Kids’ Colouring Book Business Blueprint: Beginner’s Guide to Publishing on Amazon KDP

Want to publish children’s colouring books on Amazon but don’t know where to start? This step-by-step PDF guide takes you from your first idea to a submitted paperback. It is written in simple English for complete beginners, and no publishing or design experience is needed.

What you’ll learn

• How Amazon KDP and print-on-demand work, and how royalties are calculated

• How to choose a specific niche and research competitors on Amazon

• How to plan a colouring book for the right age group

• Ways to create original artwork, including a sample AI prompt and how to check AI output

• How to design the interior and cover in Canva, including trim size, bleed and safe margins

• Copyright and licensing basics, and KDP’s AI-content disclosure rule

• How to set up your KDP account and publish your paperback

• How to price your book, with a worked royalty example

• How to write a listing, with a complete sample

• How to promote your book, with 10 short-video ideas

• A 30-day action plan and 14 common beginner mistakes to avoid

What’s included

• 22-page PDF, readable on phone and computer, and printable on A4

• 7 printable worksheets: niche research, book planning, illustration tracker, cost and royalty calculator, publishing checklist, marketing tracker, quality audit

• Links to the official KDP resources

Who it’s for
Beginners, students, and anyone curious about low-cost self-publishing.

Please note
This is an educational guide. It does not promise sales or income, and results depend on your effort, your book’s quality and market conditions. Amazon KDP’s rules, royalty rates and printing costs can change, so always check the official KDP pages before you publish. Price figures in the guide are examples only. This product is not affiliated with or endorsed by Amazon.