a hot melt ink composition includes a copolyester , the copolyester consisting essentially of a condensation product of a first type of monomer , a second type of monomer and a third type of monomer , wherein the first type of monomer comprises at least one monomer a selected from the group of polyhydroxyl alcohols comprising x hydroxyl functional groups , wherein x ≧ 3 , wherein the second type of monomer comprises at least one monomer b selected from the group of monomers being able to form an ester linkage with an alcohol and wherein the third type of monomer comprises at least one monomer c selected from the group of aromatic monocarboxylic acids . a method for preparing such copolyesters and a hot melt ink composition includes a mixture of such copolyesters .