How to Create Coloring Books to Sell - 2026 Guide
How to Create a Complete Coloring Book Ready to Sell
Did you know you can create a complete, professional coloring book ready to sell in just 30 minutes?
This guide walks you through the entire process step by step, from concept to creating your complete coloring book. The whole process is easier, faster, and more automated than you imagine.
1) Choose a Niche You’re Passionate About
Before you start creating, think about the market. What draws you in? A relaxing coloring book for adults? Cute kawaii animals for kids? A spiritual collection of mandalas?
The secret is simple: combine what you genuinely enjoy with what people are already searching for. This way, you create something you love that also has real market demand.
Pro tip: Search Amazon or Etsy for coloring books that are already selling well. Get inspired, but make it your own. While other creators spend hours analyzing niches, you’ll do it in minutes with this guide.
📖 Read more: How to Find Profitable Niches for Coloring Books
2) Build Your Book’s Identity
This is where your book starts to come alive. Define its essence with these three elements:
Title: Keep it short, catchy, and connected to your theme. Include the main benefit. Example: Cozy Capybaras on a Lazy Sunday Coloring Book: Relaxing Home and Garden Scenes.
Description: Write a compelling paragraph that sells the emotional benefit. Focus on how it makes them feel, what’s inside the book, the quality of the art, and who it’s for.
Keywords: Choose 5-7 search terms people actually use. Example: stress relief coloring book, cozy coloring, relaxing coloring pages, cute animal coloring, mindfulness coloring.
Look at how bestselling coloring books present themselves. Notice their descriptions, titles, and keywords, then adapt their strategy while keeping your personal touch. This is what makes your book look professional and stand out among thousands of options.
3) Generate Your Book’s Interior with Colorin AI
Now the magic happens. Colorin AI generates your entire book interior automatically with high-quality illustrations. What used to take hours now takes minutes, and the results are often even better than most books you see online.
This is where you stop worrying about design skills and let technology do the heavy lifting. You’re creating something professional that would normally cost hundreds of dollars to hire out.
Here’s the step-by-step process:
Step 1: Create your coloring page ideas. Write your theme, generate multiple options, and pick your favorites.
Step 2: Choose format and style. Select from kawaii, cartoon, line art, portrait, or square.
Step 3: Generate all your coloring pages. Generate 12 pages at a time for better control and more precision over the results. For a professional and enjoyable experience, aim for 30 to 50 illustrations per book.
Step 4: Edit (optional). Remove unnecessary lines, adjust small details, and add final touches if needed.
Step 5: Add margins. Apply automatic margins (“Auto Margins”) to all pages using 0.25″ top and bottom to avoid Amazon rejections.
Step 6: Download your PDF. Choose between 8.5 × 8.5 in (square) or 8.5 × 11 in (vertical)—both are bestselling sizes.
Step 7: Add blank pages. Select “Add blank pages between images.” The 1 blank page option separates each design so they don’t get damaged when coloring, while the 3 blank pages option provides extra space between designs and offers a premium experience if users color with markers.
➡️ Watch the tutorial: Colorin AI Tutorial
In minutes, you’ll have a complete, professional book interior ready to publish. Other creators spend weeks on this. Some pay designers hundreds of dollars.
Best part? with ColorIn, you can create 20 to 25 complete books in just a few days. Selling only two books per month covers your monthly investment, everything beyond that is pure profit. Once published, your books keep selling automatically over time.
Marketplaces like Amazon prioritize older listings, so starting today gives you a head start. You’ll have almost a full month to promote and watch your sales grow.
4) Design a Cover That Stands Out
Your cover is the first thing buyers see, and it’s often what decides whether they buy your book or someone else’s. The good news? I created a ➡️ free Canva template in 8.5 × 8.5 in (the best-selling format) with guides and margins already built in. You won’t waste time on annoying technical details.
Here’s what to do: Change the title, subtitle, your name, and background color. On the back cover, upload your best images from Colorin AI, choose the ones that best represent your book. Pick the most eye-catching ones, since these images are what buyers see before deciding to purchase.
For your cover image, I created a free GPT tool called ➡️ ColorMyCover. Just upload your image and click “Colorize My Cover” to get an attractive colored version for your front cover. You can try it several times until you get the perfect look, then upload it to the template and you’re done.
The result? Your cover ready in less than 15 minutes. No design skills needed. You save hours of work and get a cover that actually sells.
5) Create Collections, Not Just One Book 💰
One book generates income, but a collection multiplies it. Here’s why: buyers look for multiple books in the same style once they like one. The more consistent your brand is, the easier it becomes for them to buy from you again. Keep the same design style across all books so your fans recognize your work instantly.
What does this do for you? It builds trust with your audience, positions you as a coloring book brand (not just a one-off creator), and makes people more likely to buy your next release.
6) Publish and Start Selling 🚀
You’re all set now. Here comes the most exciting part: publishing and seeing your first sales come in.
Where to publish:
Amazon KDP reaches buyers worldwide with passive income and high visibility. Large audience and established marketplace.
Etsy, Gumroad, or Shopify give you full control over pricing and direct customer relationships. Better margins and direct digital sales.
Social Media builds your brand independently. Showcase your books, share your process, and create a community that stays with you no matter what platform you use.
Remember: your first book is just the beginning. Every new title you publish is another chance to grow, gain visibility, and create an income stream. Consistency is what turns an idea into a real business.
💬 Final thoughts
Creating and selling coloring books today is no longer complicated or expensive. Tools like Colorin AI and this guide make it simple. What used to take weeks now takes 30 minutes.
While others are still learning to draw or paying designers, you can have your book ready today, professional and with real sales potential. You’ll have more time to promote and test different strategies. Create your first book, publish it, and watch your ideas turn into real products that people love, use, and buy.
🌈 The best time to start was yesterday. The second best time is today.
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