Kindle Publishing Keywords | Hidden Author Central KDP Keywords

About this video

Dale Roberts explains five hidden Kindle publishing keyword slots available through Amazon Author Central, a tip he credits his wife Kelly with discovering. He first recaps Author Central benefits: claiming KDP and CreateSpace books indexes a book an additional time on Amazon, improving discoverability and relevancy, and the profile acts as a landing page showcasing an author’s full catalog in one place, which can be shared via a memorable pretty link. Roberts then quotes Amazon Author Central’s reply to Kelly’s inquiry: search keywords added to a book will increase the chances of it appearing when customers search those terms, though Amazon cannot guarantee if or how long results will be affected because rankings also depend on past sales history, availability, time listed, and what other customers found useful. Author Central said it can add up to five different search terms or subject keywords per book listing, and recommended finding a balance between specificity and brevity, with an optimal length of two to three words per term, choosing the subject keywords readers are most likely to use. To request an update, authors contact Author Central with the book’s ISBN/ASIN and the five keywords. Roberts notes he had not yet tried the feature himself, so he could not fully endorse its effectiveness, and asks viewers to share their results.

Key takeaways

• Amazon Author Central can add up to five extra search terms/subject keywords per Kindle or print book, beyond the standard KDP keyword fields, per the Amazon reply quoted in the video
• Author Central also double-indexes claimed books on Amazon and provides a single landing page for an author’s catalog
• Amazon said keyword effects are not guaranteed and depend on sales history, availability, listing age, and customer behavior
• Amazon recommended two to three words per search term, balancing specificity and brevity, using terms readers would actually search
• Requests are submitted to Author Central with the book’s ISBN/ASIN and the five chosen keywords; Roberts had not yet tested the feature himself

Episode details: published April 11, 2018 · 4:59 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Dale L. Roberts’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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