To add a search keyword to your book, when you’re filling out the details on the Your Book page, enter the keyword in the Search keywords field in Section 3, Target Your Book to Customers. Below is a list of all the relevant categories – click on a category to see its ‘hidden’ subcategories and the associated keywords which make that subcategory selectable for your ebook, in your KDP account. There are many such keywords which ‘unlock’ otherwise hidden categories for your Kindle ebook. (For this to work, you must add the keyword exactly as it appears above, complete with underscores.)

Similarly, for your textbook to appear in the Textbook category in the Kindle Store, you’ll need to add this search keyword when you enter your title information: kdp_textbook_submission That is, some categories are hidden until you enter a trigger keyword.įor instance, if you want your ebook to appear in the category: Children’s Mystery & Thrillers/Fantasy & Supernatural then you need to use at least one of these keywords: fantasy, paranormal, magic. However, you may not know that there are many categories which only appear if you have used a particular keyword. Continue to the book Pricing page, click the Publish button at the bottom of. At the bottom of the page, click Save and Continue. Under the Categories section, make your changes.

Keywords are important – often it can be useful to target more specialist, niche subcategories, so that your ebook has a greater chance of ranking well. Under the KINDLE EBOOK ACTIONS or PAPERBACK ACTIONS menu next to your book, click the ellipsis button () Select Edit eBook Details or Edit Paperback Details. When choosing categories for your Kindle ebook on Amazon, there are over 3,500 categories to choose from. Unlocking hidden ebook categories in Kindle Direct Publishing

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