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Custom illustration, cover design, Amazon KDP & IngramSpark formatting, and bulk printing — coordinated by one integrated team instead of five freelancers who never talk to each other. Transparent per-service pricing. No vanity-publisher fees. You keep 100% of your rights.
Each service is available on its own, or bundled into a complete book. Because the same studio does all of it, your illustrator briefs your formatter and your cover matches your interior — no file mismatches, no rejected uploads.
Seven styles from flat cartoon to cinematic 3D and watercolour, with character design sheets that keep your protagonist consistent across every page.
Thumbnail-first covers that stop the scroll on Amazon. Front, spine and back in one print-ready wraparound PDF.
No rejected uploads, no spine errors, no text in the gutter. Print-ready files that pass review on the first attempt.
Offset CMYK printing with child-safe inks. Hardcover from 300 copies, paperback from 500, FedEx worldwide.
Before committing to a full book, describe your main character and get one custom sketch back within 48 hours — free, no payment details, no obligation. It's the most honest way to know a studio can draw your character.
Here's a realistic breakdown for a standard 32-page full-colour picture book. Illustration is the biggest line — everything else is modest by comparison.
| What you're paying for | Typical cost |
|---|---|
| Illustration — 32 pages, full colour | $640 – $960 |
| Book cover design (front, spine, back) | $30 – $150 |
| KDP & IngramSpark formatting | $30 – $180 |
| Publishing to Amazon KDP | Free |
| ISBN (optional — KDP gives a free one) | $0 – $125 |
| Complete publishing-ready book | ≈ $700 – $1,020 |
Bulk printing is separate and optional, from $2.30 per copy for 500+ copies. Build your exact quote →
Vanity publishers charge authors $5,000–$25,000 upfront, often keep your rights, and take a cut of your royalties. Kidillus works the opposite way. Know exactly what you're signing up for.
Managing separate freelancers is how books get delayed, mismatched, and rejected on upload. An integrated studio removes every one of those friction points.
Our illustrators brief our formatting team directly. Artwork is sized to print specs from the first sketch, eliminating the "it doesn't fit" problem that plagues multi-freelancer projects.
Every file meets KDP's specs — correct DPI, colour mode, embedded fonts, proper bleed, accurate spine width. We don't send files that get rejected.
Full character design sheets before a single page is illustrated. Your protagonist looks the same on page 1, page 16 and page 32 — a requirement, not a hope.
We've published to Amazon KDP, IngramSpark, Barnes & Noble and library systems across four continents. We know the specs and the edge cases.
Full copyright transfers to you on final payment, in writing. You publish under your own account and keep every cent of your royalties.
Every project starts with an itemised quote. Every stage needs your approval. Every revision is documented. You always know where your book is.
What most authors experience coordinating illustration, design and formatting separately — versus one unified studio.
| What you need | Multiple Freelancers | Kidillus Studio |
|---|---|---|
| All services coordinated | ✗ You manage it | ✓ |
| Files sized correctly from the start | Often wrong | ✓ Always |
| Character consistent across 32 pages | Not guaranteed | ✓ Guaranteed |
| KDP upload passes first attempt | Common failures | ✓ Every time |
| CMYK colour mode for print | Often RGB | ✓ CMYK always |
| One point of contact | Multiple people | ✓ Single team |
| Cover matches interior style | Often mismatched | ✓ Same studio |
| Revisions tracked in writing | Rarely | ✓ Always |
Stop juggling freelancers. Get one itemised quote for your complete book — illustration, cover, formatting and publishing support — from one team, with your rights intact.
Kidillus provides end-to-end children's book illustration and self-publishing services for independent authors worldwide. Our integrated studio means your illustrator, cover designer and formatting specialist all work from the same brief — eliminating the file mismatches, rejected PDFs and coordination chaos of managing separate freelancers.
We cover board books (ages 0–3), picture books (ages 3–8), early readers (ages 5–8), chapter books (ages 7–10) and middle-grade illustrated titles (ages 8–12), across seven illustration styles matched to your story's tone and audience. Compare them all on our illustration styles page.
All files are delivered print-ready for Amazon KDP and IngramSpark — 300 DPI minimum, CMYK colour, correct trim, 3mm bleed, embedded fonts and accurate spine width. Need physical stock? Our bulk printing service handles offset runs with child-safe inks and worldwide FedEx delivery.
A standard 32-page picture book starts from $20 per page for illustration, with complete publishing-ready packages from around $700 including cover and formatting. Every project begins with a free, itemised quote — no hidden fees, no vanity-publisher packages. Calculate your project cost here, or start with a free character sketch to see the quality first.