Support for Indie Authors discussion

Mark wrote: "In the KDP category list, (where you get to select two), can you use different categories for your eBook and Paperback, for a total of four and does this help you?

Or, do you need to select the s..."

Hey Mark,

You can use different categories for print and ebook, though I would highly recommend not stopping at two each. You can have up to ten for each market if you email Amazon to let them know your selection.

Mark wrote: "In the KDP category list, (where you get to select two), can you use different categories for your eBook and Paperback, for a total of four and does this help you? "

You can get up to 10 categories by contacting support and giving them a list of categories you want to add. This can be done either by e-mail or by phone.
Be aware that you need the FULL category path.

Tomas wrote: "Be aware that you need the FULL category path."

Is there a way to get a list of categories, or is it trial and error?

The simple list would be to browse the store down level by level and see what it offers you. For example, if you go to Kindle e-books -> Science fiction and Fantasy -> Fantasy, you'll see around 25 categories (such as Epic Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery, ...). These are the lowest level categories, which you want to use.

Tomas wrote: "The simple list would be to browse the store down level by level and see what it offers you. For example, if you go to Kindle e-books -> Science fiction and Fantasy -> Fantasy, you'll see around 25..."

Thanks.

Gail wrote: "Does anyone use Publisher Rocket for choosing the best Amazon categories for your books? I'd like to add more categories/change the ones I have and ran across it. Would love to know your thoughts (..."

Hi Gail, I have Publisher Rocket and I have to say, it's been great both for identifying book and ebook Amazon categories as well as key words for AMS Ads. Since getting it a few months ago, its been updated, so you can now search the UK and German markets too, which has been great.

Tomas wrote: "The simple list would be to browse the store down level by level and see what it offers you. For example, if you go to Kindle e-books -> Science fiction and Fantasy -> Fantasy, you'll see around 25..."

Hi Philip - When you say browse the store, are you talking about the KPD list of categories when publishing your book? Or - do you mean the Amazon store when searching for a book? Thanks !

Mark wrote: "When you say browse the store, are you talking about the KPD list of categories when publishing your book? Or - do you mean the Amazon store when searching for a book? Thanks !"

Those should be the same.

He did mean going to the store. That is how you get to the niche categories that aren't in the choices you get when in KDP. These niche categorie yoy need to get support to put your books in them. Wrtie down each sub category so they have tge string.

B.A. wrote: "He did mean going to the store. That is how you get to the niche categories that aren't in the choices you get when in KDP. These niche categorie yoy need to get support to put your books in them. Wrtie down each sub category so they have tge string."

Sorry for the mistake.

Also, a question of my own: there's another filter below those, 'refine search by'.
In case of fantasy, there's 'Genre' (I guess this is for secondary elements) and 'Creatures' (demons, angels, fae, ...)
Any idea how to set up those? Is that auto-done by tags/keywords?

Correct. That us your smaller niche markerts. You can have the Amish romance paranormal demons or more. That's the reason I said to writendown each categorynyou go to. Ie Romance>Amish>paranormal>demons>dragons. That is how youn write it for KDP support. Theynwant the complete string. If you miss one thing it won't work.