Amazon KDP print color quality comparison - premium color vs standard color in a paperback 🌈
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- čas přidán 24. 11. 2023
- So, I’m publishing a poetry collection soon. In February of 2024 & I had a really hard time finding videos that showed close up comparisons between Amazon KDP print color quality. My book has 11 full page, full color illustrations and I could not find anyone on CZcams who did the exact comparison I was looking for. I saw people compare kdp with Ingram Spark, etc but not kdp against itself.
So, I did it myself. Here’s a closeup comparison between Amazon KDP standard color & premium color. I included closeups in good lighting to try to show you just how different they are. In person, the difference is actually very very visible and very very staggering. Even without seeing the premium version side by side, the standard color version looks pale and washed out and loses all the depth of color.
If you have questions, leave them below.
Hey there - okay i have to thank you from the bottom of my heart. I'm a graphic novel artist and author who has been working on his book for 2 years non-stop. I'm finally at the end and it kept troubling me what my book might look like in standard and YOU are the ONLY video of the tons of vids I've watched, that actually REALLY show the reality of things and really compare it effectively with the Premium option.
I thank you so much for taking the time to do this vid. It saved me mistakenly signing my book up at the Standard option. The only problem i face now is that the premium option jacks my cost to print up so very high because my book is so big (in dimension size and in length at 300 pages). I am having trouble imagining a person paying over $40 usd for my book and even then, I don't get great profits/royalties. But I will deal with that matter separately. At least one thing is for sure - FOR ME and my ART - i NEED Premium quality. There's no question about it. You truly showed that here in your wonderful video.
My illustrations' value is on people seeing the details and DEPTH and the color and nothing being noisey and faded. Thank you so much for your vid! I keep saying that! haha
Thank you!
Bryan Dass.
Hey Bryan! Thanks for sharing this! I’m glad it was helpful. I spent hours searching through videos on CZcams for this specific scenario and comparison and came up infuriatingly short. I decided to order one of each and make the video because I knew there must be other people wanting the same comparison. Congratulations on finishing your book! And maybe you could split the graphic novel into a book one and book two so consumers feel more comfortable about the price? All the best with publishing! And I agree. Art deserves premium color 🖼️
Thank you for sharing!
You’re welcome ✨
Thank you soooooo much for making this!!!! So helpful.
You’re welcome 🫶🏾
I have published 3 books with KDP.
All feature lots of images in them.
The copies I have received were printed in the UK and I can honestly say the quality varies greatly.
The main issue being vertical white lines through pages.
I contacted KDP several times with the issue and they assured me it would be reported back to the print centre but the issue still remains.
The brightness / darkness of your images will vary greatly from book to book also. So beware. You may receive a book you are happy with but a customer buying your book could be very disappointed. The copy they receive could look very different to yours.
Having worked in the photographic and digital print industry for many years I know these issues could be solved very easily.
Proper calibration and machine cleaning/ maintenance.
I guess Amazon KDP don’t care about this.
To add to the issue, I’ve also had pages fall out of a book after just a week of receiving it.
A real shame because Amazon KDP books is a great way to publish your book. A fantastic route for aspiring authors.
If only Amazon had a decent quality control department.
How thick are the premium pages? I’m looking to do premium color for drawing books. Do you think marker would soak through?
Marker might show but the bleed wouldn’t be bad. Kdp pages are pretty solid overall.
Hi, can you write on premium color? it’s look really glossy.
Premium color pages are glossy so the writing wouldn’t show well
Ok. Thanks!🙏🏽🙂
I kind of prefer the matt standard... the glossy looks a bit cheap.
The glossy looks way better in person. The matte looks ashy and cheap in real life