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

[@sofieb1575]

The patience of this man! Bless ya Paul for being so methodical and thorough

[@darkawakenings77]

Because of YOU I was able to get into creating children's books and coloring books using CANVA, Midjourney, GigaPixel AI, and Chat GPT. YOU ARE THE MAN! Thank you so much!!

[@RedRojo210]

awesome video! For midjourney when doing a negative prompt its --no(dash dash no) and then whatever you want midjourny to exclude. so for your example it would be --no shading , I also found putting black and white at the beginning helped. So something like this "black and white coloring page for kids, cute Halloween scene, cartoon style, thick lines, low detail --no shading --ar 85:110"

[@ShellyGray-k2t]

I tried this 5 times every time it states Invalid parameter Invalid aspect ratio: 85:110"

[@ShellyGray-k2t]

In one of your other videos in making coloring books you use 9:11 ratio is that no longer valid? This 85:110 Midjourney will not allow me to do. Thank you, Shelly

[@ShellyGray-k2t]

Can you please tell me why I type the same exact words and Midjourney brings all pictures back in full color ???? I for the life of me can't figure this out. Please help!

[@FactMingle_TV]

Maybe 850:1100 ;)

[@JustmeBarb]

I made my first 4 sales on a Cat wordsearch book that I made off of one of your other videos. Thank you for the info. I ended up making good use of Canva and Bookbolt and I went over the top cute with puns and I made the cover image cat wearing glasses 💖 I called it a feline word search adventure. I was too proud of myself when I got those first few sales 😆 No sales on the coloring books yet but I’m super happy with the Kawaii Lovecraft Monsters one I made. I’m probably going to scrap the first coloring book that I don’t like as much as that one, then redo and republish with a slightly different name though. 🍀

[@Pleurigloss]

With your video I actually published my first coloring book yesterday and was already planning on starting my Halloween one today! Perfect timing!

[@paulmarles]

Congratulations! That's great to hear. Best of luck with your Halloween book.

[@korayyilmaz2126]

@@paulmarles my friend paul i just started kdp business it has been 2 months I haven't made any sales I have published books in different niches, do you think I'm wrong?

[@CarlosHernandez.RentaHouse]

@@korayyilmaz2126post the link

[@fauziahnorizan]

Hi Paul, On 21st July, I watched this video over and over again. And 10 days later, today, my 1st coloring book is published. Working on my 2nd book now Thank you so much, Paul...you are absolutely awesome...keep making these videos

[@healthbox7537]

Any book sold out! ??

[@fauziahnorizan]

no, not yet 😅 @@healthbox7537

[@fauziahnorizan]

Nope....nothing sold out as no sales yet so far 😅@@healthbox7537

[@History_v_detalyax]

Я думаю Вы лучший специалист по KDP на всем KZbin. Объясняете все подробно и понятно, спасибо за полезное видео!

[@lauraantos3105]

Enjoy and appreciate the easy to understand steps to creating kdp books. Off to create my first book!

[@optimusbiggislims]

Thanks for making these videos, I've recently published my first coloring book via KDP titled "A Christmas Escape" and it was so much fun. Lots of family and friends interested in AI art, so these are making great stocking stuffers. Looking forward to publishing more types of books. You've made it very easy to follow along with you. Please keep up everything you're doing!

[@tiffanyknight1514]

Even though I watch your entire video's, I really appreciate that you put time stamps in ur description. I really helps when I come back to re-visit the video for info!!!

[@paulmarles]

Thank you. Glad you found it helpful.

[@juliadawn33]

Wow thanks. That cover and coloring pages look great. I did find out recently too that coloring pages can be edited in Canva to adjust for things like too much grayscale in the image. You go into edit photo, adjust and adjust the contrast and brightness. I did test it out and it does work and makes a huge difference. You can do the same in Book Bolt I do believe. Thanks for the video I have been having a hard time with prompts for coloring pages and book covers so this helps.

[@raregem26]

Sir- You are an excellent teacher. It is so easy for me to understand you and not miss an important step in creating books. Thank You.

[@paulmarles]

You're welcome. Thank you too for watching.

[@theprodigy8051]

i published my first coloring book yesterday using your help and today i did a halloween themed one. thank you for help!

[@paulmarles]

Congratulations! That's great to hear. 👍

[@fernandozeline]

I was having trouble publishing a paperback book on kdp and this video saved me! Thanks. Incredible work, really!

[@paulmarles]

You're welcome. Glad you found it helpful.

[@EconomicWarfare]

This was so fun. I did the process. It's funny how the images I prompted were completely different and cool. Love Midjourney!

[@Maineventguy]

Fantastic video. Im a youtube junkie and this is the most clear tutorial i have ever seen on any subject.

[@paulmarles]

Thank you. That's much appreciated. Glad you found it helpful.

[@piotrjagoda5475]

Grettings from Poland. Paul the best.

[@paulmarles]

Welcome from Poland. Thank you for watching the videos. 👍

[@kasiak5106]

You are not the online one from Poland watching these great video. Tkanki you Paul for all these informations. They are very useful.

[@kasiak5106]

You are not the online one from Poland watching these great video. Tkanki you Paul for all these informations. They are very useful.

[@2enjoylife1]

When making the back cover, I thought I saw in another video not to cover the bar code, but here you clearly do. Please explain/clarify that.

[@keithtarrier4558]

KPD you do not need to but a barcode, KDP will do it.

[@lu-nimo1745]

Can I just say that you're an absolute legend? Thanks.

[@paulmarles]

You're welcome. Thank you too for watching. 👍

[@SweetLotusDreams]

Just tried to make a Halloween cover in Midjourney but all of them were full of five legged cats, cats with batwing ears, cats with fishtails, pumpkins with windows, moons with pumpkins stalks etc. Not one was usable. Back to the drawing board...

[@coreynicholas8431]

I think all of those are very on brand for Halloween actually

[@uiuiuiuiuo]

Use v5

[@SweetLotusDreams]

@@uiuiuiuiuo that was using v5

[@VirusTechKEKW]

​@@acf9406obviously, exact same prompts won't generate the same result. It's common sense

[@artanddesign8561]

@@VirusTechKEKW nothing common about this method

[@carlosospina1263]

Excellent instructions. Clear, precise, unmissible!

[@paulmarles]

Thank you.

[@45andSingle]

Best video I have found on this subject, thank you! I'm bookmarking it for when I get into midjourney.

[@diablo78pl]

Zajebiście. Great job. Respect for people like you sharing with experience. 👍

[@patricioc]

please make a video explaining how to place the book in other categories that are not on the list

[@JayanthiRamesh-zr6oe]

Hello paul i started to publish the book by following your guidelines. Very clear explanation was given by you thank you.

[@paulmarles]

You're welcome. Glad you found it helpful.

[@SANTOS-PAPOS-DE-DINHEIRO]

THANK YOU, I'M FROM BRAZIL AND THIS CONTENT IS HELPING ME HERE

[@clothespindolls]

Thanks again, I just submitted my first coloring book today! I will let you know if it get accepted for publication on Amazon and how it goes after that! You are a very generous person to share your knowledge! Many blessings to you and your loved ones!

[@annabelikov]

just made my first book.. followed your video step by step.. Thank you for this video!

[@notionarray]

I am sure you were the one using midjourney the other day while I was making my Halloween prompts and you decided to come up with this video.

[@paulmarles]

😆

[@yaxxhaxx]

youre awesome. thank you for giving us the information without holding back any essential info. have a great day

[@paulmarles]

You're welcome. Thank you for watching. 👍

[@pacificsud]

Hi Paul, again a crazy video ! for the margins it's really prettier than with a frame. I forgot to add 0.25 Merci beaucoup ;)

[@paulmarles]

Glad you liked it!

[@cutecute8127]

Do you buy your own barcodes or use the free Amazon ones? As I always wondered how people did financially with using the Amazon barcodes when they had a pretty successful book. Great tutorial by the way.

[@allanbrydson6563]

Thank you Paul. Think I am going to give it a go nothing to lose.

[@mdabdullahallmim7918]

Hello

[@paulmarles]

You're welcome. Go for it!

[@BobS-l1g]

Paul, Thank you for all your videos. I have learned a lot from you. Please keep going.

[@paulmarles]

You're welcome. Thank you for watching.

[@clothespindolls]

Thank you for sharing! Very helpful!

[@paulmarles]

You're welcome. Thank you for watching.

[@brittlands117]

Thank you Paul for a your great step by step video. I have just completed my first Dinosaur Coloring Book and waiting approval.

[@Ayman-sk4zd]

Does it got approved ?

[@brittlands117]

@@Ayman-sk4zd No it did not get approved! I'm surprised by this!

[@brittlands117]

@@Ayman-sk4zd Correction. My Merch on Demand was not approved but yes, my Dinosaur Coloring Book was approved.

[@DavidslvPT]

I watched this video 4 months ago (and all the others before this one), I followed the whole setup, created 12 coloring books, did not do any advertisement/marketing, I apparently sold 5 books as of right now (28 November 2023). I have no doubt that there is space for improvement somewhere, although I'm not sure if it will be something capable of "passive income" or even pay some bills. I think I'll have to learn more and dedicate a bit more of my time to understand the Amazon KDP ecosystem so that I can understand why it's not working for me. I'm sure others may have different outcomes.

[@gabby8720]

Thanks for that tutorial. Very informative, like your videos. Cheers!

[@paulmarles]

You're welcome. Thank you too for watching.

[@fernandometring1266]

You are the best. Thanks for your time and didactic!

[@juliegnorris]

Just found your content, love it and am hooked on your no nonsense approach to giving sound advice. Could you give a review of the Leonardo AI software for creating images please.

[@paulmarles]

I will certainly be looking into it.

[@GetAbsoluteInfo]

It's simply woooooooooow. U r amazing sir. Love from India.🙏👍

[@sunnyjaycreates]

Thanks a lot Paul!

[@paulmarles]

You're welcome.

[@djamberzoo]

Is it good idea to buy midjourney for higher subscription so that all work would be secret? So pictures would not show up! Or no point of doing that?

[@paulmarles]

No, I don't think it's worth doing that.

[@DeborahBohn-n6t]

Excellent!! Love your tutorials!!

[@felipesantiago4959]

KDP keeps telling me that my image has objects beyond the image's safety margin, but those are items that aren't important and could be clipped. Another problem is the email that KDP sends me asking me to add the bleed, but when I do that, I get another error saying that I sent a larger file than I chose when I created the book. "Add 0.125" (3.2 mm) to your book's page width and 0.25" (6.4 mm) to the page height to ensure that the images in your manuscript extend beyond the edge of the page. Once you have added the size, extend any images or backgrounds that you want to reach all the way to the edge of the page 0.125” (3.2 mm) beyond the trim line. This prevents manufacturing issues when the file is trimmed to size" I don't know where I'm going wrong

[@paulmarles]

Any images that are outside the margin that you don;t mind getting clipped need to go beyond the edges of the page.

[@The_Moni_Method]

Hi, thank you for such detailed videos. I just want to ask do you ever use bookbolt to create your books instead of Canva? Do you think Canva is easier?

[@ievgeniishkliar]

Paul, thank you so much 🤝 Really helpful 👍

[@paulmarles]

You're welcome. Thank. you forwatching.

[@benlaniboutique]

Thank you for your valuable tutorial

[@peace.n.blessings5579]

Thank you Paul

[@paulmarles]

You're welcome. 👍

[@luckyjolly07]

do we say yes or no, when kdp asks if the content is AI generated or not?

[@josephinejacobs2159]

Do you need to make a note that there is blank pages within your coloring books so ppl purchasing them know? (All coloring books I get for our kids, if they say 80pages+, there are designs side by side and front to back. I personally wouldn’t be happy purchasing an 80 page coloring books and not knowing that majority of it is blank pages.)

[@paulmarles]

I wouldn't say there is a need but there is no harm if you want to. It's easy enough to write it in the description.

[@PrincessSilvia]

This is FANTASTIC! Thank you!!!

[@paulmarles]

You're welcome. Thank you for watching.

[@inesdelgadogomez1705]

Muchas gracias, muy buen tutorial y está con traducción.

[@zro_dfects]

I like the part where people overlooked the fact that using ai image creator software including bing ai image generator, you can't actually use these images to sell in your creations...

[@dazzor712]

Your videos are great Paul. I think I'm going to go back and watch your old ones. I have become quite dissolution with AI. Not just my own results but the whole mess. I downloaded more than 10 packets of coloring book pages. Each one included over 100 pictures. As I went through the pictures I realized that each packet was very similar. Then as I looked closer, I could see the bizarre imperfections. Especially with the "cute animals". Several had an extra limb. Do these people not check the pictures? I can only imagine a kid coloring those. Then the Halloween packets are even more bizarre. Many just made my head hurt looking at them. Always check the hands. Not to mention bits and pieces floating around that are not quite birds or leaves on the plants with eyes.... A lot of pictures just would never make sense when you are trying to color them. Places where the picture kind of melts.... They just do not work. The video you did on the vintage car on a bridge... They look good at 10,000 feet but on closer inspection things just aren't right. Sorry for the rant but after several months of mucking about with AI I think I've had it. I did sell a couple of journals and will continue to use AI to generate ideas and even some verbiage, but I'm really going to scrutinize anything that I use in a coloring book. Sorry about the rant but I really got frustrated inspecting more than 1000 coloring book pictures today.... And keep up the good work.

[@charlottelindorferiksen162]

Hi Paul. I am following you from Denmark and learning so much! Thank you for a very informative video as always - I have just one question: Do you need to vectorize the black and white coloring pages for the interior? Thanks in advance. Kind regards.

[@paulmarles]

No, I've not found that to be an issue.

[@abundanteh]

Hey Paul Can you give a review on publisher rocket? thanks for these videos, much appreciated

[@interestingfactszone6338]

❤🎉You are too good Sir. Thanks

[@paulmarles]

You're welcome. Thank you for watching.

[@tahiaslawia7845]

Hi Paul! I Have a question, please. When you upload the coloring page to canva you don't use the KDP Interior Margin Template, and you fill all the page. When I try to do the same thing with my bleed coloring book and upload it on KDP I get the email rejection from Amazon. So I'm confused about when to use your KDP Interior template and when not?

[@sandplasma]

How do I get the product rank to display like it does for him at 1:49 ? It looks like Keepa but mine doesnt do that. Is it only the paid version?

[@fgotahiti]

Thanks "Captain" Great Video as always! Question please: Do you have any "magic prompts" to keep the same style and consistency throughout all images once you have found one that you like?

[@paulmarles]

No, I don't. But there are ways to keep consistent elements. My advice would be to search on KZbin for videos that will show you how.

[@ilyesdz6360]

GUYS Is it safe to use Ai pics on amazon kdp ?

[@RiesYTPremium]

Do you ever used shref code? For coloring book. Just wondering

[@Marco28865]

Thanks for your great content

[@paulmarles]

You're welcome. 👍

[@YuriiHusti]

Hi Paul, great video! I just wanted to ask, is it better to do no bleed and put interior image in the frame, left some space on edges?

[@breakfreemusicchannel2098]

Can I just please quickly ask, so basically the covers we are using the 17.34 inch x 11.25 inch size, then coming into the colouring pages, they will still be 8.625 inch x 11.25 inch, using a colouring page then a blank page until the end? Thank you!

[@cynthiamendoza997]

How many pages has to have the coloring book? Amazing video

[@cathywillies1927]

Wow i like this i hv been using the vectorizer to vectorize images but i am not making sales

[@debbieketchum6372]

Hi Paul! Really appreciate your KDP videos as I’ve been watching them for a while now. After see this, I thought I’d give it a try and do a coloring book. One question I have though is do customers expect a coloring page in the book of the exact cover art?

[@seanrussell6184]

Seems like it'll be safer to keep art similar in style in case the buyers aren't happy & you get negative ratings.

[@katharineshade9550]

It doesn’t have to be exactly the same. The easiest way is to grab similar pictures from mid journey that have the same prompt apart from the black and white/colour parts. Otherwise, you either convert a colour one to b&w for the interior, or edit a black and white one to colour it. I was doing the latter recently before I realised I didn’t need to do all that work.

[@Antibalt]

Unlucky for me, my KDP account has been permanently terminated after I tried to do some product following the videos guidelines. They keep coming back for requests to change it and boom. 3rd time perma ban. No chance for further alteration. Even so I enjoyed creating them. Too bad I have been banned for life from KDP platform.

[@paulmarles]

Sorry to hear that. What issues did the books have?

[@Antibalt]

@@paulmarlesThey sent me an email requesting changes because of problems with the book with the title and description. I did it and later I had an email with this: "attempting to manipulate Kindle services, I’m sorry, but we can’t offer any additional insight or action on this matter." My account has been banned. So bite me. Too bad because I had a Children's book illustrated which I wrote and I paid for after work, ready for publication.

[@gokhankaraks9885]

hi, everything is very nice, but I think you can make a video on how to fix the unapproved page margin etc. For example, I took the same steps just like you, but then kdp said in the mail and I don't know how to fix this coloring book: Attention needed: Please review your title, Hi! We checked your files and found issues you need to fix before your book can be published on KDP: Interior Add 0.125" (3.2 mm) to your book's page width and 0.25" (6.4 mm) to the page height to ensure that the images in your manuscript extend beyond the edge of the page. Once you have added the size, extend any images or backgrounds that you want to reach all the way to the edge of the page 0.125” (3.2 mm) beyond the trim line. This prevents manufacturing issues when the file is trimmed to size. See examples PDF page(s) 63. Watch our video, which explains trim size, margins, and bleed. Where possible, we give pages numbers with examples. To make sure your entire book meets our guidelines, please review your entire manuscript file and fix all issues. To update book details, go to your KDP Bookshelf. If you update your manuscript or cover, you'll have to upload the revised file to KDP. We'll review your book again to ensure it meets our requirements. Learn more: -- Update book details -- Upload a revised manuscript -- Update a revised cover -- Paperback Formatting Help The Kindle Direct Publishing team

[@paulmarles]

Here is a video on bleed and margins: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJ2al6aofbCUfdU

[@RayCunningham]

Great video Paul. Why do you choose an aspect ratio of 85:110?

[@sananraja3770]

Nice

[@deweyc9451]

Thank you @paulmarles - as always great info!

[@paulmarles]

You're welcome.

[@dbeanstadiastudio]

Good Job Please I need the link of AI where can I download it from

[@paulmarles]

Download what from? The website I used to create the images is midjourney.com

[@akimprettyman9654]

Hello. I followed your same prompt but for my niche. Any thoughts on why my pages seem to have an aspect ratio issue. They don't fit the page properly for an 8.5 x 11. Anything I can do to fix the size? Thanks for everything.

[@fran4428]

I have the same problem cant make the image fit

[@declanjones8707]

So i published some colouring books with a black background, and used a black pen in Canva to rub out unwanted specs and dots generated by Midjourney. Both the background and the pen are 000000 shade black. This doesn't show up on canva as they are the same colour and it doesn't show up in KDP manuscript preview, but for some reason my book has been printed where you can see black pen scribbles over the black background. Why is this? Someone please help me fix it. I can't find the answer anywhere.

[@paulmarles]

Did you select the 'Flatten PDF' option when you came to download it as a PDF Print file? If not, it may be worth try doing that and re-uploading the new cover.

[@declanjones8707]

@@paulmarles No I had no idea. Thankyou Paul, I'll try it tomorrow and get a test print done!

[@The-Sentinel]

ever considered using book bolt instead of canva?

[@paulmarles]

I do use it but not for putting together a cover and interior like this.

[@dejoo9]

Hi Paul, can i use this guide for any coloring book niche,

[@Rocotito]

17:11 would not be better upscale each coloring page to prevent pixelated images once the book got printed?

[@paulmarles]

Yes, that is good practice.

[@NadyGamer]

hello, I would like to know if it would be interesting to pay ad

[@sofiahall5376]

Use aspect ratio 17:22 (8.5x11)x2

[@mremperor6995]

Thanks for helpful video!! I have a Question, How to set up a discount for my KDP. Thank you

[@paulmarles]

Not sure what you're refering to. There is no selection for a discount.

[@arifnh_]

Amazing tips. Ive been following along. Thanks. However. I just realize. KDP cannot proceed in my Country Indonesia. At the last step when publishing. It required me to enter banking detail, which are not available. No country to choose. 😅

[@chris7760]

Great video, just one probelm, I put in the --ar 85:110 --v5- but it gives me square copies so when I download and put in Canva I loose part of the image if i fill the page, or for coorect size I have to leave a white border above and below the page. Any ideas how to fix this? Thanks

[@DeepaliDeshpande-g2k]

Hey Paul, can we use AI generated images to create books on KDP....It seems that can lead to an account getting terminated permanently.....Is that correct or not......someone please answer this question

[@paulmarles]

Why do you think it will lead to an account ban? It will depend on what images you're publishing but I've not heard of bans occurring just becasue AI images were used.

[@FrastAli-q1z]

Thanks for having knowledge 💯 I'm from Pakistan 💙

[@marinapingitzer1323]

Thank you very much!

[@javiersso]

In my Halloween book I have this message from Amazon KDP when I tried to upload the book. I need a hand please !! COVER: Make sure all text on your cover is at least 0.375" (9.5 mm) from the cover's edge. This helps to ensure the text isn't cut during manufacturing. How I could fix it to uploaded it again? thanks

[@soleilsilva8748]

Thanks to you, I published one last week and I’m working on an Halloween and Christmas now. My only thing is, do you find your doing good on selling your coloring books? I know it can take awhile so I can’t wait to get my first sale. 😊

[@paulmarles]

Yes, I'm having more sales since using Ai images.

[@soleilsilva8748]

@@paulmarles Ok thank you!

[@StuartLayton]

Great Video thanks! Does anyone know if its possible to generate the pages randomly? for example 40 different images without 40 prompts?

[@Homedit]

Why are you talking about images generated which are not ok? Those elephants with 3 legs, or other invisible things..how you manage?

[@paulmarles]

Elephants? I don't recall any elephants in this video, let alone ones with three legs!

[@Homedit]

Generally speaking, those videos are so good! I believe I have seen most of them now. Keep up the fantastic work! Do you get my email ?

[@CarlosHernandez.RentaHouse]

Help: Does anyone have problems loading their book after placing the description, categories and tags? It does not let me go to the next step or tells me "we are having difficulties" refresh page

[@FerretGuyBooks]

Hey Paul, so I followed your video to the letter and got a message from KDP when trying to publish my first book with bleed, that I needed to increase the size by .125 and .25 respectively, went back and checked my pages are 8.625x11.25 so not sure why they are telling me I need to add more height and width?

[@alexiscarree7844]

Hi , Is there any reason you don’t do a introduction page at the Beginning of any of your books ?

[@SplashTek_Gsm]

Wow 🎉😊

[@Andikochanel]

How to calculate total all pages? inclde with the blank page or just only coloring page??

[@AlisonJackson-b5w]

Question: so if I buy the basic plan for midjourney does that include a commercial license?

[@deonlouw8686]

Great tutorial, thank you Paul! Question, do you know how to position specific elements, for e.g. the house in the bottom third of the illustration, to leave space for the text?

[@paulmarles]

Lower the transparency of your background image and you will see the KDP template underneath. So you can now position your text within the pink borders of the template.

[@deonlouw8686]

@@paulmarles Thanks again Paul. I was feeling stuck, trying to do the "perfect" book when your new tutorial popped up. Something simple (in the best way possible) and fun.

[@VickieSiculiano]

paul, hi your videos are. great and i got into the course with kathryne on your link. i create all my images in midjourney and use --ar 85:110 for them and when i uoload them to crystal theyre 1024 x 1024. whatam i doing wrong? its so frustrating and is taking weeks. thx

[@paulmarles]

I don't know. If you're using --ar 85:110 it should create them in the correct ratio. Do they look square in MidJourney?

[@VickieSiculiano]

i got an answer from Isaac and he looked at my screenshot and saw i had a space in between --- and ar. i created alot of images and it was a learning experience for sure. it defaults to square. thanks@@paulmarles

[@ivanatsenuwa1125]

Hello Paul. I am so thankful for all your videos. I created my first notebook. Please is there any other AI that generates images free?