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I'm preparing a new coloring book for Christmas. Here's a sneak peak:
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Awesome journey! Where do you create your coloring book aside from Mandela creator pro?
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I hire illustrators for more advanced coloring books like the Christmas one.
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My scuba diving log books are all live now. Today I created 20 covers for a fishing journal/log book, and I'm uploading them now. They take about 24 hours to go live.
This is the interior I'll use, and an example cover:
My best selling mandala coloring book hasn't sold today yet, so I'm lowering its price down to $6.99.
This is the interior I'll use, and an example cover:
My best selling mandala coloring book hasn't sold today yet, so I'm lowering its price down to $6.99.
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Good job!
Do you use any promotion strategies, or just mass upload ?
Have a nice day!
Do you use any promotion strategies, or just mass upload ?
Have a nice day!
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Not yet. And I don't think I will do any promotion for the low content books. I plan on running AMS ads for the coloring books during holiday season.
Have a great day yourself!
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I've uploaded 26 fishing log books yesterday, they are all still under review.
Unfortunately, my mandala didn't sell yet after tweaking the price. I must've messed up its rank.
Today I've ordered 30 drawings of fishes in aquariums that I'll use for a coloring book. I've already started making some covers for it, not sure yet which one I'll use, but this is my favorite so far:
Unfortunately, my mandala didn't sell yet after tweaking the price. I must've messed up its rank.
Today I've ordered 30 drawings of fishes in aquariums that I'll use for a coloring book. I've already started making some covers for it, not sure yet which one I'll use, but this is my favorite so far:
Hi, would you please tell me where you bought the images?
This illustration is pretty sweet. Where did you get it? A freelancer or some website? Do you have exclusive rights on it? Just curious how you build the legal aspect of it.
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What do they use the coloring book for; pardon my asking.
How do you create the logbooks: you design first page activity log checks and then repeat it and add cover?
Honestly I don't still get it, forgive my total ignorance.
How do you create the logbooks: you design first page activity log checks and then repeat it and add cover?
Honestly I don't still get it, forgive my total ignorance.
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Had two coloring book sales yesterday, and uploaded another two coloring books.
My fishing log books started going live today, I think it took more than 24 hours.
I can't tell you my exact source, but there's different websites that offer images for commercial use.
I first try to create covers myself by using artwork I buy with commercial use rights, and combine different elements. If I'm not satisfied with the result, I hire a professional to make a cover for me.
They use the coloring book to color it
Yes, I create one page (or 2, depends on the book) and then repeat it 100 times to get a 100 pages log book.
My fishing log books started going live today, I think it took more than 24 hours.
I can't tell you my exact source, but there's different websites that offer images for commercial use.
I first try to create covers myself by using artwork I buy with commercial use rights, and combine different elements. If I'm not satisfied with the result, I hire a professional to make a cover for me.
They use the coloring book to color it
Yes, I create one page (or 2, depends on the book) and then repeat it 100 times to get a 100 pages log book.
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Awesome thread bro, gave me an urge to give this a shot
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Really cool journey!
I'm impressed how active you are, constantly working on tweaks and new ideas. Well done
I'm impressed how active you are, constantly working on tweaks and new ideas. Well done
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I had uploaded multiple picture books a couple of years back but those were ebooks. I had used kindle creator to create a mobi file. Which free tool can we use to create paperbacks....i am sure the formatting will be different from ebooks.
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I use Adobe InDesign. I never tried ebooks, but I should create some digital planners for iPad, I think they are popular.
Two coloring books sold yesterday, and my bestseller sold again. I still see the old royalties, since the sales appear only when the book is shipped. So when you want to test different pricing, you should keep a price for 1-2 weeks before changing it.
I've created 20 sudoku books using the puzzle software, making the covers now and will submit them later tonight.
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Awesome journey OP. Looking forward to updates.
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Wish you all the luck with your journey
So you started last month ?
And without any marketing or promoting the books got sold? And started generating sales ?
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Cool journey I will follow this.
Good luck.
Good luck.
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I uploaded about 20 books back in November 2018. One of them was my actual bestseller, the mandala coloring book.
I wish I had uploaded more, since I could've gotten that momentum during Q4 where most of the sales happen.
No, I'm not promoting my books yet. They sell organically on Amazon.
Thanks mate!
I haven't uploaded anything during the weekend, since I usually don't work on weekends (family time). The sales have been pretty good.
I've had a total of 10 sales. My bestseller, the mandala coloring book sold once with the new $2 royalty.
A Christmas coloring book for adults that I've uploaded last week, sold twice during the weekend which is very good news. Getting sales this fast after uploading is a good sign for hitting a good niche. I will keep the price low to get it ranked high for Christmas.
Remember the 10 scuba diving log books I made? One of them sold 7 copies yesterday
This is the cover of the copy that sold, but it has no BSR yet:
I wasn't expecting on this cover to sell, since I've made other covers way more attractive and spend more time on them. This one took me a minute to make, but sometimes the most simple stuff sells