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Make Your Book More Discoverable with Keywords
To make your book easier to find on Amazon, you need keywords that accurately portray your book's ... history and Amazon Best Sellers Rank, relevant keywords can boost your placement in search results ... on the Amazon Store. Browse the topics below to learn more. Contents How to add and update keywords Best ... practices Useful keyword types Keywords to avoid Other metadata and keyword tips How to add ... and update keywords Go to your Bookshelf and click the ellipsis button ("…") next to your book. Select Edit
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KDP Categories
. These categories, along with keywords you select, tell Amazon where to “shelve” your book in its ... . If you’re not finding a specific category to place your book in, you can use keywords to help us ... KDP Categories are a great way to help readers discover your book on Amazon. Below are common ... topics that explain categories, how to pick them, and when to troubleshoot issues. Table of Contents What ... are Amazon book categories? Tips for choosing categories Add or update book categories Setting
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Metadata Guidelines for Books
Keywords Primary audience Primary marketplace Categories Cover image ISBN Book Title Titles ... but aren't limited to: Repeating generic keywords like "notebook," "journal," "gifts," "books," etc ... information for Books, Music, Video, or DVD (BMVD) listings Any keywords or book tags phrases You may choose ... field. Do not add anything other than contributors here; don't add search keywords, HTML tags ... to Kindle or Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) Websites or domain names Keywords (optional) Keywords
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Book Detail Resources
keywords CATEGORIES Select and update categories AGE & GRADE RANGES Select an age range Language ... ; CONTRIBUTORS Add authors and contributors BOOK DESCRIPTION Write a book description KEYWORDS Add and update
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Create a Book
to add/update keywords and best practices. Learn more CATEGORIES How to choose and update your book's ... accept HTML tags in the title, subtitle, author, contributors, or keywords fields. For more specific ... how to write an effective book description and what HTML can be used. Learn more KEYWORDS How ... categories. Learn more PRE-ORDER (eBook only) How pre-orders work. Eligibility and requirements. Learn
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Update your book details
✔ ✔ Publishing Rights ✔ ✔ Keywords ✔ ✔ Categories ✔ ✔ Publication date Not required for eBooks ✗ Low ... be made: book description, keywords, categories, territories, and price. To update book details like ... description, keywords, categories, territories, or price: Go to your KDP Bookshelf. Next to the book you
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How to find your book on Amazon
sometimes appear in places you don't expect. Related articles: Troubleshoot search results Improve discoverability with keywords Update book categories ... will not display in search results on Amazon. Consider adding or updating your keywords, or choose ... the appropriate categories, to help readers find your book in search results. Note: Search results ... that is not always visible on the search results page, such as keywords, book details, and the text
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Accessibility for eBooks
As we continuously work to improve inclusive experiences for our customers, you will be able to provide information on accessibility features in your eBook. When you share accessibility features in your eBook content during title setup, you help contribute to an inclusive, accessible reading experience. Readers will know whether your eBook supports accessibility that will meet their individual
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Search Results
to find your book on Amazon Troubleshoot search results Improve discoverability with keywords Update book categories ... on Amazon’s homepage, we attempt to find the most relevant search results across different categories
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Timelines
, keywords appear? 48 hours Updates to my categories appear? 72 hours* Updates to my eBook manuscript ... but may take 24–48 hours to appear after the first completed sale.* *When categories are changed, sales ... take 24–48 hours to appear after the first completed sale* **When categories are changed, sales rank