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Coloring Book Printing

Are you looking for high-quality coloring book printing services? Look no further than BookPrintingChina. As a leading printing company, we specialize in custom coloring book printing for both children and adults. With advanced printing technology and a wide selection of paper stocks, binding and finish options, we bring your creative designs to life with vibrant colors, durable pages, and professional-quality finishes. Whether you need standard coloring books, activity books with stickers, or watercolor-friendly pages, we can provide the perfect solution tailored to your project.

We offer flexible printing options for artists, retailers, brands, schools, and more, accommodating both small and bulk print runs. Our efficient production process allows you to save 30–40% compared to other online printers, all without compromising on quality, ensuring your coloring books are both affordable and beautifully printed.

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Custom Coloring Book Printing Manufacturer

BookPrintingChina provides a wide range of custom coloring book printing solutions. From children’s or adult coloring books, single- or double-sided layouts, activity books with stickers, illustrated storybooks with coloring pages, to watercolor books for classrooms and beyond, we bring your ideas to life with premium quality and cost-effective printing.

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Children's Coloring Book Printing

Children’s coloring books are usually printed with saddle-stitch or sewn perfect binding, both allow the pages lay-flat. For the interior pages, often use thicker 120–160 gsm offset paper, offering a sturdy surface that can handle crayons, markers, or colored pencils without bleed-through.

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Adult Coloring Book Printing

Adult coloring books can be bound with saddle-stitch, sewn perfect binding, Wire-O, or even hardcover, depending on page count, budget, and purpose. Interior pages are typically printed on 100–160 gsm uncoated paper for smooth coloring and minimal bleed-through.

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Perforated Coloring Book Printing

Perforated-line coloring books feature pages with pre-cut edges, allowing easy tearing without damaging the book. Ideal for sharing artwork, displaying finished pages, or creating detachable activity sheets, they offer convenience, flexibility, and a user-friendly experience.

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Sticker Coloring Book Printing

Coloring books with sticker sheets combine creative coloring and interactive fun. Children or adults can color the pages and use the included stickers to decorate, enhancing engagement, creativity, and play while offering a versatile, entertaining activity.

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Water Coloring Book Printing

Watercolor books have thick, absorbent pages perfect for watercolor paints. They prevent bleed-through, enable smooth color blending, and provide kids and adults with the ideal medium to create vibrant, detailed, and expressive artistic paintings while enjoying a creative experience.

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Coloring Book plus Pencils or Crayons

A coloring book paired with pencils or crayons offers a complete creative set, letting children and adults bring illustrations to life. It encourages artistic expression, improves fine motor skills, and provides a fun, screen-free, relaxing activity for all ages.

Coloring Book Printing Sizes & Formats

Coloring books are available in a variety of sizes depending on your target audience and design:

  • US Letter Size: 8.5″ × 11″ – the most common size for kids’ & adults’ coloring books in the US.

  • International Size: A4 (210 × 297 mm) – standard for global markets.

  • Smaller Size: 6″ × 9″ or 7″ x 10″ – compact and easy to carry.

  • Large Size: 11″ × 14″ – ideal for detailed illustrations.

  • Square Size: 8″ × 8″ – popular for themed or activity books.

Custom sizes are also available to match your creative vision and target audience.

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Portrait Coloring Book

A standard portrait format coloring book offers a classic vertical layout, ideal for easy coloring, page turning.

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Square Coloring Book

Square format offers a balanced, modern layout, perfect for playful designs, bold illustrations, and a unique, eye-catching coloring experience.

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Landscape Coloring Book

Landscape format features a horizontal layout, providing wider space for detailed illustrations, panoramic designs, and creative coloring experiences.

Paper Options for Custom Coloring Book Printing

The choice of paper for your coloring book greatly affects its quality, appearance, and overall cost. For the cover, we recommend using heavier 250–350 gsm glossy or matte art paper, with optional glossy, matte, or soft-touch lamination to enhance color vibrancy and ensure durability. For the interior pages, 120–180 gsm uncoated paper works best, offering an absorbent surface that prevents bleed-through, making it perfect for coloring or writing.

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Glossy Art Paper

Glossy art paper for coloring book covers delivers vibrant colors, sharp details, and a smooth, durable, eye-catching finish.

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Matte Art Paper

Matte art paper for coloring book covers provides a non-reflective finish, enhancing elegance, readability, and a premium feel.

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Uncoated Paper

Uncoated paper for interior pages offers a absorbent surface that prevents bleed-through, ideal for crayons, markers, and pencils.

Common Paper Weights for Printing Coloring Pages

Paper weight, measured in grams per square meter (gsm), determines thickness, strength, and durability—higher gsm means sturdier paper.

Recommended Ranges:

  • 100–120 gsm: Ideal for standard adult coloring books and simple children’s books

  • 140–160 gsm: High-quality paper suitable for marker use

  • 180–200 gsm: Heavyweight paper, great for premium books or alcohol markers

  • Above 200 gsm: Perfect for fine art coloring pages and watercolor books

For detailed illustrations or projects using markers, choosing thicker paper helps prevent bleed-through and provides a better overall coloring experience.

At BookPrintingChina, we also offer a wide range of special papers and materials to meet unique design and branding needs. For example,

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FSC-certified Paper

We provide FSC-certified paper choices and can print the FSC logo on your product to highlight its eco-friendly quality.

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Textured Paper

Textured paper for coloring book covers features tactile surfaces like linen or felt, adding depth, character, and premium artistry.

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Cotton Paper

Cotton paper, made from cotton fibers instead of wood pulp, offers premium quality for interior pages of specialty coloring books.

Not sure which paper is best for your project? Read our article, “How to Choose the Best Paper for Printing Coloring Pages?” or contact our printing experts for personalized advice and recommendations.

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Common Coloring Book Binding Options

Choosing the right binding is essential, as it impacts your coloring book’s durability, appearance, usability, and overall quality. Here are several popular binding options commonly used in custom coloring book printing.

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Saddle Stitch

Saddle stitching, also called staple binding, involves folding pages and securing them with staples. This binding method is ideal for coloring books with fewer than 64 pages, and the total page count must be a multiple of four.

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Perfect Binding

Perfect binding is one of the most popular bindings for thicker coloring books. The binding process involves gluing the pages together after printing, folding, and collating, then gluing the spine on the flexible cover.

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Spiral Binding

Spiral binding uses a sturdy plastic or metal coil to secure pages, allowing the book to lie flat and turn easily. It’s perfect for adult coloring books, sketchbooks, and activity books.

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Wire-o Binding

Wire-O binding uses a double-loop metal wire to hold pages securely. It lies flat, flips easily, and is ideal for both kids’ and adult coloring books, sketchbooks, and artist's coloring books.

If you’re unsure which binding best suits your project or can’t find the option you need, please contact our expert team or visit our “binding” pages for detailed guidance.

Pop Coloring Book Special Feature Options

At BookPrintingChina, we provide a variety of special feature options to improve your coloring book’s appearance, durability, functionality, and overall value. Below are some popular features that have proven successful in our clients’ coloring book projects.

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Glossy Lamination

Glossy lamination adds a shiny, reflective finish that enhances colors, protects the cover from scratches.

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Matte Lamination

Matte lamination provides a smooth, non-reflective finish that feels soft to the touch, reduces glare.

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Soft-touch Lamination

Soft touch lamination creates a velvety, suede-like finish that feels luxurious, reduces fingerprints.

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Spot UV

Spot UV adds glossy, raised highlights to specific design areas, creating contrast, enhancing detail.

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Foil Stamping

Foil stamping applies metallic or pigmented foil onto the surface using heat and pressure, creating eye-catching, luxurious accents.

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Emboss

Embossing creates a raised, three-dimensional design on paper or cardstock, adding texture, depth.

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Perforated

Perforated pages feature small, evenly spaced holes or cuts, allowing easy and clean tearing or detachment.

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Questions & Answers

Our minimum order quantity for coloring book printing usually starts at 100 copies. The more you print, the lower the unit cost will be.

Yes! We offer perforated pages for coloring books, allowing each page to be easily torn out without damaging the rest of the book. This is ideal for classroom use, activity books, or sharing individual sheets.

Yes! You can combine full-color illustrations with black-and-white pages in the same coloring book. This allows for creative layouts, mixing ready-to-color pages with illustrated story or reference pages, giving your readers a more engaging and versatile experience.

For the coloring book interior pages, we recommend 120–160gsm uncoated offset paper. This weight is thick enough to prevent bleed-through and provides a smooth surface for coloring tools such as crayons, colored pencils, or markers. For marker-friendly pages, 160–180gsm offset paper works best.

For the cover, we suggest 250–350gsm coated paper (glossy or matte) with vibrant full-color printing, finished with glossy or matte lamination for added durability and a premium look.

This combination ensures your coloring book is fun, high-quality, and long-lasting.

Yes! We offer cotton paper, which is often used for the interior pages of high-end coloring books. Cotton paper provides a premium feel, smooth texture, and excellent durability, making it ideal for high-end children’s books, art books, and special editions.

Yes! You can order a physical sample before placing an order to check our paper, binding, finish, and printing quality.

We recommend submitting high-resolution PDF files (at least 300ppi for black-and-white artwork) with embedded fonts and images. Please include a 3 mm bleed around all edges.

If your files are created in InDesign or Illustrator, please export them as print-ready PDFs to ensure accurate and high-quality printing.

For small files, you can upload them directly through our online inquiry form or send them via email to sales@bookprintingchina.com. For large files, please share a download link using platforms such as WeTransfer, Dropbox, or Google Drive.

Yes, our prepress team offers free file checking, including bleed, image resolution, layout, and other technical details to ensure your files are print-ready. We can also provide templates, spine width calculation, and basic layout guidance if needed.

Yes, we offer several proofing options, including PDF proof, physical sample, dummy sample, digital printed sample, and offset printed sample.

After you complete the deposit and before mass production, we usually provide a free digitally printed sample for your confirmation.

The coloring book production time usually takes 7-15 days after the final file is approved. The exact timeline depends on the order quantity, binding style, design complexity, and our current production schedule. Shipping time will vary based on your destination and chosen shipping method.

We offer air, sea, and express shipping (DHL, FedEx, UPS). Our team will recommend the most cost-effective and reliable method based on your delivery time and budget.

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Coloring Book File Specifications

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Design Software

Use professional layout software like Adobe InDesign or Illustrator for accurate offset printing file preparation.

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Line Art Color

Set all line artwork to 100% black (K) instead of grayscale for sharp, consistent print results.

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Line Weight

Keep line thickness at least 0.3 mm (approximately 0.9 pt) to prevent lines printing too thin.

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Bleed

Add 0.125 inches (3 mm) bleed on all sides when artwork extends to page edges.

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Safe margins

Keep text, faces, and fine details at least 8–10 mm away from spine on perfect bound books.

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CMYK

Use CMYK color mode for printing; RGB conversion may cause color shifts. Use 100% black for text.

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Resolutions

Ensure all images are at least 300 dpi for sharp details and professional-quality printing.

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File Format

Submit high-quality, print-ready PDF files exported from InDesign to ensure accurate and consistent results.

At BookPrintingChina, we offer professional file-checking services and custom templates. If you’re unsure how to layout your artwork, feel free to contact us; we’re happy to provide detailed guidelines and support.

Order Process at BookPrintingChina

1

Request a Quote

Submit specs and receive your tailored quote within 1-2 hours.

2

Upload Your Design

Send your print-ready PDF via email or shared link easily.

3

Review Your File

We check your file for free to ensure perfect print readiness.

4

Approve Proof

Pay the deposit, then make a free digital printed proof for approval.

5

Production

Upon approval, we begin full production with strict quality control.

6

Shipping

After balance payment, we pack securely and ship by air or sea.

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BookPrintingChina Reviews

5 star review
Great custom designs!
Ellen at ChinaPrinting4u was responsive and helpful throughout the process of printing my books. The product was excellent, and the books arrived beautifully packed. I give the company high marks for both quality and customer service!

Katherine: 4 days ago

5 star review
Great custom designs!
Ellen at ChinaPrinting4u was responsive and helpful throughout the process of printing my books. The product was excellent, and the books arrived beautifully packed. I give the company high marks for both quality and customer service!

Katherine: 4 days ago

5 star review
Great custom designs!
Ellen at ChinaPrinting4u was responsive and helpful throughout the process of printing my books. The product was excellent, and the books arrived beautifully packed. I give the company high marks for both quality and customer service!

Katherine: 4 days ago

5 star review
Great custom designs!
Ellen at ChinaPrinting4u was responsive and helpful throughout the process of printing my books. The product was excellent, and the books arrived beautifully packed. I give the company high marks for both quality and customer service!

Katherine: 4 days ago

5 star review
Great custom designs!
Ellen at ChinaPrinting4u was responsive and helpful throughout the process of printing my books. The product was excellent, and the books arrived beautifully packed. I give the company high marks for both quality and customer service!

Katherine: 4 days ago

5 star review
Great custom designs!
Ellen at ChinaPrinting4u was responsive and helpful throughout the process of printing my books. The product was excellent, and the books arrived beautifully packed. I give the company high marks for both quality and customer service!

Katherine: 4 days ago

5 star review
Great custom designs!
Ellen at ChinaPrinting4u was responsive and helpful throughout the process of printing my books. The product was excellent, and the books arrived beautifully packed. I give the company high marks for both quality and customer service!

Katherine: 4 days ago

5 star review
Great custom designs!
Ellen at ChinaPrinting4u was responsive and helpful throughout the process of printing my books. The product was excellent, and the books arrived beautifully packed. I give the company high marks for both quality and customer service!

Katherine: 4 days ago

Excellent 4.9
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Why Choose Us for Coloring Book Printing

Unbeatable Price

We Offer unbeatable pricing, helping you save 30%–40% on your printing costs than other printers.

Custom Options

We provide fully custom options, include sizes, papers, bindings, special finishes and more.

Expert Support

Dedicated one-to-one customer support from start to finish, including artwork guidance, production, and shipping.

100% High Quality

Guaranteed high-quality printing with reprint or refund promise if you’re not fully satisfied.

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We’re Love to Hear From You

We appreciate your interest in BookPrintingChina. Our goal is to deliver a coloring book printing experience that is smooth, cost-effective, refined, and efficient from start to finish.

For general questions, simply submit the enquiry form and our sales specialists will respond promptly. To receive a precise project quote, we encourage you to use our online Quote Form, which helps us match the best options to your specific requirements. You may also contact us directly at sales@bookprintingchina.com.

Our team is available seven days a week, with most enquiries answered within 1–2 hours. We look forward to turning your ideas into beautifully printed products with the quality and attention to detail BookPrintingChina is known for.

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