When authors upload a book
using Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), part of the process is selecting
Categories and Keywords.
Choosing appropriate
categories allows your book to show up on various bestselling lists such as
Contemporary Romance or Self-Help or Science Fiction. However, did you know
that the keywords you choose can also cause your book to be listed in
categories that are not available on the KDP dashboard? That’s right. Keywords
are not just for customer browsing purposes.
Let’s use my latest romance
novel as an example. Reclaim My Heart is a contemporary romance, and that’s one
of the categories I chose. I also chose Drama, and the book has kept a high
enough sales ranking to show up on the Kindle Drama Bestsellers List. However,
the book also deals with an interracial couple, and the Native American aspects
of the story make the book multicultural. I discovered that there’s a Kindle
Romance Interracial & Multicultural List. I wrote to KDP to see how I could
get my book listed in this category. The Kindle tech explained that, in order
to be listed in Interracial & Multicultural category, I had to use those
two words in my keywords on the KDP dashboard. The tech also sent me a link
where Amazon has listed dozens of keywords that can help you get your books
listed in very detailed categories.
Find new readers for your
books by periodically swapping out appropriate keywords for your books.
Have you used keywords to get
your book listed in a different category? Did this method increase visibility and
sales? Tell me about your experience in the comment section below.
Happy writing!
This article originally posted at Indie Chicks Cafe.
3 comments:
Excellent post, Donna, about the wise use of keywords.
Thanks for the info-- had to figure out what keywords were in this context!
Thankyou Donna - I deleted my previous comment as I found the keywords section on KDP. Great advice, I'm going to see if it makes any difference. My best wishes to you - wishing you every success.
Post a Comment