- Are you wondering
about how good of quality
and service you can expect from different
print publishing platforms?
Well, you're in luck because today starts
the Self Published Book Unboxing series.
And today we're going to
take a look at KDP Print.
So stay tuned.
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Today starts a new series based on
self published books unboxings.
Now, let's keep in mind it's not going
to be an unboxing so much as it is
an unwrapping.
I thought we'd start it off today
with Kindle Direct
Publishing's print option.
I wanted to see exactly what we can expect
from KDP print.
We're going to reivew a few key metrics
in my opinion, that's going to be best
serving our audience as
well as our own brand.
And these include
Delivery time
From the day I ordered it
to the day I received it,
it took 3 days for my
book to get in the mail.
I was really happy that it came so fast.
However, one thing I have
noticed anytime I order
books off of Amazon just by themselves,
they almost always send it in that
bubble wrap packaging.
Which leads me to what we can expect from
Shipping & Handling
I am not too happy when
it comes to sending
books in the mail inside bubble wrap.
Especially since this
is going to get handled,
it's going to get bent,
it's going to get
creased in some capacity.
I was very fortunate
that this particular book
didn't get bent or banged up.
However, in future videos you're going
to discover that some of the other books
didn't fair quite as well as this one did.
So, I'll have to say that
if you do order a book,
I would recommend that you
do it in another shipment,
so that way it is at
least in a secure box.
Now, what about the quality?
This particular book is 6 by 9
and it is a matte finish with white paper.
The paper is fairly thick,
you don't see any kind
of bleed-through in it,
it's very crisp as far as the cut goes.
I'm real happy about it.
Now, this is a personal preference.
I'm not a big fan of matte finish.
And this is in no way a
reflection of the author,
who actually put this together,
but I'm not a big fan of the matte finish
on this particular type
of book on KDP Print.
Because I"ve seen other matte finishes
and for some reason I
must have a greasier touch
about me and I leave
paw prints all over it.
Whereas the glossy versions
of these types of books
on KDP I"ve noticed it
doesn't get pawed up as well
and it tends to hold
up a little bit better.
Overall, though, the quality of the book
is still pretty darn good.
I'm very happy with the
price that I spent on this
and the quality that came out of it.
What do you think about
the KDP Print books?
Are you happy with the
shipping and handling,
or the delivery time, or even
the quality of the print?
I definitely want to hear
what your thoughts are.
Good news, though.
We're going to discover
exactly what kind of quality
we can expect in our
self-published book unboxing.
So make sure that you
hit the next video to see
what's going on in the Self
Published Book Unboxing series.
