Publish Children's
Children's books, printed right
Square, full-color and tough enough for small hands. Picture books live or die on color. A square 8×8 or 8.5×8.5 trim on heavy coated stock gives edge-to-edge illustration, and a glossy cover wipes clean. 24–40 pages is the classic picture-book length.
Recommended specs
- 8×8 or 8.5×8.5 square trim
- Paperback or case-wrap hardcover
- Premium color on heavy coated paper
- Glossy cover, 24–40 pages
What sells in children's
- Design in spreads (two facing pages) — that's how kids experience the story.
- Hardcover is the gift and library format; paperback is the school-visit format.
- Keep text away from the gutter on full-bleed spreads.
Real pricing
What a children's book costs to print
Live per-copy print costs from our print partners for typical children's specs. "You keep" is retail minus card-processing fees and print cost. BookFlarePro takes 0% of your sales. Example shipping: 1 copy, standard shipping to Suwanee, GA (US).
Picture-book paperback
8 × 8 in · Paperback · Premium color · 32 pages · Glossy cover
Not offered in this region for this size and binding.
- Print cost per copy
- $8.28
- Interior paper
- 100lb Gloss
- Example retail price
- $13.99
- You keep per sale
- $4.77 (34.1%)
Hardcover gift edition
8 × 8 in · Hardcover · Premium color · 32 pages · Glossy cover
Not offered in this region for this size and binding.
- Print cost per copy
- $13.68
- Interior paper
- 100lb Gloss
- Example retail price
- $22.99
- You keep per sale
- $8.10 (35.2%)
Worldwide square paperback
8.5 × 8.5 in · Paperback · Premium color · 32 pages · Glossy cover
- Print cost per copy
- $9.03
- Interior paper
- 80lb White Coated
- Example retail price
- $13.99
- You keep per sale
- $4.04 (28.9%)
Not offered in this region for this size and binding.