Amazon KDP print color quality comparison - premium color vs standard color in a paperback 🌈

So, I’m publishing a poetry collection soon. In February of 2024 & I had a really hard time finding videos that showed close up comparisons between Amazon KDP print color quality. My book has 11 full page, full color illustrations and I could not find anyone on YouTube who did the exact comparison I was looking for. I saw people compare kdp with Ingram Spark, etc but not kdp against itself.

So, I did it myself. Here’s a closeup comparison between Amazon KDP standard color & premium color. I included closeups in good lighting to try to show you just how different they are. In person, the difference is actually very very visible and very very staggering. Even without seeing the premium version side by side, the standard color version looks pale and washed out and loses all the depth of color.

If you have questions, leave them below.