Twenty-four checkpoints for page setup, line quality, bleed, and cover specs, so a print run doesn't come back with a gutter margin problem you only find after the proof copy arrives.
A novel manuscript survives a lot of small mistakes. A coloring book doesn't: a gutter margin that swallows half a design, a line weight that prints thinner on page 40 than page 4, a "blank" left page that turns out not to be blank. These are production problems, not writing problems, and they only show up once you're looking at a physical proof copy. This checklist is built to catch them before that proof copy ships.
Work through each section against your actual interior file and a physical proof copy, not just the on-screen preview.
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Get the structural basics right before anything else matters.
Resolution and line weight problems are invisible on screen and obvious in print.
Every page count change quietly invalidates your old cover file.
The online previewer catches less than a physical proof copy does.
Coloring books live or die on whether the right person finds them.
A finished coloring book still needs a plan for what happens next.
Frontlist tracks interior status, cover status, and proof stage separately, so nothing ships before it's actually ready.
Track your first title freeActivity books and workbooks run into nearly identical bleed, resolution, and proof-copy problems. If your catalog spans more than coloring books, the KDP backlist audit checklist covers the broader set of checkpoints, and this page walks through how Frontlist tracks all of it in one place.
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After reviewing the checklist, open your book in Frontlist. Add its edition details, upload the manuscript or cover, and approve the exact version after your content and production review. Distribution shows available destination checks and preparation actions.
For supported destinations, prepare a package from reviewed metadata and approved files, then finish delivery in the destination portal. Store its acknowledgement and later outcome with the package. Free includes one title and 1 GB of private storage. Pro includes unlimited titles and campaigns with 25 GB.
Prepare your first title freeAdd or preview-import the title in Frontlist. Store its private file versions, approve the files after review, and resolve destination blockers. Use individual field copying and a metadata CSV when completing a supported submission package.
For an existing catalog, export title IDs for CSV updates and review bulk title edits in the dashboard. Reuse selected same-format edition settings when preparing a related product. Delivery still finishes in the retailer’s portal.
One title, all supported formats, 1 GB of private files, and one open campaign. No credit card. Pro adds unlimited titles and campaigns with 25 GB for $9.99 monthly or $99 annually.