How To Make A Coloring Book For Kdp - (Using PowerPoint)

About this video

He shows how to build a coloring book interior for Amazon KDP in PowerPoint, using an 8.5 by 11 inch example. In Design > Slide Size he sets a custom 8.5 x 11 slide, then builds at least 20 illustrations into a 40-page book by leaving the back of each illustration blank so coloring does not bleed through to the next image. Page one is a personalized ‘This book belongs to’ page, page two is for branding, about-the-brand and copyright information, and the rest alternate illustration, blank page, illustration. He inserts pictures, adjusts them to the page, and repeats the pattern to page 40, noting Photoshop, InDesign and Affinity Publisher are alternatives but many people prefer PowerPoint. Finally he saves the interior as a PDF and uploads it to KDP to test it, noting the cover is a separate process because its sizing depends on total page count.

Key takeaways

• Set the PowerPoint slide size to the book trim size first — 8.5 x 11 inches for this example — via custom slide size.
• Use no fewer than 20 illustrations per book, in his method, with a blank page behind each one to prevent bleed-through.
• Structure the front matter as page 1 ‘This book belongs to’ and page 2 branding/about and copyright information.
• Alternate illustration and blank pages consistently through the whole interior, then save and upload as a PDF to KDP.
• The cover must be made separately because its dimensions depend on how many interior pages the book has.

Episode details: published April 14, 2020 · 16:59 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are RJ Martinez’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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