Novel Report Review 2026: Amazon Research Done for You?

About this video

Dale reviews Novel Report, a paid done-for-you Amazon research service for authors. Instead of doing keyword, category, and comparable-title research yourself, you submit book details, cover, and manuscript and receive a PDF report. As described, a report includes recommendations for the seven KDP backend keywords plus additional keyword options, Amazon category suggestions including categories to avoid, subtitle ideas, two search-engine-optimized book description variations, a back cover blurb, comparable titles, and Amazon ads keyword ideas, with market data sourced through Publisher Rocket. Dale states the service is $59.99 per report, with a coupon code he gives to save $20, and contrasts it with Publisher Rocket, which provides tools to do the research yourself. He says he paid for four reports: one for a supernatural horror novel, delivered in less than a day, and later three for upcoming nonfiction books on reviews, keywords, and marketing/promotion for authors, which took a couple of days. He found most fiction keyword and category recommendations fitting, valued being warned off ‘ghost categories’ with no real discoverable bestseller list, but called the fiction subtitle suggestions word salad and said descriptions needed editing rather than copy-pasting. The nonfiction reports, in a newer format grouping keywords into targeted descriptive phrases, genre/topic-rich terms, and category-anchoring terms, were stronger for him, including subtitles. Pros he lists: saving hours, reducing guesswork, and a clean, readable report. Cons: human review is still required, it is pay-per-report rather than a lifetime license so costs add up for large catalogs, and it is limited to Amazon rather than wide platforms. He cautions against using an ill-fitting category just to chase bestseller status, noting the risk he describes of KDP penalties. He says uploaded manuscripts are stated to be processed securely, deleted after processing, and not used for training or shared.

Key takeaways

• Novel Report is a per-book, done-for-you alternative to doing Publisher Rocket research yourself
• Dale states the price as $59.99 per report, with a $20-off coupon code given in the video
• In his test of four reports (one fiction, three nonfiction), keywords and categories were largely on target but subtitles and descriptions varied and needed human editing
• He warns not to pick categories that do not truly fit just to chase a bestseller tag
• Main limits he names: it is Amazon-only, pay-per-report, and its recommendations should not be used blindly without review

Episode details: published May 2, 2026 · 14:19 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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