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How to Create & Sell Coloring Books on Amazon Using AI (Full Tutorial)

Video by Sean DollwetVideo publication date supplied: October 19, 2026Report published: October 20, 2026
Published · transcript-based review

Overall assessment: Real book-creation tools and useful marketing caveats; estimated royalties are presented too confidently

CoAuthor supports coloring-book creation, but bestseller sales estimates and a student testimonial do not verify earnings. Current KDP thresholds, print costs, creative credits and output checks matter before spending.

Assessment basis

We compared the supplied timestamped transcript with primary documentation checked on October 20, 2026. Claim summaries are paraphrases. Current rules and pricing can differ from those at recording.

The supplier describes the transcript source as YouTube captions with audio-dialogue synthesis. Transcript provenance, supplied video publication metadata and on-screen demonstrations were not independently authenticated. Personal earnings and third-party customer results remain unverified.

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Quick verdict

The workflow is plausible and the host identifies his own software, paid access and the time needed for marketing. The strongest weakness is calling a research extension’s estimates actual royalties. Neither a bestseller rank nor arithmetic authenticates another publisher’s accounts. Actual margin calculations also require current royalty and printing terms.

What the advice gets right

  • At 00:31, identifies CoAuthor as his software.
  • At 08:42–09:01 and 09:40–10:21, offers page review and regeneration; at 11:56–12:10, acknowledges cover outputs that did not follow instructions.
  • At 14:11–15:06, separates the free research extension from paid generation and warns the discount may end.
  • At 16:07–16:32 and 17:12–17:58, says organic sales are not guaranteed and social promotion costs time.

Claim findings

Labels assess the specific proposition, not the creator.

CLAIM 01

Rank-based sales and royalties are estimates, not actual publisher earnings.

CLAIM IN THE SUPPLIED TRANSCRIPT
Uses rank #76 to report 811–1,354 daily sales, $3,000–$5,000 in actual daily royalties and a six-figure monthly pace.
TIMESTAMPS
00:41 · 00:51 · 00:57 · 01:06 · 01:12 · 01:23 · 01:50
RESULT
Misleading
WHY

Source finding: Amazon says rank is relative and is not an accurate way to track book activity. CoAuthor’s own site labels its displayed sales and royalties estimates.

Our analysis: Those tools can guide research, but cannot authenticate units sold, private royalty statements, advertising costs or sustained monthly income. A snapshot is not a confirmed run rate.

CLAIM 02

Actual royalty calculations need current price and exact printing specifications.

CLAIM IN THE SUPPLIED TRANSCRIPT
Presents large royalty estimates for example paperbacks without explaining their calculation inputs in the supplied dialogue.
TIMESTAMPS
00:57 · 01:06 · 01:12 · 01:50
RESULT
Materially Incomplete
WHY

Source finding: KDP’s US paperback rate is 50% below $9.99 and 60% from $9.99, minus printing. A US large-trim black-ink paperback with 24–110 pages costs $2.84 to print under the current table.

Our analysis: For illustration only, a qualifying 50-page 8.5×11 paperback at $8.99 yields about $1.66 under those terms. This is our current hypothetical calculation, not an authenticated calculation for one of the books shown. The actual example books’ list prices, specifications and publisher accounts were not authenticated. Royalties after printing are still before other business expenses.

CLAIM 03

The student result is unverified and does not establish a beginner outcome.

CLAIM IN THE SUPPLIED TRANSCRIPT
Says a coaching student made over $28,000 in about three months from three coloring books.
TIMESTAMPS
01:50 · 01:56 · 02:02
RESULT
Unverifiable
WHY

Transcript finding: This is a reported student result. Authenticated royalty reports, expenses, dates and attribution were not supplied for our independent examination.

Our analysis: Credit that it is described as an example, rather than a stated universal result. We cannot verify its amount, profit or typicality. Assess a paid program on its actual terms and evidence rather than one selected result.

CLAIM 04

The creation features are real; the final book still requires quality and publishing checks.

CLAIM IN THE SUPPLIED TRANSCRIPT
Generates forty illustrations, optional pages, a cover and export, describes clean output, and says review usually takes a couple of days.
TIMESTAMPS
05:45 · 05:53 · 06:58 · 08:27 · 09:12 · 09:22 · 09:40 · 11:56 · 12:43 · 13:23 · 15:52
RESULT
Mostly Supported
WHY

Source finding: CoAuthor documents coloring-book/page-design features. KDP requires appropriate print files, disclosure of AI-generated images and compliance with rights and customer-experience rules; publication remains subject to review.

Our analysis: Credit the first-draft label, edits and admitted cover mismatches. We did not inspect all pages or a physical proof. Forty illustrations are not necessarily forty total printed pages. Check bleed, margins, page count, cover/spine dimensions and customer-facing claims; selecting a trim size does not prove the export passes every requirement.

CLAIM 05

Paid access is disclosed; current prices and credit scopes differ from some spoken details.

CLAIM IN THE SUPPLIED TRANSCRIPT
Calls the extension free, describes Essentials at $65 or about $48 with BETA25, and distinguishes creative credits from nonfiction book credits.
TIMESTAMPS
00:31 · 00:41 · 14:11 · 14:21 · 14:31 · 14:43 · 14:56 · 15:06
RESULT
Mostly Supported
WHY

Source finding: CoAuthor currently lists Essentials at $65, or $48.75 with 25% off, and separate creative credits. Its pricing says three monthly nonfiction Book Credits belong to Pro, not Essentials.

Our analysis: Credit the important free-versus-paid distinction. The supplied narration assigns three Book Credits to Essentials; check the current checkout and coloring-generation credit requirements before subscribing. Do not assume all book types or unlimited retries are included. A discount is not a verified permanent price.

CLAIM 06

Marketing takes time or money; publishing does not guarantee discovery or approval.

CLAIM IN THE SUPPLIED TRANSCRIPT
Recommends Amazon, says organic sales may occur but are not guaranteed, and describes ads versus time spent making social videos.
TIMESTAMPS
15:26 · 15:32 · 15:57 · 16:07 · 16:22 · 16:32 · 16:44 · 17:12 · 17:33 · 17:58
RESULT
Mostly Supported
WHY

Source finding: KDP offers advertising tools and subjects submitted books to review. The transcript expressly qualifies organic sales and the effort needed for social promotion.

Our analysis: These are useful safeguards. The asserted 75% US market share and claim that organic sales are impossible on a personal website were not established. Neither ads nor faceless videos guarantees $5,000–$10,000 monthly. Compare advertising cost with royalty margin and test actual response.

Viewer risk

The main risks are budgeting from unauthenticated bestseller estimates, confusing royalty with profit, misunderstanding subscription credits and publishing unreviewed output. The actual-royalties wording merits a clear correction.

Commercial context

At 00:31, says CoAuthor is his software. At 01:50–02:02, promotes his coaching program and a student result; at 14:11–15:11, describes paid plans and a discount; at 18:09–18:17, again promotes software, resources and coaching links. These are explicit commercial interests. Specific compensation, private student finances and downstream purchase terms were not authenticated. This report contains no affiliate links.

What should you verify before acting?

  • Treat extension sales and royalty figures as estimates.
  • Use actual list price, marketplace, ink, trim and total page count in KDP calculations.
  • Separate royalties after printing from business profit.
  • Confirm current subscription tier, creative-credit charges and discount terms.
  • Inspect every page and a physical proof before publication.
  • Disclose AI-generated content and check rights and metadata.
  • Test marketing with a defined budget and measure actual purchases.

Sources and research date

Primary documentation checked October 20, 2026. Sources support the stated facts, not private earnings or individual results.

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Report: https://videotruths.com/reports/sean-dollwet-ai-coloring-books-sales-estimates-kdp-royalties-and-credits/
Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9XqckA1mpA

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