d'Halloween à l'aide de l'intelligence artificielle, puis le publier sur Amazon. Elle explique comment utiliser MidJourney pour générer des illustrations par AI, créer une couverture de livre attrayante sur Canva, assembler les pages intérieures et configurer le livre sur KDP d'Amazon. En se concentrant sur les titres et mots-clés populaires, ainsi que les aspects tarifaires et de mise en page, la vidéo présente une méthode complète et rentable pour créer et vendre des livres à colorier de niche sur Amazon, en exploitant la demande saisonnière.

Takeaways

• 😀 Créer un livre à colorier pour enfants sur le thème d'Halloween en utilisant l'IA MidJourney pour générer les illustrations.
• 🖼️ Élaborer une invite appropriée pour guider l'IA à créer les images souhaitées, en précisant le style, les couleurs, etc.
• 📃 Concevoir la couverture du livre sur Canva en téléchargeant l'image de l'IA et en ajoutant du texte attrayant.
• 📑 Préparer les pages intérieures avec une image de l'IA sur une page et une page blanche suivante pour éviter que l'encre ne traverse.
• 💻 Convertir les fichiers en PDF avant de les télécharger sur la plateforme d'édition KDP d'Amazon.
• ⚙️ Configurer les détails du livre sur KDP: titre, description, catégories, mots-clés, prix, etc.
• 📈 Les livres à colorier sur le thème d'Halloween connaissent des pics de ventes importants avant Halloween chaque année.
• 💰 Un livre à colorier bien vendu peut rapporter des bénéfices mensuels substantiels pendant la période de pointe.
• 🎯 Viser le groupe d'âge des 4 à 8 ans pour ce type de livre à colorier.
• ✍️ Pour démarrer, obtenir une licence commerciale avec MidJourney afin de pouvoir vendre légalement les illustrations générées.

Q & A

Quelle est la première étape dans la création d'un livre à colorier avec l'IA ?

La première étape est de créer la couverture du livre en utilisant l'IA MidJourney.

Quel type de licence est nécessaire pour utiliser les images de MidJourney dans un livre à vendre ?

Une licence commerciale est nécessaire pour utiliser les images de MidJourney dans un livre destiné à la vente. L'abonnement de base à 10$ par mois permet d'obtenir cette licence.

Comment choisir le meilleur prompt pour créer une image avec MidJourney ?

Le secret pour créer de bonnes images avec MidJourney ou tout autre outil d'IA réside dans le prompt que vous utilisez. Il faut expérimenter avec différents prompts pour trouver celui qui fonctionne le mieux.

Pourquoi faut-il upscaler les images créées par MidJourney ?

Les images créées par MidJourney ont une résolution de 72 ppp, ce qui est insuffisant pour une couverture de livre. Il faut donc upscaler les images à 300 ppp pour obtenir une meilleure qualité d'impression.

Comment créer l'intérieur du livre à colorier ?

L'intérieur du livre est créé avec les images générées par MidJourney, en les disposant de manière alternée avec des pages blanches pour éviter que le coloriage ne transperce au verso.

Quelle taille de livre à colorier est recommandée dans la vidéo ?

La taille de livre recommandée est 8,5 x 11 pouces, qui est une taille standard pour les livres à colorier pour enfants.

Quel type de finition de couverture est préférable pour un livre à colorier ?

La vidéo recommande une finition mate pour la couverture, mais indique qu'une finition brillante peut également bien fonctionner si la couverture comporte beaucoup de couleurs vives.

Quelle tranche d'âge est ciblée par le livre à colorier créé dans la vidéo ?

Le livre à colorier créé dans la vidéo cible les enfants de 4 à 8 ans.

Quels sont les principaux éléments à inclure dans la description du livre sur Amazon KDP ?

Il est recommandé d'inclure la taille du livre, le nombre de pages, le type d'intérieur (noir et blanc ou couleur) et le type de finition de la couverture (mate ou brillante).

Combien de temps faut-il généralement pour qu'Amazon approuve un livre publié via KDP ?

La vidéo indique qu'il faut généralement environ 72 heures pour qu'Amazon approuve un livre publié via KDP, mais que cela peut prendre plus longtemps lors des périodes chargées comme Noël.

Outlines

00:00

🎃 Introduction et contexte sur la création d'un livre à colorier pour Halloween

Ce paragraphe introduit le concept de créer un livre à colorier pour Halloween à l'aide de l'IA. Il présente les trois étapes principales : créer la couverture, créer l'intérieur du livre et télécharger le tout sur Amazon KDP. Il souligne la forte demande pour ce type de livre, en analysant les classements de vente sur Amazon et en estimant les ventes potentielles pendant la période d'Halloween. Il mentionne que le livre sera destiné aux enfants de 4 à 8 ans.

05:02

🖼️ Création de la couverture du livre avec MidJourney et Canva

Cette section explique en détail comment créer la couverture du livre à l'aide de MidJourney pour générer l'image principale et de Canva pour assembler les éléments. Elle décrit l'importance d'obtenir une licence commerciale pour MidJourney, la façon de soumettre des invites pour obtenir l'image souhaitée, le processus de téléchargement et de redimensionnement de l'image. Ensuite, elle montre comment utiliser Canva pour ajouter l'image, créer la couverture arrière, ajouter du texte et des éléments décoratifs, avant de télécharger la couverture au format PDF.

10:04

🖍️ Création de l'intérieur du livre avec MidJourney et Canva

Ce paragraphe se concentre sur la création des pages intérieures du livre à colorier. Il explique comment générer des images supplémentaires à l'aide de MidJourney en modifiant les invites, puis comment télécharger et redimensionner ces images. Il montre ensuite comment assembler les pages dans Canva, en alternant entre une page avec une image et une page blanche pour éviter que l'encre ne traverse. Il termine en téléchargeant l'intérieur du livre au format PDF.

15:08

💻 Téléchargement du livre sur la plateforme KDP d'Amazon

Cette section guide à travers le processus de téléchargement du livre sur la plateforme KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) d'Amazon. Elle explique comment remplir les informations du livre telles que le titre, la description, les catégories et les mots-clés. Elle montre ensuite comment télécharger le fichier PDF de l'intérieur et celui de la couverture. Enfin, elle décrit les étapes finales pour prévisualiser le livre, définir le prix et le publier sur Amazon.

20:10

🎬 Conclusion et ressources supplémentaires

Le dernier paragraphe conclut la vidéo en résumant les principales étapes de création d'un livre à colorier pour Halloween. Il mentionne le temps d'examen typique par Amazon avant la publication et suggère aux débutants de commencer par des projets plus simples. Enfin, il fait la promotion d'une playlist vidéo pour apprendre les bases de l'auto-édition sur Amazon.

Keywords

💡Livre à colorier

Un livre à colorier est un livre contenant des images, généralement des illustrations ou des motifs, que les enfants (ou les adultes) peuvent colorier avec des crayons de couleur, des feutres ou d'autres médiums. Dans le script, la création d'un livre à colorier sur le thème d'Halloween pour les enfants est le sujet principal de la vidéo. L'objectif est de créer un livre à colorier attrayant avec des illustrations d'Halloween comme des citrouilles, des chauves-souris et des maisons hantées, puis de le publier sur Amazon.

💡Intelligence Artificielle (IA)

L'intelligence artificielle (IA) fait référence à la capacité des machines et des systèmes informatiques à simuler l'intelligence humaine, comme l'apprentissage, le raisonnement et la résolution de problèmes. Dans le contexte du script, l'IA est utilisée pour générer les illustrations du livre à colorier à l'aide de l'outil MidJourney. L'utilisation de l'IA pour créer des images est présentée comme une méthode efficace pour produire rapidement du contenu pour un livre à colorier.

💡MidJourney

MidJourney est un outil d'intelligence artificielle spécialisé dans la génération d'images à partir de prompts textuels. Dans le script, MidJourney est utilisé pour créer les illustrations du livre à colorier en entrant des prompts descriptifs, comme 'scène d'Halloween effrayante avec des fantômes, des citrouilles, des chauves-souris et une maison lugubre en arrière-plan'. MidJourney est présenté comme un outil clé pour créer rapidement et efficacement du contenu visuel pour le livre à colorier.

💡Prompts

Un prompt est une instruction ou une description textuelle fournie à un modèle d'IA pour générer du contenu, comme des images ou du texte. Dans le contexte du script, les prompts sont utilisés pour décrire les scènes et les éléments souhaités pour les illustrations du livre à colorier, que MidJourney va ensuite générer. Le script souligne l'importance d'utiliser des prompts bien formulés pour obtenir les meilleurs résultats visuels possibles.

💡Canva

Canva est un outil de conception graphique en ligne qui permet de créer des designs, des présentations, des affiches et d'autres supports visuels. Dans le script, Canva est utilisé pour assembler la couverture du livre à colorier en utilisant l'illustration générée par MidJourney, ainsi que pour mettre en page les illustrations intérieures du livre. Canva est présenté comme un outil pratique et convivial pour mettre en forme et préparer le livre pour la publication.

💡KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing)

KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) est la plateforme d'auto-édition d'Amazon qui permet aux auteurs d'auto-publier et de vendre leurs livres numériques et livres imprimés sur Amazon. Dans le script, KDP est utilisé pour publier le livre à colorier créé sur le thème d'Halloween. Le script guide à travers les différentes étapes de publication sur KDP, comme le téléchargement des fichiers, la configuration des métadonnées et la fixation du prix.

💡Rang des meilleures ventes

Le rang des meilleures ventes (Best Sellers Rank en anglais) est une métrique utilisée par Amazon pour classer les livres en fonction de leurs performances de ventes. Un rang plus bas indique de meilleures ventes. Dans le script, le rang des meilleures ventes est utilisé pour démontrer la demande élevée pour les livres à colorier d'Halloween pendant la période précédant Halloween, où les rangs atteignent des niveaux très bas, indiquant des ventes élevées.

💡Métadonnées

Les métadonnées sont des informations descriptives sur un livre, comme le titre, le sous-titre, la description, les mots-clés, les catégories, etc. Lors de la publication sur KDP, le script souligne l'importance de renseigner correctement les métadonnées du livre à colorier, car elles influencent la façon dont le livre sera présenté et découvert sur Amazon.

💡Mise à l'échelle

La mise à l'échelle (upscaling en anglais) fait référence au processus d'augmentation de la résolution ou de la taille d'une image sans perdre en qualité. Dans le script, les illustrations générées par MidJourney sont mises à l'échelle à l'aide d'un outil en ligne appelé Vectorizer.ai afin d'augmenter leur résolution pour une qualité d'impression supérieure sur la couverture du livre.

💡Vectorisation

La vectorisation est le processus de conversion d'une image pixellisée en une image vectorielle, composée de formes géométriques définies mathématiquement. Dans le script, l'outil Vectorizer.ai est utilisé pour vectoriser les illustrations générées par MidJourney, permettant ainsi de les redimensionner sans perte de qualité pour une impression optimale sur la couverture du livre à colorier.

Highlights

This video demonstrates how to create a Halloween coloring book using AI to generate the cover and interior illustrations, and then publish it on Amazon's KDP platform.

The process is divided into three main steps: creating the book cover, creating the book interior, and uploading the book to KDP.

Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) platform allows self-publishing of books, and coloring books tend to sell well, especially around Halloween.

The AI tool used for generating images is Midjourney, which requires a paid subscription for commercial use.

Crafting effective prompts is crucial for generating high-quality images on Midjourney.

The book cover is created using Canva, with the dimensions and specifications obtained from Amazon's Cover Calculator.

The interior illustrations are generated using Midjourney with prompts tailored for coloring book illustrations.

The interior pages are laid out in Canva, with alternating pages left blank to prevent bleed-through from coloring.

The video provides detailed guidance on uploading the book cover and interior to KDP, including metadata, categories, keywords, and pricing.

Amazon's review process for published books typically takes around 72 hours, but can take longer during busy periods.

The video recommends starting with simpler projects before attempting coloring books for beginners in self-publishing.

Effective prompts and high-quality AI-generated images are essential for creating visually appealing coloring books.

Upscaling and vectorizing AI-generated images can improve their quality for printing purposes.

Leaving alternate pages blank in the interior layout helps prevent bleed-through when coloring.

Choosing the right categories, keywords, and pricing strategy is crucial for optimizing visibility and sales on Amazon's KDP platform.

Transcripts

This KDP Halloween coloring book was created with AI and with Halloween

fast approaching now is the ideal time to create your coloring book to publish

on Amazon. So in this video I'm gonna show you using AI,

how you can create your own coloring book to self publish.

And this is going to be done in broadly three steps. First step,

creating the book cover, second step, creating the book interior.

And then the third step,

I'll show you quickly how to put all this together and upload to Amazon via the

KDP platform. So let's quickly have a look at these books on Amazon.

They've all got brightly colored covers and they sell extremely well.

And we can tell this by looking at these numbers here,

which are the best sellers ranks. The lower the number the better.

It means more books are being sold. But that's not the whole picture because

I've got a plugin installed called Helium 10,

which will show me how the best sellers rank varies over time.

And we can see over the last couple of years during the year,

the best sellers rank goes up and down.

But from about August onwards and up until Halloween,

the best sellers rank drops quite dramatically.

And we get these two peaks in sales here that you can see. And in fact,

the best sellers rank last year dropped to around 8,500.

Now we can use a book sales calculator.

We've got this one here at tckpublishing.com to get an idea of the number of

books being sold.

So put in 8,500 and we can see this one book alone is selling

around 400 to 900 books a month during

that period of time.

And each book would be making at the price of around $7.49,

probably around $1.50,

$1.90 per month in pure profit. So this is something

really worth looking into. And most of these books are aimed at children.

There are some, like this one here aimed more at adults.

But the one we we're going to be creating today will be aimed at children.

And we're going to go for that sort of four to eight year old age mark.

So step one, creating the book cover. As I said,

we're gonna do this with AI and we're going to be using MidJourney.

So in order to get started, go to midjourney.com. Bottom left,

click get started.

Now this isn't free and this is important because they used to have a

free account, but it's no longer available.

But in order to use images from MidJourney to sell

commercially in your coloring books, you do need to have the commercial license.

And so you can get the basic plan here for $10 a month. And obviously you can

cancel that at any time that you like. So when you do create an account,

you create all the images in a Discord server. So first of all,

in order to create an image for our book cover,

we need to put in a prompt.

And the secret to creating good images on something like Mid

ourney or any other AI platform is the prompt that you use.

Now I've experimented with different prompts and I've come up with a a prompt,

which seems to work pretty well for creating book covers.

And so I'll put in slash imagine prompt,

and I'm just going to paste in here my prompt and it's basically kids

illustration.

Then we have the general theme or type of image we want to

create, which here says spooky Halloween scene with ghosts, pumpkins,

bats and cold house in the background.

And then some other additional information about the image, cartoon style,

thick lines, low detail vivid color,

and an aspect ratio of 85 to 110 because the coloring,

what we're gonna be creating is 8.5 by 11 inches. So in

order to create different types of images,

I would stick with this basic prompt,

but just change this portion here. So you might want to change that,

I don't know,

to something else like a zombie theme or whatever type of coloring book you want

to create. And so we just hit enter, and this is what we came up with,

these four images here. Now I particularly like this fourth image,

so I'm going to upscale that,

make it larger by clicking on U4. And this is the image we've got.

Now there's this new feature here called remaster where it'll give us

four similar images to this.

So I'm actually going to go ahead and click on that.

And here are our final four images that we've created. So to these images,

I think I'm going to choose the second image.

So I clicked on upscale image number two,

and this is the image we've got. So I'm just going to click on opening browser

just to enlarge it.

So I'm just going to right click on this save image as and download that to the

computer. Now if we open this image and click on information,

it will give us some details about the image itself says dots per inch,

72 pixels. Now that's lower than what's recommended for a book cover.

We really want 300 dots per Inch.

Now I have published a couple of books using images straight from here onto KDP,

and then Amazon. I've not had any actual issues,

but what I've started doing is what's called upscaling my image. Now,

there's a number of ways to do this, but for these images,

what I do is use this free tool here at

Vectorizer.ai and it will turn our image into a

vector image,

which means we can really and enlarge this as much as we want without any

degradation of the image. So what we need to do is take our image and drag it

into this site, give it a moment to upload. And so now we've got our, our image,

our original on the left, our vector image on the right.

So just hit download. Now you're going to be offered all these options.

I don't touch these at all and I just hit download.

Now the next step is to actually put this together to create our book cover.

And we're going to be doing this in Canva. So go to canva.com.

If you've not already, just open up a free account.

There is a link down below in the description.

Then we're going to hit create a design, then custom size.

So we need to know the size of our template for our book cover.

And in order to get that,

we're going to need to go to the KDP platform. So here we

are at kdp.amazon.com. Again,

it's free to open up an account here. So once you've done that,

you go to the help section. On the left hand side,

we click on format your paperback, scroll down,

click on cover calculator and templates. So binding type, paperback,

interior type, standard black and white paper type, white paper page,

turn direction, leave that as left to right. Measurement units inches,

interior trim, size. Most coloring books are 8.5 by 11 inches.

That's what we're going to choose. And for page count.

Now this book is going to be 80 pages,

which means this book is going to have 40 images in it.

And I'll tell you why when we get to the interior creation

process.

So we're just going to put in 80 pages and then click calculate dimensions,

then hit download template and just open that template that we've

downloaded. And you can see here these are the important dimensions that we

need. Go back to Canva, make sure you change the units to inches.

And then put in 17.43 by

11.25, hit Create new design.

Now the next thing we need to do is drag that template we've just

created into Canva. So left hand side, just click on uploads,

find that template you downloaded.

You need to drag in the dot png format.

So just drag that across into Canva and just click on it and then just drag it

to the top left. Drag to the bottom right.

So the next step is to create the back cover. So left hand side,

click on elements, just going to click on this square. Currently it's pink,

so just drag that to the top left hand corner.

Now you need to make sure your right to the edge of the template and don't

just stop within that pink border otherwise you'll get errors when you try to

upload this to Amazon. Now we'll change this two black.

And next thing is to just drag to the right and we're going to go up to

this second dotted line. So you've got your two dotted lines there.

We're just going to move this across to the second dotted line. Okay,

the next step is now to upload that .svg

image of the cover image that we've just created. Again, left hand side,

click uploads, find that .svg image and just drag it across.

Once it's uploaded, just click on it.

Now this time I'm just going to drag to the top right hand corner and then just

drag across.

Now our image does have a black border at the bottom and the top,

so we're just going to increase that and move it so that blackboard just

disappears after cover. Now if we click on position and then layers,

this is a relatively new feature in Canva, which is very useful,

we can see that image is overlying our back cover.

So just drag that down to below the back cover.

So now the front cover is in the right position and we've got the back cover

that overlaps it. So the next thing to do is to add text to our front cover.

So left hand side, click text add subheading.

And I'm just going to drag this broadly into position. Double click on this.

Now I'm going to just write in Halloween.

I'm going to do all this lower case at the top. Click on the font menu.

And we're going to use this font here called Noot,

which is a font that you can use in the free version of Canva.

And then we're just going to enlarge our text again,

drag this into position. Now what I want to do is just reduce the width of that

box and again, enlarge it like so.

Now want to reduce the distance between these two lines. So at the top here,

click on spacing, line spacing. And we're just going to reduce that.

Now our text like this is not really going to stand out,

so we need to change the color of it. So at the top, click on text color,

and on the left click, add a new color, click the eyedropper.

And we're going to change this to the similar color as the pumpkin.

And we're going to give this text an outline. So at the top, click on effects,

click on outline. And we want this outline to be black.

So click on the color box, click on black,

and we want it to be slightly thinner. Now again,

this doesn't really stand out too well. So what I'm going to do next is right

click on this and duplicate this particular layer.

So you can see now we've got one layer on top, one layer at the bottom.

So we need to select this layer at the bottom. So again, click on position,

select that layer at the bottom.

Now we're going to change the color of that layer. So click on text color.

And this time we want a yellow color.

So I'm just going to use the eyedropper tool again and just pick that yellow

that's in the window there. Now I'm just going to try something different here.

I'm going to swap the layers around. So at the top, click on position,

move the yellow layer to the top. Ah, that looks better.

Texts starting to stand out even more. So again,

I'm just going to maneuver this slightly. Okay,

that's starting to look a lot better. And what I'm going to do on the left hand

side,

holding down command or control is just select both of those text layers

because I want to increase them slightly and move them into the

center of our front cover.

Now next I want to add some text at the bottom of the book.

So left hand side, hit text, add subheading,

and I'm going to write in coloring book for kids. Again,

change the font. So hit font menu, hit Noot.

And we're going to reduce the size of this text, move it down to the bottom.

I'm going to change the color to that yellow color.

And we're gonna give this text an outline as well want that in

black. And just increase the thickness again,

just so it stands out on the book cover. So that's starting to look pretty good.

Now I just want to add a couple of extra little touches. Left hand side,

click on elements.

Now I did a search for bats and I've got this bat image here,

which I'm just going to click on and I'm just going to move this. Now,

currently it's behind our text, which is exactly where I want it to be.

And I'm just going to enlarge that and I'm going to change the color cause it's

not quite a black color, but I'm going to change that to black.

And it just gives us sort of just a bit of an extra image and it helps our text

stand out as well.

Next thing I'm going to do is just add a little image of a spider. So again,

I just did a search for spider and click on see and I'm gonna

select this one here. Okay, now you can see that's under our text.

So if we go to position,

select our little spider and just move it to the top. We're going to change the

color of that to black and we're going to reduce it in size.

Again, it's just a little bit of extra detail, which looks fun.

So that's our basic book cover created.

So the next thing we need to do is download this as a pdf file. Top right,

hit share, hit download, drop down menu,

select pdf print. And I normally hit flatten pdf, and then download.

So that will now download the book covering PDF format to your computer.

So now we come onto the second step and that is creating the book interior.

And again,

we're going to go to mid journey and you can see already I've created some here.

So start with our basic prompt and then paste in this one here.

And this is a prompt I've found works well for creating coloring book

interiors. So if you're using MidJourney,

by all means use this one. So I've got coloring pages for kids,

and here I put haunted house. Now this is the section that I would change.

So you might want to change this to my pumpkins, group of zombies, bats,

whatever. And then follow that with the other main parts of the prompt,

which is thick lines, low detail, black and white, no shading.

Now even though I've put no shading in there,

you may find you do get some images that do have shading.

That's just part of midjourney.

And this is what we came up with these four images here.

And I quite like this fourth image, so I'd go ahead and upscale that.

Now above, I use this same prompt, but instead of haunted house,

I put in Halloween pumpkin party.

And this again is what I came up with and I quite like that third image.

So again, I'm going to upscale that image number three.

And here's some examples of other prompts I put in bats and spiders.

Halloween here was a creepy carved pumpkin space.

May not be quite ideal for the four to eight year age group,

but I quite like this image here. So I went ahead and upscaled that.

This is another one black cat in a barn. And here I particularly like this,

which was group of zombies. I think these look absolutely fantastic.

And I went and upscaled this first image. So once we've upscaled all our images,

like before, just click on the image open in browser,

right click save image as and save it to your computer.

Now these are 72 dots per inch images,

so these don't need upscaling for the interiors of your books.

So I've downloaded a variety of these images and we're going to go back to Canva

and we're going to create our interior page template. Now this is an

8.5 by 11 inch book,

but we're going to have images that are gonna go right to the edge of the page.

So our pages need something called bleed,

which means adding in some extra measurements to our dimensions.

So in fact,

the width of our page would be 8.625 inches,

and the height instead of 11 inches would actually be 11.25 inches.

Now I have done a video that explains bleed and no bleed in more detail.

I'll leave a link to that down below in the description.

So hit create new design. So now on the left hand side,

hit uploads and just drag in all those interior images that you've created.

Now I've not dragged in all 40 images, I've just dragged in um,

six images and I'm gonna show you how to actually just create those initial

pages because otherwise this video will take far too long and would bore you to

death. So we've got our first page before adding anything to it,

what I suggest doing is just clicking on add a page.

So now we've got our second page of the book, which is a blank page.

So just pick your image, click on it,

and then just move it to the top left of your page and move it to the bottom.

Right now this image has got a blackboard on it, which I want to get rid of.

So I'm just going to extend slightly beyond the page.

So there's our first image.

Now this image is going to be the first page,

the right hand side page of the book.

Now there is a problem sometimes when people are coloring in these

images and that is if they use certain types of pens,

the color can bleed through to the other side.

So what a lot of publishers do is leave the page behind blank.

So our second page, we would just leave blank, just click on add page.

Remember to add another blank page, just click on the next image you want.

Drag that to the top, drag that to the bottom right, like so.

Then the next page again would be blank. So add a page,

which is gonna take our image and add another page,

which is going to be our blank page. Just click on the next image and so on.

And so you would build up your interior like so. So you'd have image blank page,

image blank page image,

blank page until you get to your 80th page.

And here we are at our 80th page, which would actually be a blank page.

So you can see we've got the image before that.

So now we need to download this as a pdf file ready to upload to Amazon. Top

right, hit share. Hit download, dropdown menu,

select pdf print.

So just hit download to bring it into the computer. So next,

we now need to upload this to Amazon via the

KDP platform and put in our extra details like title, subtitle.

So when you have your KDP account, if you hit bookshelf,

you'll arrive at this page here. And so we just hit create,

create paperback. Now I'm going to go through this very quickly.

I have done a video in a lot more detail on uploading a book to the KDP

platform. Again, link below.

So I suggest you watch that before you actually do upload your own book.

But I'm just going to show you the the basic method of uploading a book.

So first of all, we have our book title.

It's going to be Halloween coloring book for kids. Now it is important the title

is either on your front cover or the spine of the book,

otherwise it will get rejected. Next we've got subtitle.

This is a very basic subtitle,

spooky Halloween theme coloring book for kids age four to eight.

We can ignore series, ignore edition number, then put in or author name.

For this, I'm just going to put in my name. However,

I don't publish at all under my name. I publish under pen names,

but this is just as an example, ignore contributors.

Then we come to the description. So I'll paste in here, very basic description,

move some of these lines. And I like to put in bullet points,

just basic things about, you know, the size of the book, number of pages,

what type of interior it is, and whether the cover is glossy or matte. Next,

publishing rights. I own the copyright and hold necessary publishing rights,

primary audience, adult content. No.

Now this book is going to be aimed at kids. So we're going to select an age.

So a minimum age four, maximum age,

we'll just put in four to eight. Marketplace amazon.com.

I always use amazon.com. It's the biggest marketplace after all.

But if you do have a book that's maybe in a different language or targeted at a

specific audience in a specific country, then you can change that.

So then we come to categories. So click on choose categories.

I'm just going to quickly just select a couple here.

So we're going to go to children's books and subcategory

activities, crafts and games. So I'm going to click general.

Now you can add up to three categories,

but we're just going to choose this one for the moment cause we're doing this

quickly. Keywords, this is where you add in the keyword boxes.

I have them videos on this. So I'm just going to put in just some very quick

keywords here. I always use single words,

I don't use search phrases. And I tend to fill up all these seven boxes. Again,

I'm not going to go through all that at in this particular video.

save and continue. Then assign me a free KDP ISBN. Assign ISBN.

Publication date we can leave blank. Print options.

So the interior's going to be black and white interior with white paper

trim size, it's not six by nine. So we select a different size,

select 8.5 by 11. Our book has bleed. So we select that.

And the cover finish, one of my preferences is a matte cover finish.

This one I'm going to do glossy.

Sometimes if a cover does have a lot of colors in there,

sometimes a glossy cover can make them really pop and stand out.

So we're going to use glossy. Next we upload our paperback manuscript,

that's the interior that we created and download it from Canva and then wait for

it to upload. Once that's uploaded, we go to the book cover.

So we select this option here, upload a cover you've already created,

upload your cover file again,

find that cover file that you downloaded from Canva. Wait for that to upload.

Scroll down, hit launch preview.

This is where we're going to just see a mockup of our books.

It shows the front cover and the interior and this is what it looks like.

So have a read over here on left hand side to see if there are any errors.

There doesn't appear to be any errors, which is good.

You may find there's these little red warning triangles as well if there are any

issues.

So now you just hit the right arrow and have a look at the interior of your book

and just check the pages just to make sure the images look okay and there are,

there are no glaring errors. Again,

you will see little red warning triangles if there are.

So my suggestion is just go through the whole book looking at the pages.

Once you've done that, hit approve, prove, hit save, and continue.

I leave all territories selected Primary marketplace amazon.com.

As we selected earlier. Now we come to the price.

So if you set the price in US dollars,

it will then populate all these other books for the price in different

countries. Now, normally I would've price this at $6.99.

Amazon recently increased their fees,

so I would increase my price accordingly and would sell this something like this

for $7.99.

And you can see here Amazon has populated all these other boxes

with the corresponding prices and you can change these if you like.

And here in this column you'll see what royalties you will receive from the

sale of books in these different countries. So that's it.

So the next stage would be to hit on publish your paperback book.

Now it normally takes about 72 hours for Amazon to review your book.

Sometimes it can take longer. I've had books that have taken around a week,

sometimes a little bit longer than that, especially busy times of the year.

So if you're looking at publishing books around Christmas time,

you may find it takes longer for your book to be reviewed.

If there are any errors,

your book will go back to draft and you'll often receive an email from

KDP. Now, if you are completely new to this,

I wouldn't necessarily suggest starting and jumping straight into a coloring

book.

Maybe learn the process.

And here I've got this playlist that goes through all the steps,

the basic steps of creating a line journal,

uploading and publishing that to Amazon. I hope you found that useful.

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