![]() If you're struggling with deciding on your categories, go back to your list of comparison authors and books.Ĭheck what categories they are in and then spend some time looking at whether your book fits there or what the other options could be. You can also email the help team through and ask for your book to be moved to categories if they are not selectable. On Amazon, you can also get into extra categories through using your keywords to target Browse Categories. You get between two and ten categories, depending on the platform you're publishing to. If you can, choose a category that fits your book and is easier to rank in. There is no point having a book with a swirly, girly pink chic-lit cover in the horror category. It's important to match reader expectations and the promise of what your book delivers with what your book is actually about. If you have a publisher, they will do this for you, but it's best to discuss it with them anyway. That's not to say that you need to follow any specific rules while you're writing, but when you publish the book, you will have to choose which categories to use, and they need to be meaningful. The category or genre reader has expectations, and if you don't meet them, they will be disappointed, and you'll get bad reviews. This is an excerpt from How to Market a Book Third Edition, available now in ebook, print and audiobook formats. I know words like metadata, keywords, search engine optimization and algorithms can blow people's minds, but this side of things is an important part of being an indie author! Many authors resist this categorization, and it is difficult when you first start out, but it's a fundamental of book marketing, so you need to understand and use it for your book. You might not want to put your book in a box or a genre or a category, but you have to, because that's how a lot of readers find their next book.
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