Awesome video. I've had my books kicked back to me from KDP for measurements so many times I can't count. This seems to be the most comprehensive and thorough video I've watched yet.
I’m into day 3 of uploading. Thank you for this. I am changing among search platforms, download formats in Canva and types in answers. I will try your template at this point!!!! I am working on a Windows based PC with current up to date everything. I have a family member who is in the industry so I am incredibly grateful for the support on that part. I do sometimes wonder if my behind the scenes IT might be a bit ahead of the curve compared to KDP which has to be mass market. I will circle back when I get this sorted.
I have a book cover video here: ua-cam.com/video/qxcdd2JrltE/v-deo.html and here: ua-cam.com/video/XJE3Lo-F-tU/v-deo.html... I also have a step by step process of me publishing a full book in this course: www.bookbaguniversity.com/products/the-book-bag-webinar
All of your videos are helpful and inspirational. This is a game changer cause it takes me hours to fix margins. I’m on a roll creating. Don’t ask me who I’m selling to cuz idk yet I just know I’m having lots of fun 😅
Great vide, LT! Sometimes, positioning the image within the border is a pain to get the entire image to fit. I've tried holding shift and starting with position in the top left, as you did, but I still cannot get the images to fit perfectly. Do you have any suggestions?
Hello @LatoyaNicoleOfficial Thanks for the very helpful video. Do you also have a Canva Template for a 6x9 Inch book which is supposed to have pages with bleed and other pages with no bleed? Or can you give me advice on how to set the margins for the individual pages? Thanks a lot in advance and have a great day ☀
Thank You. What pages are the empty and which numbers are the coloring pages. Is it important ? looks like you have the design on the 4th page on the left side. Is that correct? I read somewhere where the design should be on the right side. Which way is better?
Hi thanks for this video. How do you determine final number of pages in a coloring book with, say, 50 images (one image per page)? How many extra pages will we need?
Explained veey well. Details were spot on. This was everything i needed to know about bleed vs nobleed. Now i literally have no excuses and can start today. Thank you for sharing.
I've been checking out your amazing videos as I'm looking to launch my first coloring book! My question for you is - are we able to submit a landscape formatted coloring book? Or do they have to be Portrait? Thanks Latoya!
Do you eventually take off the black border somehow. I'm on the free canva. Is there a follow up video of you adding the pictures etc... and then removing the black border?
Latoya, your tutorials are so concise and very helpful. I am a fashion artist and would like to create my own book using my own art. How do accomplish this?
Thank you. This was very helpful information. In your opinion ; should coloring books have bleed or no bleed ? Can you also explain the blank pages ? Are they necessary ?
All of my original coloring books have no bleed but it’s really a personal preference. The blank pages are not necessary. They are there as fillers so that when people are coloring it doesn’t bleed through on the next page…if however they use a marker it will still most likely bleed through though lol. So…there’s that.
Question - I get the part with the sizes with bleed and no bleed. When I go into KDP it’s asking me to pick a trim size. My book on canva is 8.5x11 inches with no bleed. What am I picking for trim size on KDP? I don’t see 8.5x11 - it looks like they let you enter your trim size - do I enter 8.5x11?
I know you shared the link with me to watch this video ive watched it before ive watched alot if your videos i have the interior pages down its the front and back cover thats giving me the issue when it loads its in the center and there is no way for me to drag it over
I think the things you want inside the square are the things you don't want to get cut off, regardless of bleed or no bleed. Doing bleed makes Amazon not give you a white outline, and spread the colours to the end of the paper. So you can have things outside the square that can be backgrounds, but any vital word or image should be inside the square to not risk getting lost.
@@LatoyaNicoleOfficial Hey! I figured out what I was doing wrong and I was able to get my coloring book submitted for review. Thank you so much for reaching out! Have a great day! Smooches!
I just want to clarify. You are adding the blank page in between because amazon does front and back pages and that will make the back of the coloring page blank, correct? Or is it to actually have a blank page in between each coloring page?
I thought the books with bleeds have no border. You created a book with bleed and then added a border. I thought that at the beginning you showed that pages with bleed extend to the edge of the page. Please advise.
Okay, let me explain it a bit better. Bleed means the colors or images go all the way to the edge of the page, without stopping. It's like they're spilling over a little bit. But sometimes, even if a book has bleed, you might still want to add a border, and that's fine! Adding a border means putting a frame around the edge of the page, kind of like putting a frame around a picture on the wall. So, even though the colors or images still go all the way to the edge of the page, you can still have a border around them if you want.
Does anyone have ready templates in canv for KDP Amazon 8.5x 11 size with bleed, I can't figure it out, maybe someone could send me how to set it up for myself? I would appreciate your help with this topic.
I just tried everything right now and my pages are still outside the margins, only difference is this time kdp doesn’t complain about it being outside them but they’re still outside… what do I do now?
✨✨ Free Coloring Book Template for the first 3 people → www.bookbaguniversity.com/products/kdpcoloringbooktemplatenobleed
Awesome video. I've had my books kicked back to me from KDP for measurements so many times I can't count. This seems to be the most comprehensive and thorough video I've watched yet.
Thanks for explaining and showing it in a simple understandable way. Please can you make a video of the next steps as well? 🥰
You're welcome! I actually have a few coloring book videos on my channel. I also have a step by step coloring book course at bookbaguniversity.com.
It's the first video I see where it's realy explained what it means for doing the page's in canva. Thanks! ❤
You are so welcome!
Thanks so much! Been looking everywhere for what you put in here!
Glad to help!
This is a great video, clear instructions and very useful. Thank you.
Best video I have watched. Thank you so much now I'm able to complete my book.
yay!
The only video on UA-cam that explained this in detail THANK YOU SO MUCH
Thank you. All of the needed details and easy to follow.
wonderful!
OMG...this is the first tutorial that actually worked!! Thank you so much!!!!
Glad it helped!
Hey!!! My coloring has been published!🎉 Thank you so much! Your videos really helped me out!!! 🥰 Smooches!
Thank you, Latoya, this was super helpful and saved me a lot of time.
Thank you for doing this video! I was having issues with my margins, and you explained it so clearly!
yay! glad it helped!
Thank you for the helpful info!!
@@mirinwamoods you’re welcome!
this was so incredibly helpful!! Thank you!!
Getting ready to release my first coloring books so I am excited to use the info I learned in here to create it
Now to figure out how to convert all this to the 8.5 by 8.5 size as I am doing a square book.😅
thank you! Your video helps me to format and upload my first book 🙌
wonderful! you're welcome!
I’m into day 3 of uploading. Thank you for this. I am changing among search platforms, download formats in Canva and types in answers. I will try your template at this point!!!! I am working on a Windows based PC with current up to date everything. I have a family member who is in the industry so I am incredibly grateful for the support on that part. I do sometimes wonder if my behind the scenes IT might be a bit ahead of the curve compared to KDP which has to be mass market. I will circle back when I get this sorted.
This is such a great video, thank you so much!
You’re welcome!
Thanks girl! Very helpful 🙂☮️💟
Thanks! Can you do a video on how to do the book cover?
I have a book cover video here: ua-cam.com/video/qxcdd2JrltE/v-deo.html and here: ua-cam.com/video/XJE3Lo-F-tU/v-deo.html...
I also have a step by step process of me publishing a full book in this course: www.bookbaguniversity.com/products/the-book-bag-webinar
All of your videos are helpful and inspirational. This is a game changer cause it takes me hours to fix margins. I’m on a roll creating. Don’t ask me who I’m selling to cuz idk yet I just know I’m having lots of fun 😅
Thank you! Glad you're having fun! xo
Great vide, LT! Sometimes, positioning the image within the border is a pain to get the entire image to fit. I've tried holding shift and starting with position in the top left, as you did, but I still cannot get the images to fit perfectly. Do you have any suggestions?
thanks so much. Clear, simple and to the point 👍👍👍👍
Thank you very much, it was very helpful for me! I just do not understand one thing - which px size should have an image for a 8.3 x 11.7 book?
Hello @LatoyaNicoleOfficial Thanks for the very helpful video. Do you also have a Canva Template for a 6x9 Inch book which is supposed to have pages with bleed and other pages with no bleed? Or can you give me advice on how to set the margins for the individual pages? Thanks a lot in advance and have a great day ☀
Thank You. What pages are the empty and which numbers are the coloring pages. Is it important ? looks like you have the design on the 4th page on the left side. Is that correct? I read somewhere where the design should be on the right side. Which way is better?
The template you made, is it only for no bleed? I need one with bleed .
Hi thanks for this video. How do you determine final number of pages in a coloring book with, say, 50 images (one image per page)? How many extra pages will we need?
Explained veey well. Details were spot on. This was everything i needed to know about bleed vs nobleed. Now i literally have no excuses and can start today. Thank you for sharing.
No excuses! I'm holding you to it...keep going!
I do the math right, and the previewer shows no errors, but amazon keeps kicking it back at me, so I'm missing something that it won't tell me about.
Mine too
@@Joureyoffaith555same 🥲
I've been checking out your amazing videos as I'm looking to launch my first coloring book! My question for you is - are we able to submit a landscape formatted coloring book? Or do they have to be Portrait? Thanks Latoya!
Do you eventually take off the black border somehow. I'm on the free canva. Is there a follow up video of you adding the pictures etc... and then removing the black border?
I found a cover prob it refuse more than 8.5 and its 8.625, ❤
Latoya, your tutorials are so concise and very helpful. I am a fashion artist and would like to create my own book using my own art. How do accomplish this?
Thanks! You can upload your artwork into Canva and place your images on the pages then save as a pdf file.
@@LatoyaNicoleOfficial Thanks for responding. I will utilize this info to publish my books as well.
Thank you. This was very helpful information. In your opinion ; should coloring books have bleed or no bleed ? Can you also explain the blank pages ? Are they necessary ?
All of my original coloring books have no bleed but it’s really a personal preference.
The blank pages are not necessary. They are there as fillers so that when people are coloring it doesn’t bleed through on the next page…if however they use a marker it will still most likely bleed through though lol. So…there’s that.
@@LatoyaNicoleOfficial Awesome, thank you so much for replying. I’m in the process of creating my first one and your page has been very helpful✨
Question - I get the part with the sizes with bleed and no bleed. When I go into KDP it’s asking me to pick a trim size. My book on canva is 8.5x11 inches with no bleed. What am I picking for trim size on KDP? I don’t see 8.5x11 - it looks like they let you enter your trim size - do I enter 8.5x11?
are you including the black box border on the final? or deleting it from each page?
I downloaded my ebook as pdf print to my Google drive. But kdp is saying my format is wrong. Am confused, please help me
Hey, did you get this figured? Ebook is usually in HTML format while paperback in PDF PRINT format.
Thank you!
Great job...
But why you are not using KDP generated template?
Did you show the settings for "with bleed" in this video ?
Just to clarify, I’ll be removing those margins set since its only a guide correct?
What about the measures 0.125 and 0.25 they ask for??
Thanks for this information.
You're welcome! 😀
Do you need to change the size of the cover when you do this?
Will the even pages be the back?
I know you shared the link with me to watch this video ive watched it before ive watched alot if your videos i have the interior pages down its the front and back cover thats giving me the issue when it loads its in the center and there is no way for me to drag it over
Please what is the right choice for downloading
Hey,
If I am not wrong; you are suggesting to keep images n text inside the square, even for using bleed.
Am I correct....
I think the things you want inside the square are the things you don't want to get cut off, regardless of bleed or no bleed. Doing bleed makes Amazon not give you a white outline, and spread the colours to the end of the paper. So you can have things outside the square that can be backgrounds, but any vital word or image should be inside the square to not risk getting lost.
Thank you♥♥♥
Thank you :)
You're welcome!
Thanks for the video! But wont we need our file to be *.docx or *.epub to upload to Amazon KDP?
PDF file as this is for a coloring book.
@@LatoyaNicoleOfficial Thanks
Great info! I purchased the template and I'm still getting the failed error message. What could I be doing wrong?
@@genevapotts9729 Hi. Email me a screen shot of what the error message is saying.
@@LatoyaNicoleOfficial Hey! I figured out what I was doing wrong and I was able to get my coloring book submitted for review. Thank you so much for reaching out! Have a great day! Smooches!
Omg thank you ❤
I just want to clarify. You are adding the blank page in between because amazon does front and back pages and that will make the back of the coloring page blank, correct? Or is it to actually have a blank page in between each coloring page?
correct to your first question.
Thank you
you're welcome!
I thought the books with bleeds have no border. You created a book with bleed and then added a border. I thought that at the beginning you showed that pages with bleed extend to the edge of the page. Please advise.
Okay, let me explain it a bit better. Bleed means the colors or images go all the way to the edge of the page, without stopping. It's like they're spilling over a little bit.
But sometimes, even if a book has bleed, you might still want to add a border, and that's fine! Adding a border means putting a frame around the edge of the page, kind of like putting a frame around a picture on the wall. So, even though the colors or images still go all the way to the edge of the page, you can still have a border around them if you want.
Does anyone have ready templates in canv for KDP Amazon 8.5x 11 size with bleed, I can't figure it out, maybe someone could send me how to set it up for myself? I would appreciate your help with this topic.
I'm on my 27th proof submission with kdp. Hoping this is the last one 🙏
Dear Latoya, is there a standart size for coloring books sold on amazon (A4?)??
8.5 x 11
@@LatoyaNicoleOfficial Thanks a lot Latoya! I am assuming the A4 would work just fine, right? Cheers :)
I just tried everything right now and my pages are still outside the margins, only difference is this time kdp doesn’t complain about it being outside them but they’re still outside… what do I do now?
When I use Canva the quality is always blurry. I attempted my own art and the AI images generated. No luck. You can tell the pixels are low quality.
Sorry to hear that it’s not working for you. Have you attempted researching an artist whose working is not blurry and hiring them?
Thanku
Thank you so much for your tutorial and the template you are a wealth of knowledge.🫶🏽🫶🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Thank you! & thanks for watching! xo
Thanks so much for your info! You helped me so much gal!
Thanks a lot😊
you're welcome!